Statistics and Indicators

New Zealand retail sales drop worst in 11 years (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

15 May 2008

New Zealand retail sales fell at their fastest quarterly pace in 11 years in the three months ended March 31, official figures showed Thursday as the economic slowdown gathered pace.

'HIV taken hold of KZN' (Independent Online)

15 May 2008

A research report has been published revealing statistics about South Africa's provinces, and it's not all good news.

Chinese investment growth in April slows a bit but still strong (International Herald Tribune)

15 May 2008

One analyst said significant momentum is being sustained in the Chinese economy despite all the global uncertainties.