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United Kingdom’s consumer confidence index hit 56.1 in July 2021, the highest value on record, ahead of the government’s decision to lift nearly all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England.

Malaysia has administered 42 total vaccinations against COVID-19 per 100 people as of Friday, July 16, leading by far the rest of the countries in the ASEAN-5 region, according to Our World in Data.

Trade companies in Brazil are more optimistic in July, as the trade entrepreneurs’ confidence index rose by 11.7% m/m to 107.8 in the month, exceeding the threshold value of 100.

Brazil’s sales of corrugated cardboard – widely used to produce boxes and packages – grew by 13% y/y to 330,228 tons in June.

The industrial entrepreneurs’ confidence indicator in Brazil inched up by 0.3 points m/m in July, the third increase in a row, reaching 62 points.

Data for June shows that the headline consumer price index (CPI) grew by 5.4% y/y compared to 5% y/y in May.

Industrial Production in Germany, Euro Area's largest economy, declined on a monthly basis for a second consecutive month in May 2021.

The volume of retail sales in Brazil rose by 1.4% m/m in May, the second increase in a row.

Brazil’s industrial capacity utilisation rate stood at 81.6% in May, seasonally adjusted, after reaching a seven-year high of 81.9% in April.

The Naukri JobSpeak Index shows the employment scenario via experience levels, and is available only in growth rate form, for categories 0-3 years, 4-7 years, 8-12 years, 13-16 years, and more than 16 years.