By the numbers: The global economy this week

U.K.: The pound rose versus other major currencies amid hopes of further Brexit trade talks.

U.S.: Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said the recovery has “flattened out” and more fiscal stimulus is needed.

CHINA: Imports and exports surged in September.

EUROZONE: The euro area posted a trade surplus in August.

U.S.: Import prices rose 0.3% and export prices increased 0.6% in September.

CANADA: Manufacturing sales dropped 2.0% in August.

EUROZONE: Euro area industrial production rose 0.7% in August compared with July.

GERMANY: Wholesale prices fell 1.8% year over year in September.

JAPAN: Industrial production grew 1.0% in August.

U.S.: The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4% in September.

U.S.: Retail sales increased 1.9% in September.

AUSTRALIA: The unemployment rate increased to 6.9% in September from 6.8% in August.

U.S.: Initial jobless claims reached 898,000 in the week ended October 10, 2020.

EUROZONE: Annual inflation fell to -0.3% in September from -0.2% in August.

GERMANY: The inflation rate was -0.2% year over year in September.

U.S.: The CPI and core CPI both rose 0.2% in September.

GERMANY: The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment declined in October.

U.S.: The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index continued to rebound in September.

U.S.: The University of Michigan’s preliminary index of consumer sentiment rose to 81.2 in October from 80.4 in September.