Canada’s goods-trade surplus narrows to $769 million in July
Exports fell and imports rose, narrowing the monthly merchandise surplus from June’s $4.2 billion.
Statistics Canada
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China consumer prices rise 0.8% year over year in August
The CPI increased 0.4% month over month; food prices remained lower than a year earlier.
National Bureau of Statistics of China
China fixed-asset investment falls 7.2% in January-August
Infrastructure investment was down 4.0%, and private investment contracted 10.1%.
National Bureau of Statistics of China
China industrial output grows 5.2% in August
Manufacturing rose 6.1%, while mining output contracted 1.4% year over year.
National Bureau of Statistics of China
China’s industrial producer prices rise 3.8% year over year in August
The factory-gate index increased 0.4% monthly, while consumer-goods prices were down year over year.
National Bureau of Statistics of China
China industrial profits rise 15.7% in January-August
Profits grew 4.2% in August alone, with manufacturing gains offset by losses in utilities.
National Bureau of Statistics of China
China property development investment falls 19.9% in January-August
New home starts dropped 24.8%, while existing-home transaction floor space rose 10.6%.
National Bureau of Statistics of China
China retail sales rise 0.4% in August as year-to-date growth reaches 1.1%
Online retail sales of goods and services increased 4.6% in January-August.
National Bureau of Statistics of China
Euro area services output falls 0.3% in June
Eurostat says services production eased month on month in June, while remaining above its year-earlier level.
Eurostat
Japan consumer prices rise 1.9% year over year in August
The core index excluding fresh food increased 1.7% year over year under the new 2025 base.
Statistics Bureau of Japan
Japan unemployment rate rises to 2.5% in August
The number of employed people increased by 140,000 year over year to 68.49 million.
Statistics Bureau of Japan
South Korean exports jump 83.5% in September provisional data
Imports rose 26.0%, leaving a $49.9 billion surplus; year-to-date exports topped $800 billion.
Korea Customs Service
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