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Pakistan: Amid economic crisis, inflation rate crosses 28 per cent
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amid soaring prices and slumping economy, the inflation rate in Pakistan has increased by 3.46 per cent reaching 28.3 per cent in July, ARY News reported citing the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
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China strives to increase consumer spending as factory sector continues to
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China's GDP expanded by only 0.8 per cent in the second quarter of this year, a sharp decline from the meagre 2.2 per cent growth it had in the first three months of 2023. According to CNN, there has been a decline in consumer spending, a decline in the property market, and an increase in th
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Latest data shows downward spiral in China's economy
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Xi Jinping’s policy to rebalance China's economy away from debt-driven investment towards domestic consumption has not been successful due to the inability of the leadership to expand social welfare and health care provisions, leading to high levels of precautionary savings.
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Pakistan: Amid skyrocketing inflation, people in Karachi buying ‘most expe
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As the flour prices in Pakistan’s Karachi scaled a new peak of Rs 3200 per 20 kilogram — meaning 1 kg flour costing Rs 320 — the people in the region are perhaps purchasing the ‘most expensive’ flour in the world.
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Israel: Exports and Imports of Goods by Mode of Transport 2022
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics released the data on the export and import of goods by mode of transport in 2022.
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China's factory gate prices fell at fastest pace in 7 years in May: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China has been tackling a sharp decline in prices with factories getting less for their products from key overseas markets. The producer price index (PPI) for May reduced by 4.6 per cent, witnessing a decline for an eighth consecutive month, Gulf Today reported citing the National Bureau of
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Pakistan: Prices of food items increase by 100 pc in 2023 compared to 2022
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The prices of food items in Pakistan have increased by 100 per cent this year compared to last year, as per the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Daily Dunya reported.
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Corporate layoffs major threat to Chinese economy amid unemployment crisis
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the most recent data from China's National Bureau of Statistics, the urban youth unemployment rate reached 20 per cent in April 2023 for the first time since statistics became available in January 2018, according to Greek City Times.
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Inflation in Pakistan surges to 38 pc, surpasses Sri Lanka's figure in May
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation reached 36.4 per cent in April 2023 while rising 1.6 per cent month-over-month (MoM) in May.
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Pakistan: Food prices soar as CPI inflation record 38pc in May
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), CPI-based inflation reached 36.4 per cent in April 2023 while rising 1.6 per cent month-over-month (MoM) in May.
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China's economic recovery loses steam as factory production contracts furt
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The index, which mainly covers larger businesses and state-owned companies, was at its lowest level since December, CNN Business reported. Beijing scrapped most of its pandemic restrictions early that month, effectively ending its three-year-long zero-Covid policy.
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China's slow economic recovery, deflation fears driving down stock prices,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Chinese economy bounced back after the government lifted its zero-COVID-19 restrictions in December. However, the recovery of the Chinese economy has lost steam.
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