Australia`s jobless rate jumps to 12-year-high 6.4%

Last Updated: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 08:33

The Australian Bureau of Statistics said full-time employment dropped by 28,100 in January and part-time employment was up 15,900.

New retail inflation series to be released today

Last Updated: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 08:24

The first series (revised) has been compiled for January which will be released on February 12.

SBI Research: GDP revisions create more queries than answers

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 20:46

The shift in GDP computation by the Central Statistics Office raises more questions than the solutions which it offers, the economic research department of the country's largest lender SBI has said.

China's factory sector unexpectedly shrinks in January

Last Updated: Sunday, February 1, 2015, 07:36

Activity in China`s factory sector contracted in January for the first time in more than two years, an official survey showed, a far worse result than expected that will add to worries about the country`s choppy economic outlook this year.

Australia's jobless rate slips but remains at decade-high 6.1%

Last Updated: Thursday, January 15, 2015, 09:12

Some 37,400 positions were added last month, with full-time jobs soaring by 41,600 as part-time roles eased by 4,100, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.

China crude imports seen at record as it fills strategic reserves

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 19:20

China has been filling the second stage of its strategic reserves since completing the first phase in 2009.

Italy jobless at new record high in headache for Renzi

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 19:02

The jobless rate rose to 13.4 percent in November, up 0.2 percentage points from October, data from the national statistics institute (ISTAT) showed on Wednesday.

China total GDP revised up 3.4% in 2013

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 09:02

The world`s second biggest economy was valued at 58.80 trillion yuan ($9.5 trillion currently) in 2013, the National Bureau of statistics (NBS) said in a statement, quoting a survey of 70 million businesses across the country.

Australia's unemployment rate hits 12-year high

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 11:04

Unemployment edged up to 6.3 percent as 42,700 jobs were added to the economy, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. The figure is up from 5.8 percent last November.

Abu Dhabi launches world`s largest statistical map

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 18:34

The world`s largest statistical map was launched Tuesday at the Statistics Centre of Abu Dhabi.

China GDP figures wrong by $610 billion: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 16:09

China`s economy would be at least 3.7 trillion yuan (USD 610 billion) bigger than Beijing thinks if the country`s local government statistics were to be believed, state media reported Wednesday.