Economy : Page 911

Austria saw 2.5% more new passenger car registrations

February 11, 2016 According to Statistics Austria, a total of 24 019 registrations of new passenger cars was observed in January 2016, by 2.5% more compared to January 2015.

Mining production in Norway falls 18.5 percent

February 11, 2016 Mining production in Norway decreased 18.5 percent in December of 2015 over the same month in the previous year.

U.S. small business optimism holds up in January

February 11, 2016 Small U.S. businesses were less optimistic at the start of the year. The National Federation of Independent Businesses's index of Small Business Optimism decreased by 1.3 points to 93.9 in January.

Romania's trade deficit increases 40%, imports 7.6%

February 11, 2016 Romania registered a trade deficit of 8.4 billion euros, up by 38% compared to 2014.

Mexico inflation rate at 6-month high

February 10, 2016 Consumer prices in Mexico increased 2.61 percent year-on-year in January of 2016, accelerating from a 2.13 percent growth in the previous month.

OECD unemployment rate stable at 6.6% in December 2015

February 10, 2016 The OECD unemployment rate was stable at 6.6% in December 2015, 1.5 percentage points below the January 2013 peak.

Conference Board Employment Trends Index slightly up in January

February 10, 2016 The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased in January. The index now stands at 128.93, up from 128.71 in December (a downward revision).

U.S. wholesale inventories drop less than expected in December

February 10, 2016 U.S. total wholesale inventories fell less than expected in December, figures released by the Commerce Department showed.

Stable growth in most countries, mixed in emerging markets

February 10, 2016 Composite leading indicators (CLIs) by OECD pointed to unchanged economic situation in most countries and different growth patterns in emerging markets in December 2015.

UK visible trade deficit decreased to 9.9 billion pounds

February 10, 2016 UK merchandise trade deficit narrowed in December despite exports falling for the third straight month.

India's GDP grows 7.3 percent in Q3 of FY 2015-2016

February 10, 2016 India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.3 percent in the third quarter of the 2015-16 fiscal year, according to official data.

Germany was the UK's primary exporting partner

February 10, 2016 UK businesses saw a rise of 6% in total payments from Europe during 2015 compared to 2014, according to Barclays.