China’s retail sales in April They registered an increase of 5.1% year -on -year (interannual) compared to 5.5% expected and 5.9% in March, according to the latest data published by the National Statistics Office (NBS) on Monday.
Chinese industrial production increased by 6.1% year -on -year in the same period, compared to the scheduled 5.5% and 7.7% recorded above.
Meanwhile, investment in fixed assets stood at 4% accumulated in the year (year to date) interannual in April, below the expected figure of 4.2%. The March reading was 4.2%.
Aud/USD reaction to Chinese data
The Mixed Chinese data lot fails to move the Australian dollar, with AUD/USD quoting lateralized on the day about 0.6400 at the time of writing.
Australian dollar Price today
The lower table shows the percentage of change of the Australian dollar (AUD) compared to the main currencies today. Australian dollar was the strongest currency 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 the percentage changes of the main currencies. The base currency is selected from the left column, while the contribution currency is selected in the upper row. For example, if you choose the Australian dollar of the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US dollar, the percentage change shown in the box will represent the Aud (base)/USD (quotation).
Source: Fx Street
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