Economy
Pakistan consumer inflation was 10.3% in September
National consumer prices rose 10.3% year over year and 1.3% month over month in September.
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Pakistan goods trade deficit was $3.56bn in September
Provisional September exports were $2.939bn, imports $6.494bn and the trade deficit $3.555bn.
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RBA commodity index rises 1.4% in SDR terms in September
Preliminary estimate showed a 1.0% monthly increase in Australian dollars.
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ILO estimates 21,400 workers live within four kilometres of Nepal flood footprint
A preliminary assessment released on 1 October says damaged transport and trade links could spread the August flood’s employment effects beyond the inundated area.
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Australia’s goods trade surplus narrows to A$495 million in August
Seasonally adjusted imports rose more than exports.
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Australian job vacancies fall 0.9% in August
Private vacancies fell while public-sector vacancies rose.
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Euro area rate on new home loans rose to 3.60%
The ECB’s August data showed the composite rate on new household loans for house purchase up 6 basis points to 3.60%; the composite cost of new corporate borrowing held at 3.77%.
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France recorded 54,542 births in August
Insee’s provisional records show births in August 2026 were 1.6% lower than a year earlier.
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Deaths in France rose 0.2% year on year in August
Insee recorded 50,440 deaths from all causes in August 2026; 2026 data are provisional.
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Hong Kong retail sales rose 5.6% in August
Hong Kong's retail sales value rose 5.6% year over year to HK$32.1 billion in August, according to a provisional estimate. Online sales increased 9.9% and accounted for 8.7% of the total.
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Indonesia corn area and output rise in August, BPS estimates show
BPS reported 0.29 million hectares of shelled-corn harvest area and 1.74 million tonnes of dry corn at 14% moisture in August. September–November output is a potential estimate.
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Indonesia estimates August rice harvest at 5.46 million tonnes of milled paddy
BPS estimated August harvested area at 1.08 million hectares and milled-dry paddy output at 5.46 million tonnes. The release labels 2026 figures provisional and gives a September–November outlook.
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