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Conference Board Employment Trends Index declined in March

April 5, 2016 The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) declined in March, after decreasing slightly in February.

New orders for manufactured goods in U.S. declined 1.7 percent

April 5, 2016 The Commerce Department said new orders for manufactured goods declined 1.7 percent as demand fell broadly, reversing January's downwardly revised 1.2 percent increase.

Russia’s GDP fell 3.7% year-on-year in 2015

April 5, 2016 Russia’s GDP amounted to 80.8 trillion rubles ($1.2 trillion) in 2015 in current prices.

France did better than expected in 2015

April 5, 2016 French efforts over the past four years are starting to pay off. According to the latest INSEE figures, France did better than expected in 2015 with regard to growth and public finances.

Manufacturing in Mexico saw fastest rise in new orders for 12 months

April 5, 2016 Mexican manufacturing business conditions improved again during March, underpinned by faster rates of output and new business growth across the sector.

Canadian manufacturing sector returns to growth in March

April 4, 2016 Canadian manufacturers indicated a positive end to the first quarter, with production and overall new orders returning to growth after a sustained period of decline, according to the latest RBC PMI survey.

Turkish inflation rate at 7-month low, prices up 7.46%

April 4, 2016 Consumer prices in Turkey increased by 7.46 percent year-on-year in March of 2016, easing from an 8.78 percent growth in the previous month.

Brazilian industrial production down 11.8%

April 4, 2016 The Brazilian industrial park registered a drop of 11.8% in industry production in the first two months of 2016 in comparison to January and February of last year.

APAC transform relationships between economy, society, and environment

April 4, 2016 Megatrends that are influencing the future of the Asia-Pacific region must be better managed to support implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, according to a new United Nations report.

Japan business sentiment plunges to lowest in three years

April 4, 2016 Japanese big manufacturers’ business sentiment deteriorated to the lowest level in nearly three years and is expected to worsen in the coming quarter, a central bank survey showed.

Norway unemployment jumps to decade high amid oil plunge

April 4, 2016 Norway’s unemployment rate jumped to the highest in more than a decade as a slump in oil prices weighs on an expansion in western Europe’s biggest crude producer.

Upturn in Indonesia’s manufacturing sector reported in March

April 4, 2016 Business conditions in the manufacturing sector of Indonesia improved for the first time since September 2014 during March.