Date
GMT+01:00
 Event Previous Forecast Actual
Apr, 30 02:30
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 Private Sector Credit
Private Sector Credit
Country:
Date: Apr, 30 02:30
Importance: Low
Previous: 0.6%; 7.8%
Forecast: 0.6%
Actual: -
Period: Mar
Private Sector Credit released by the Reserve Bank of Australia is an amount of money that the Australian private sector borrows.
 0.6%; 7.8% 0.6% -
Apr, 30 02:30
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 Import Price Index
Import Price Index
Country:
Date: Apr, 30 02:30
Importance: Low
Previous: 0.9%
Forecast: -0.6%
Actual: -
Period: 1 quarter

This index measures changes in the prices of imports into a country per month.

 0.9% -0.6% -
Apr, 30 02:45
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 Markit Final Manufacturing PMI
Markit Final Manufacturing PMI
Country:
Date: Apr, 30 02:45
Importance: Medium
Previous: 50.8
Forecast: 51.0
Actual: -
Period: Apr
The Chinese HSBC Manufacturing PMI is a composite indicator designed to provide an overall view of activity in the manufacturing sector and acts as an leading indicator for the whole economy. When the PMI is below 50.0 this indicates that the manufacturing economy is declining and a value above 50.0 indicates an expansion of the manufacturing economy. Flash figures are released approximately 6 business days prior to the end of the month. Final figures overwrite the flash figures upon release and are in turn overwritten as the next Flash is available. The Chinese HSBC Manufacturing PMI is concluded from a monthly survey of about 430 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories. A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the CNY , while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the CNY.
 50.8 51.0 -
Apr, 30 06:00
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 Consumer Confidence
Consumer Confidence
Country:
Date: Apr, 30 06:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 33.3
Forecast: 32.2
Actual: -
Period: Apr

Consumer Confidence is a measure of popular sentiment concerning the Japanese economy. The figure is derived from a survey that asks thousands of Japanese consumers about personal expenditure patterns and inflationary expectations. In general, rising consumer confidence precedes increased consumer spending, which drives both economic growth and inflation. Even though the Japanese economy is heavily driven by its export sector, domestic consumer confidence is an important gauge of overall economic activity and future inflationary pressures.

A headline figure above 50 shows positive consumer sentiment, while a number below 50 shows negative consumer sentiment; the greater the distance, the stronger the sentiment.

 33.3 32.2 -
Apr, 30 06:00
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 Housing Starts
Housing Starts
Country:
Date: Apr, 30 06:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 0.751M; -4.9%
Forecast: ; -20.3%
Actual: -
Period: Mar

The Housing Starts figure reflects the rate of growth in housing construction. The number of housing starts is an indicator of the strength of Japan 's construction sector and a leading indicator for the direction of the economy as a whole. Housing Starts respond quickly to changes in the business cycle, promptly slowing at the onset of a recession and growing at the beginning of an economic boom. A high Housing Starts figure is generally bullish for the economy, as it indicates overall economic growth.

The headline figures are the year on year percentage change in value of housing starts, and the value of all houses started for construction that year.

 0.751M; -4.9% ; -20.3% -