Tag: IHS Markit
Indonesia’s PMI Slightly Up in December to 51.2
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Manufacturing activity in Indonesia in December improved for the first time in four months, indicating a modest improvement in the health of the sector.
Based on IHS...
Japan’s Downside Revision to Q3 Real GDP May Indicate Slower Growth...
Jakarta (TheInsiderStories) - Japan’s real GDP growth in the third quarter (Q3) was revised down to a contraction of 0.6 percent quarter to quarter (q/q,...
Japan’s Industrial Production, Shipments Surge in October
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japan’s Index of industrial production rose 2.9 percent month on month (m/m) in October, following a 0.4 percent m/m drop in the previous...
Indonesia’s Manufacturing Index Down to 50.5 in October
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesia's Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index or PMI, fell to its lowest in three months in October, said IHS Markit in their...
IHS: Trade War Escalates as U.S Plans Tariffs on a Further...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - On 10 July, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that President Donald Trump had ordered to begin the process...
Japan’s Trade Balance Deficit US$9B in January
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Japan’s trade balance turned to deficit of JPY943 billion (US$9 billion) on a non-seasonally adjusted basis in January, but the balance remained in...
Japan’s current-account surplus narrows in November 2017
By Harumi Taguchi, Principal Economist, IHS Markit
Key Points:
Japan’s current-account surplus narrowed by 5.6% year on year (y/y) to JPY1.3 trillion (USD12.1 billion) on...
Japan’s private machinery orders in October: solid orders from manufacturing sector...
By Harumi Taguchi, Principal Economist, IHS Markit
Key Points:
Japan’s private machinery orders excluding volatiles, rose by 5.6% month-on-month (m/m) in October following an 8.1% drop...
Higher Fuel Imports Narrow Japan’s Trade Surplus in October
by Harumi Taguchi, principal economist at IHS Markit
Key Points:
Ÿ Japan’s trade surplus fell by 40.7% year on year (y/y) to JPY 285 billion (USD...
IHS Markit: Solid Net Exports Drive Japan’s real GDP growth in...
By Harumi Taguchi, principal economist at IHS Markit
JAKARTA - Japan’s real GDP growth for the third quarter (Q3) of 2017 rose 0.3 per cent from previous...
IHS: China’s 19th CPC National Congress Enshrines Belt & Road Initiative...
by Rajiv Biswas, Asia Pacific Chief Economist for IHS Markit
The decision by the CPC at the 19th National Congress to incorporate the Belt & Road...
Solid external demand continues to sustain Japan’s trade surplus in September
By Harumi Taguchi, Principal Economist, IHS Markit
Key Points:
Ÿ Japan’s trade surplus widened by 37.7% year on year (y/y) to JPY670.2 billion (USD5.2 billion) in...
China’s Q3 GDP Growth of 6.8% Driven by Services Sector, Booming...
by Rajiv Biswas, Asia Pacific Chief Economist for IHS Markit
Key Points:
China’s Q3 2017 GDP growth rate was robust, growing at 6.8% year-on-year (y/y), indicating...
UN Imposes Severe New Sanctions on North Korea but Only Modest...
by Rajiv Biswas, Asia Pacific Chief Economist for IHS Markit
Although the US had pushed for severe sanctions on oil exports and had proposed a...