
China:
The industrial output in November rose by 6.2%, following an increase of 6.1% last month.
China’s retail sales jumped by 10.8% in November after rising by 10% in October versus expectations of a rise of 10.3%.

China:
The industrial output in November rose by 6.2%, following an increase of 6.1% last month.
China’s retail sales jumped by 10.8% in November after rising by 10% in October versus expectations of a rise of 10.3%.

China published a number of macroeconomic data:
The services index rose to its highest level in 16 months.
The local purchasing managers’ index rose to 53.1 points compared to 52.4 points in October.

Seventh month in a row of decline in exports from China
Chinese exports continued to fall in October, though at a slower pace.
According to data released today the exports fell by 7.3% compared with October 2015 and after a fall of 10% in September.

Apple shares ended the trading yesterday with a decrease of 1.8%.
It was the fifth straight day of declines since the company last week reported of disappointing results for the third quarter of the year, including the third consecutive decline in sales of iPhone and a fall in sales of devices in China.

China
The PMI in the manufacturing sector (PMI) increased, in contrary to the expectations, to a level of 51.2 points in October.
It’s a record of more than two years.

The trading on the stock exchanges of Wall Street closed yesterday with a negative trend after a sharp fall in exports from China raised concerns about the strength of global economic growth.
The trading also took place at the backdrop of unemployment and inflation data released in the US.
On a daily summary, the S&P 500 closed down by 0.3%, after having fallen during trading by 1.1% to a low of three months.
The Dow Jones retreated by 0.2%, the Nasdaq lost 0.5%.

The Asian stock markets closed today with declines, after the release of data on a sharp fall in exports to China.
Tokyo fell by 0.4%, Hong Kong lost 1.6%, Shanghai was unchanged , Seoul weakened by 0.9% after the country’s central bank kept the interest rates and lowered the inflation forecast of 1% in 2016.
The Japanese yen strengthened against the וד dollar by 0.4% TO 103.8 yen to the dollar.

Data released in China today indicate of a slowdown in the real estate market.
The home sales rose by 41.2% in the first seven months of this year, compared with an increase of 44% in January-June.