MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian oil and gas condensate output increased to 9.8 million barrels per day (bpd) on Aug. 1-2 from 9.37 million bpd in July as the country eases production curbs under an OPEC+ deal, a source familiar with data said on Monday. The Energy ... More »
GDANSK/WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s industrial output PLIPY=ECI rose by 0.5% in June, better than the 6.9% decline forecast by analysts, who said the statistic office data suggest the economy may overcome the coronavirus crisis faster than initially expected. T... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output is expected to grow around 5.6% in 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Monday. Industrial production rose 6.2% year-on-year in November, quickening from 4.7% in October. It was also th... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output shrank more than expected in August in the latest warning that the economy and its manufacturers are facing intensifying pressure from a bitter Sino-U.S. trade war. Retail sales, however, expanded at a faster-than-ex... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s pork output fell by less than expected in the first half as the country tackles a devastating disease outbreak, although official data showed conflicting figures on the size of the decline in the hog herd. China produced 24.7 millio... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s annual manufacturing output in February is expected to have risen at a slightly faster pace than in the previous month, a Reuters poll showed. The median forecast of eight economists was for the manufacturing production index (MP... More »
FILE PHOTO: A worker jokes and beckons at her colleague as she rolls away carts of unused tools between rows of spinning machine at a factory owned by Hong Kong’s Novetex Textiles Limited in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ven... More »
China's refiners raised crude oil processing runs to near record monthly levels in October as refining margins jumped after the country's state planner hiked prices for gasoline and diesel at the pump. More »
Japan's industrial production was expected to show a fall in September after solid gains the previous month, a Reuters poll found, although analysts say the trend remains upward thanks to expanding global demand. More »
German industrial production jumped more than expected in August, posting its biggest monthly increase in more than six years, data showed on Monday, in a further sign that Europe's biggest economy is set for solid growth in the third quarter. More »
German industrial production unexpectedly fell for the first time this year in June, data showed on Monday, though it increased in the second quarter overall. More »
Factory chimneys are seen at Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Japan’s factory output rose in November and manufacturers expect to ramp up production in coming months, data showed on W... More »
BEIJING China’s output of electric power and steel fell for the first time in decades in 2015, while coal production dropped for a second year in row, illustrating how a slowing economy and shift to consumer-led growth is hurting industrial consumers. China’s ... More »
BERLIN German industrial output inched up in October, data from the Economy Ministry showed on Monday, in a sign that this sector of Europe’s largest economy is recovering slightly at the start of the fourth quarter after a rough patch in the summer. While the... More »
TOKYO Japan’s industrial output unexpectedly fell in July in a worrying sign that high inventories and weak overseas demand could further hamper an economy struggling to recover from a slump in the second quarter. The 0.6 percent decline in output in July was ... More »