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17 August
Housing Starts – US
The Commerce Department reported that housing starts increased by 1.7% in July, to an annualized pace of 560,000 units.
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17 August
Net Foreign Investments – Canada
Statistics Canada reported that purchases of Canadian securities by foreign investors decreased to US$5.4 billion in June.
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17 August
Unemployment Rate - Hong Kong
Hong Kong's unemployment rate decreased to 4.3% in July, from 4.6% in June.
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18 August
Building Statistics – SA
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported that the recorded building plans passed at constant 2005 prices increased to 9.5% year-on-year in June.
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18 August
Retail Sales – SA
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported that retail sales increased by 7.4% year-on-year in June.
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23 August
Consumer Confidence – Eurozone
The European Commission reported that the consumer confidence indicator increased to -11.7 points in August, from -14 points in July.
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24 August
GDP – SA
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported that the GDP increased by 3.2% in the second quarter of 2010.
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25 August
CPI – SA
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported that the CPI decreased to 3.7% in July, from 4.2% in June.
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26 August
PPI – SA
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported that the PPI increased by 7.7% year-on-year in July.
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27 August
Unemployment Rate – Japan
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported that the unemployment rate decreased to 5.2% in July, from 5.3% in June.
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