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Energy drives drop of 2.1 pct YoY in producer prices at close of 2025
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Retail sales growth slows to 1.7 pct YoY in Nov on back of sharp drop in fuel transactions
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Unemployment rate down to 7.5 pct in Dec, lowest since Nov 2008
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Building activity on the mend with 13.5 pct YoY rise in Oct
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Disposable income records modest 1.9 pct YoY rise in Q3, saving rate again negative
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Strong primary surplus of over 8 bln at close of 2025 as spending is contained
Industrial production up by 4.4% in February
The annual movement in the index was driven largely by a 12.4 percent rise in the electricity supply index, along with a 2.7 percent increase in manufacturing. Mining and quarrying dropped 5.6 percent, while the water supply index was effectively unchanged, dipping just 0.02 percent.
In addition, Markit’s PMI for March rose to 51.8 points in March -- a level signalling an improvement in operating conditions -- from 49.4 points in February.
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