China’s April Retail Sales grow 5.1%, Industrial Production beats with 6.1%
China’s April Retail Sales rose 5.1% year-over-year (YoY) vs. 5.5% expected and 5.9% in March, the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.
Chinese Industrial Production increased 6.1% YoY in the same period, compared to the 5.5% forecast and the 7.7% booked previously.
Meanwhile, the Fixed Asset Investment came in at 4% year-to-date (YTD) YoY in April, missing the expected 4.2% figure. The March reading was 4.2%.
AUD/USD reaction to Chinese data
The mixed Chinese data dump fails to move the Australian Dollar, with AUD/USD trading flat on the day near 0.6400 as of writing.
Australian Dollar PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies today. Australian Dollar was the strongest against the US Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.15% | -0.07% | -0.10% | -0.03% | -0.04% | -0.14% | -0.04% | |
| EUR | 0.15% | -0.18% | -0.13% | -0.05% | -0.00% | -0.16% | -0.12% | |
| GBP | 0.07% | 0.18% | -0.25% | 0.13% | 0.18% | 0.01% | 0.06% | |
| JPY | 0.10% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.07% | 0.22% | 0.16% | 0.11% | |
| CAD | 0.03% | 0.05% | -0.13% | -0.07% | -0.00% | -0.11% | -0.07% | |
| AUD | 0.04% | 0.00% | -0.18% | -0.22% | 0.00% | -0.16% | -0.11% | |
| NZD | 0.14% | 0.16% | -0.01% | -0.16% | 0.11% | 0.16% | 0.05% | |
| CHF | 0.04% | 0.12% | -0.06% | -0.11% | 0.07% | 0.11% | -0.05% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Australian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent AUD (base)/USD (quote).
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Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
