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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
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China’s holdings of U.S. treasury securities went up in November 2020
The trend over the past three years was downward in general, starting from mid-2018 when the trade tensions between the US and China escalated