Italy's industrial turnover rose 2% month over month in March, after a revised 0.5% uptick previously, according to data from statistics agency Istat published Wednesday.
On a yearly basis, industrial sales were 4.4% higher, against a 0.5% gain earlier.
Switzerland's economic sentiment index increased to -11.1 points in May from -30.3 points in April, according to data from UBS & CFA Society Switzerland published Wednesday.
China's online retail sales of goods and services went up 6.6% year over year in the first four months of 2026, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.Online goods sales contributed 72% to total consumer retail growth.Agricultural product e-commerce rose 12%, while metal products soared 35%.Online sales in tourism increased 33% and catering climbed 20%.
More German companies are still planning layoffs amid "weak" economic development, but the job cuts "somewhat" slowed in May, the Ifo Institute said Wednesday.The ifo Employment Barometer edged up to 93.9 points in May from April's 91.4 points. However, ifo head of forecasts Timo Wollmershäuser noted that companies "remain cautious in their personnel planning."While manufacturing, retail and wholesale continue to shed jobs, the service sector recovered from the prior month's slump. Meanwhile, labor market conditions in logistics and tourism are still "difficult," and the construction industry's situation was "virtually unchanged."