Articles
Vietnam's hot job market
Despite the threat posed to its export model by Donald Trump’s tariffs, Vietnam’s wage growth has outperformed Southeast Asian peers for six straight quarters.
Reports
Malaysia's construction rebound
Malaysia's healthy growth is finally being reflected in a post-Covid construction pickup.
We've charted the correlation of property and construction stocks on the Kuala Lumpur exchange (Bursa Malaysia) with new starts for residential property and retail space.
We've charted the correlation of property and construction stocks on the Kuala Lumpur exchange (Bursa Malaysia) with new starts for residential property and retail space.
Articles
Vietnamese auto trends: SUVs, Mitsubishi gain amid flat overall demand
Vietnam's economy has posted years of strong growth, but as its consumers get richer, we can see a disconnect with auto sales: growth began levelling off before the pandemic and has been slowing slightly of late – even before Donald Trump's trade policies started threatening the nation's export model.
Articles
Pemex oil data is a bellwether for Mexican industry
Pemex is Mexico's biggest enterprise. As such, the state-owned oil giant can have an outsized impact on the nation's economy, and its operational data can provide an early signal of how other Mexican businesses are performing.
Articles
Innovative sectors and their regional hotspots in China
As China moves up the global value chain, its government is keen to promote research & development for advanced industries.
UK productivity and tax dilemmas ahead of Reeves' budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present the UK’s budget on Nov. 26. At the heart of her challenge is maintaining fiscal discipline while stimulating growth at a time of economic malaise.
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UK productivity and tax dilemmas ahead of Reeves' budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present the UK’s budget on Nov. 26. At the heart of her challenge is maintaining fiscal discipline while stimulating growth at a time of economic malaise.
Data Bytes
Explore Mining Insights with CEIC
CEIC empowers corporates with curated, globe-spanning datasets on the mining sector. They provide our users with clearer visibility into market shifts, demand forecasting and the future of pricing.
This chart pack ranges from copper and gold to iron ore, compiling internationally fragmented information – including our unmatched coverage of China, the commodities world’s swing buyer – into a cohesive, comparable whole.
Our datasets allow a granular look at subnational mining regions, international output, exploration and more.
We also explore rare earths – a sector that’s both critical to new technologies and making the headlines amid trade tensions.
This chart pack ranges from copper and gold to iron ore, compiling internationally fragmented information – including our unmatched coverage of China, the commodities world’s swing buyer – into a cohesive, comparable whole.
Our datasets allow a granular look at subnational mining regions, international output, exploration and more.
We also explore rare earths – a sector that’s both critical to new technologies and making the headlines amid trade tensions.
Articles
Chinese exports to Malaysia: which sectors might see diverted US trade?
As Donald Trump's tariffs reshape global trade, we've considered how Chinese exports to the US might be redirected to other destinations – in this case, Malaysia.
Articles
Soybeans and China: how Brazil displaced more seasonal US shipments
The decades-long boom in Chinese soybean demand has reshaped Brazilian agriculture; it surpassed the US as the biggest producer of this crop in the 2010s.
Meanwhile, American soy farmers, already dealing with greater seasonal swings than their Brazilian counterparts, have lost share in the Chinese market after a decade of trade friction. (Recent negotiations suggest China might step up purchases of US soybeans again.)
Meanwhile, American soy farmers, already dealing with greater seasonal swings than their Brazilian counterparts, have lost share in the Chinese market after a decade of trade friction. (Recent negotiations suggest China might step up purchases of US soybeans again.)
Reports
Controversial US shelter inflation measure slows sharply
When it comes to measuring US inflation, the cost of shelter is key. But given that property prices are considered to reflect investment rather than consumption, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles "owner's equivalent rent,” a metric of hypothetical shelter costs that is often criticized. OER accounts for about 26% of the overall US consumer price index.
Articles
Tokyo condo market: prices rocket amid tight supply
For decades after the 1980s asset bubble, Japan was synonymous with stagnant property values. But today, Tokyo’s prices are soaring.