Consumption-Private consumption spending in Japan rose by only 0.1% quarter-to-quarter but it's rising by 1.1% year-over-year; the year-over-year gain was last stronger in the first quarter of 2023. Public consumption in Japan rose by 1.6% at an annualized quarter-to-quarter rate, at al...
the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs raised its forecast for China's economic growth this year to 5.3 percent from 4.8 at the beginning of the year. The International Monetary Fund recently announced that it expects China's economy to grow by 5.4 percent in 2023, higher...
Plastics processing activity didn’t make its way into expansion territory in March, but seems headed in that direction. Read More economics29 Jun 2023 Plastics Processing Contraction Continues Contraction dominated the GBI index for overall plastics processing activity and almost all components, collectiv...
In March, the jobless figure was 5.3%, down 0.1 percentage point from February and the same period of 2023. At the end of the first quarter, the number of migrant workers amounted to 185.88 million, up 2.2% year over year. The industrial electricity generation from enterprises above the des...
In 2023, the capacity utilization rate was approximately 79 percent for the European Union, 78 percent for Canada, 77 percent for the United States and 76 percent for China. Over the long term, China's capacity utilization rate has remained at a stable and reasonable level, he said. ...
a notch weaker than in 2024. In the baseline scenario, global growth steps down to just 2.2%. In the alternative, U.S. growth is stronger and growth also picks up in Canada, Mexico, China and the euro area. This yields global growth of 2.6%, similar to the last two years’ performan...
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has dedicated a total of CAN $ 9.7m through the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) to catalyze the Blue Economy sector in the Republic of Kenya. The project seeks to contribute to the economic empowerment of women enterprises, their suppliers, and producers al...
Mining production in China began in 2006 and the company has produced more than 85 million ounces of silver since then, with 6.6 million of that produced in fiscal 2023 and a projected 6.8 to 7.2 million ounces for 2024. The flagship Ying operations consist of seven underground mines (SG...
Canada's largest trading partners are the U.S., China, and the U.K. The three largest industries in Canada are real estate, mining, and manufacturing. The Canadian Economy by the Numbers Canadian 2023 GDP: $2.14 trillion (World Ranking: #9). ...