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The economy received a boost from strong investment growth, as the gross fixed capital formation jumped by 17% y/y.

Tax revenue received by the Brazilian federal government rose by 55% y/y in April.

In Q1 2021, Thai GDP increased on a real-term basis by a seasonally adjusted 0.2% q/q, leading to a softer unadjusted decline of 2.6% y/y.

Russia's real GDP declined by 1% y/y in Q1 2021, according to a preliminary release from the Federal State Statistics Service.

After growing by 2.8% q/q in Q4 2020, Japan's real GDP contracted by a seasonally-adjusted 1.3% q/q in Q1 2021, resulting in a fall of 1.9% y/y and an annualised contraction of 5.1%.

The Broad Consumer Price Index (IPCA) – the official measure of inflation in Brazil – soared by 6.8% y/y in April.

On a quarterly basis, the economy grew by 2.7% q/q, seasonally adjusted following a 1.5% y/y decline in Q4 2020.

Structural changes in the Indian economy and a change in the main trading partners of India have led the central bank to review and update both the nominal and real effective exchange rate indices.

Brazil’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) dropped by 2.4% m/m in March, seasonally adjusted, amid stricter social distancing measures to deal with the second COVID-19 wave.

This is the second increase in a row, as the country’s monetary authority rose the Selic by the same extent in March from its record low of 2%.

The figure points to improvement compared to Q4 2020 when the economy shrank by 4.5% y/y.

According to the preliminary (flash) estimate, Eurozone real GDP declined at the slower pace of 1.8% y/y.