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The Chinese stock market index CSI 300 maintains its strong performance
The index has been on an upward trend since the reopening of the Chinese economy and has experienced several rounds of robust increase

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Indonesia's GDP contracted by 2.2% y/y in Q4 2020
Household consumption, which accounts for more than 50% of Indonesia’s GDP, contracted by 3.61% y/y in Q4 2020.

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Brazil’s trade deficit stood at USD 1.1bn in January 2021
The foreign sales of the extractive industry jumped by 23% in January, and offset the reduction of exports in agriculture, livestock, and manufacturing.

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Euro Area's GDP declined by 5.1% in Q4 and by 6.8% in the whole year 2020
On a quarterly basis, the contraction was 0.7% q/q, seasonally and calendar-adjusted.

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Brazil’s industrial production fell by 4.5% y/y in 2020
The industrial production index (IPI) declined by 4.5% in 2020, after dropping by 1.1% in 2019

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The surge in stock markets moderates in India

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Mexico's economy contracted by 4.6% y/y in Q4 2020
Overall the economy shrank by 8.5% on a year-average basis in 2020 compared to 2019

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Brazil’s economy added 142,690 formal jobs in 2020
Among the five main groups of economic activity, only the services saw a net loss of formal jobs (-132,584)

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The Philippines economy contracted by 8.3% y/y in the last quarter of 2020
Industry GDP declined on a real-terms basis by 9.9% y/y in Q4 2020, services by 8.4% y/y, and agriculture, forestry and fishing by 2.5% y/y.

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The US ended 2020 with 4% q/q annualised growth in Q4
On the same basis, personal consumption expenditures increased by 2.5% in Q4 2020

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Brazil’s federal tax revenues rise in December 2020
The tax revenues collected by the Brazilian federal government increased by 7.8% y/y, in nominal terms, to BRL 159bn in December 2020, reflecting the economic activity recovery.

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China’s total social financing and M2 growth accelerated in 2020
Both aggregate financing and M2 recorded a higher average growth rate in 2020 compared to 2019