America's annual inflation rate declined sharply, from 2% in May to 1.1% in June, when prices fell by 0.1% from the previous month. But core inflation, which strips out the effect of volatile food and fuel prices, remained positive. Core prices rose in June, by 0.2% from the previous month and by 0.9% on a year-on-year basis.
Industrial production in America edged up by 0.1% during the month of June, after a robust 1.3% rise in May.
The euro area went from having a trade surplus of €0.3 billion ($0.4 billion) in April to posting a deficit of €3.4 billion in May.
Industrial production in Colombia rose by 7.5% in the year to the end of May.
Russian industrial growth slowed to 9.7% in the 12 months to the end of June, from 12.6% in the year to the previous month.
Israel's GDP grew at an annualised rate of 3.4% in the first quarter of 2010 from the last quarter of 2009.
In Malaysia, inflation quickened to 1.7% in June from 1.6% in May. Concern about inflation has led to three hikes in interest rates this year, most recently on July 8th.
Canada's central bank raised its policy rate for the second time in as many months, by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75%.
Chile raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 1.5%.
From the print edition: Economic and financial indicators