Britain's goods and services trade deficit rose by 4.5 billion pounds sterling to 7 billion pounds in the three months to March, the Office for National Statistics said Thursday.
The UK's goods trade deficit increased by 3.8 billion pounds to 59.3 billion pounds, while the services trade surplus dropped by 700 million pounds to 52.3 billion pounds.
South Korea's money supply increased in March, with the broad money, or M2, rising 0.4% to 4,132.1 trillion won from 4,113.6 trillion won a month earlier, the Bank of Korea said Thursday.M2 is a gauge of the money supply that encompasses cash, demand deposits, and other readily convertible financial instruments.The country's narrow money, or M1, increased 0.7% to 1,368.7 trillion won in the month from 1,358.6 trillion won in February.
Spain's annual inflation eased to 3.2% in April from 3.4% in March, final data from the National Statistics Institute confirmed Thursday.On a monthly basis, consumer prices in Spain were up 0.4%, in line with the initial reading, and against the previous 1.2% jump.The Spanish annual harmonized inflation rate was 3.5%, matching the flash figure and higher than the previous 3.4%. Month over month, harmonized consumer prices grew 0.7%, in line with the initial data, and against the 1.7% increase earlier.Meanwhile, the country's annual core inflation rate eased to 2.8% from 2.9%, confirming the flash figure.
Britain's services output rose 0.3% month over month in March, following a 0.5% increase in February, according to data from the Office for National Statistics published Thursday.On a yearly basis, the index was 1.5% higher, consistent with the revised 1.5% jump earlier.