Financial News: Australia GDP Data Due On Wednesday

Australia GDP Data Due On Wednesday

03/03/2026 - 17:31:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - Australia will on Wednesday release Q4 numbers for gross domestic product, highlighting a busy day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. GDP is expected to rise 0.7 percent on quarter and 2.1 percent on year after adding 0.4 percent on quarter and 2.1 percent on year in the three months prior.

Australia also will see February results for the indexes of manufacturing and construction from AiG; in January, they were at -19.4 and +5.2, respectively.

South Korea will provide January data for industrial production and retail sales. Output is expected to climb 0.5 percent on month and 2.2 percent on year after jumping 1.7 percent on month and falling 0.3 percent on year in December. Sales were up 0.9 percent on month in December.

China will see February numbers for the manufacturing, non-manufacturing and composite indexes from the National Bureau of Statistics; in January, their scores were 49.3, 49.4 and 49.8, respectively.

Hong Kong will release January data for retail sales; in December, sales jumped 6.6 percent on year.

Taiwan will see January figures for export orders; in December, orders surged 43.8 percent on year.

New Zealand will provide Q4 numbers for terms of trade, with forecasts suggesting a decline of 0.2 percent on quarter following the 2.1 percent decline in the three months prior.

For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com

Market News provided by RTTNews

RECENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

Japan Inflation Ebbs 0.2% In February (03 hr(s), 44 min(s), 26 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Consumer prices in Japan were down a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent on month in Febru ...Full Story»

South Korea Producer Prices Climb 0.6% In February (03 hr(s), 48 min(s), 26 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Producer prices in South Korea were up a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent on month in F ...Full Story»

Australia Manufacturing PMI Unchanged At 50.1 - S&P Global (03 hr(s), 53 min(s), 26 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The manufacturing sector in Australia continued to barely expand in March, the latest ...Full Story»

Japan Inflation Data Due On Tuesday (05 hr(s), 50 min(s), 26 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Japan will on Tuesday release February figures for consumer prices, highlighting a mod ...Full Story»

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Decreases In January (12 hr(s), 20 min(s), 26 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Construction spending in the U.S. unexpectedly decreased in the month of January, acco ...Full Story»

Spain Trade Gap Narrows In January (15 hr(s), 15 min(s), 26 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Spain's foreign trade deficit decreased in January from a year ago, as imports fel ...Full Story»

Greece Current Account Logs Deficit (15 hr(s), 43 min(s), 26 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Greece's current account registered a deficit in January, data from the Bank of Gr ...Full Story»

Ireland Wholesale Prices Fall 5.5% (16 hr(s), 05 min(s), 26 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Ireland's wholesale prices continued their declining trend in February, data from ...Full Story»