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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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Indonesia reports 1.60 million foreign visitor arrivals in August
Foreign visitor arrivals rose 6.27% year on year to 1.60 million in August. Domestic trips reached 104.30 million and star-hotel occupancy was 52.52%, BPS said.
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Indonesia records August trade surplus as exports rise 6.72%
BPS put August merchandise exports at US$26.61 billion and imports at US$23.06 billion. The January–August trade surplus stood at US$7.25 billion.
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Indonesia’s August transport data show mixed passenger and freight trends
Domestic air passengers fell 3.43% month on month while international air passengers rose 7.25%. BPS also reported rail, sea and inland-water transport figures.
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Italy’s unemployment rate reached 6.2% in August
Istat’s provisional estimate showed employment unchanged in August as unemployment rose 0.2 point to 6.2%.
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Japan's unemployment rate rose to 2.5% in August
Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.5% in August 2026. Employment rose by 140,000 year over year while the number of unemployed people fell by 20,000.
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