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Saudi Arabia Consumer Prices (Aug. 12)

Saudi Arabia’s headline inflation rate fell for the fifth consecutive month in August, which will help to ease fears that the economy is overheating.

12th September 2012 · 1 min read

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Egypt Consumer Prices (Jul.)

 Egyptian inflation fell to a six-year low in July as price pressures in virtually all the components of the consumer price basket eased.

9th August 2012 · 1 min read

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Saudi Arabia Consumer Prices (Jun.)

Saudi Arabia’s headline inflation fell in June on the back of easing core price pressures and a modest drop in food inflation.

11th July 2012 · 1 min read

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Egypt Consumer Prices (Jun.)

Egyptian inflation fell to a nine-month low in June on the back of weaker food inflation. Nonetheless, this is unlikely to pave the way for looser monetary policy – at least until the political...

10th July 2012 · 1 min read

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Saudi Arabia HSBC/Markit PMI (Jun.)

June’s PMI data show that Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector continued to grow robustly, bucking the trend in other parts of the world. Nonetheless, the data also suggest that a repeat of last year...

3rd July 2012 · 1 min read

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UAE HSBC/Markit PMI (Jun.)

The UAE’s PMI fell slightly in June but the headline index still point towards a modest improvement in private sector activity between Q1 and Q2.

3rd July 2012 · 1 min read

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Egypt Consumer Prices (Apr.)

Egypt’s headline inflation dropped in April on the back of a fall in housing and utilities inflation. Meanwhile, food inflation remained unchanged.

10th May 2012 · 1 min read

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UAE HSBC/Markit PMI (Apr.)

The pick-up in the UAE’s PMI index in April provides grounds for cautious optimism, not least since it appears that the economy may be benefitting from strong growth elsewhere in the Gulf. Nonetheless...

3rd May 2012 · 1 min read

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Saudi Arabia Consumer Prices (Mar.)

Saudi Arabia’s headline inflation remained unchanged in March as a rise in food inflation was offset by a drop in housing (rent and utilities) inflation.

10th April 2012 · 1 min read

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Egypt Consumer Prices (Mar.)

Egypt’s headline inflation dropped slightly in March as a fall in food inflation helped to offset a record rise in housing and utilities inflation. The latter contributed to a jump in core inflation...

10th April 2012 · 1 min read

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UAE HSBC/Markit PMI (Mar.)

PMI data show that, in spite of a modest increase in the whole-economy index, activity in the UAE’s non-oil private sector remains weak. The bright spot however is the employment component, which...

3rd April 2012 · 1 min read

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Saudi Arabia HSBC/Markit PMI (Mar.)

Although Saudi Arabia’s headline PMI index fell in March, it is still consistent with strong growth in the non-oil private sector. However, the weak employment reading suggests that the government’s...

3rd April 2012 · 1 min read

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Saudi Arabia HSBC/Markit PMI (Feb.)

February’s PMI data show that Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector continued to grow strongly on the back of robust domestic demand and an improvement in the external environment.

5th March 2012 · 1 min read

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UAE HSBC/Markit PMI (Feb.)

PMI data show that activity in the UAE’s non-oil private sector slowed last month. Although external demand picked up sharply, this was offset by weaker domestic demand.

5th March 2012 · 1 min read

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Saudi Arabia Consumer Prices (Jan.)

Saudi Arabia’s headline inflation remained unchanged in January as a rise in housing (rent and utilities) inflation was offset by a moderation in food prices.

14th February 2012 · 1 min read