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Charts and graphs of economic indicators in emerging markets are presented. China chalked up a record trade surplus of $18.8 billion in August, 2006, and its industrial production was 15.7% greater than a year earlier. Russia's GDP grew by 7.4% in the year to the second quarter, while India's industrial production expanded by 12.4% in the year to July, its quickest pace in a decade.

The article offers three charts and an overview of emerging market indicators. Industrial production and retail sales have increased in China, as well as the consumer-price inflation. Industrial production has also grown in India and Russia. There is economic expansion in Indonesia, Peru, Hungary, and Israel. The projection for current-account balances in 25 countries are listed.

This section presents news briefs and charted data showing economic and financial indicators for 25 emerging-market countries, including India, China, Russia Thailand, Turkey, South Africa, Taiwan, Mexico, Israel, Hong Kong, Brazil and Poland. India's economy grew by 5.7% in the year to the second quarter. In the year to September, consumer prices in South Korea grew by 3.3%. Chile's industrial production rose by 2.1% in the year to August. The growth in Thailand's industrial output slowed from 11.3% in the year to July to 5.5% in the year to August. Since the beginning of 2003, most emerging-economy currencies have gained against the dollar.

China's gross domestic product growth fell to a 12-year low of 6.7% in the year to the second quarter, owing mostly to the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Industrial production in Mexico fell by 2.3% in the 12 months to May, thanks in part to sluggish economic growth in America and increased competition from Chinese imports. Russia's economy remains strong: industrial production rose by 7.0% in the 12 months to June. In the 12 months to May, Hungary's industrial production expanded by a revised 4.4%. More than 608m people suffered from disasters last year, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Drought took a toll in India and Africa, while China and Thailand were swept by floods.

The article presents economic and financial figures of emerging markets of several countries. China ran a trade deficit for the second month this year. As a result, the surplus over the past 12 months has shrunk to $22.1 billion. The stock market was unfazed, gaining 7.3% over the week. Industrial production rose in India by 6.4% in the year to February. However, the stock-market fell by 5.6% over the week because of tosses in technology stocks. In Colombia, industrial output rose by 5.7% in the year to January. But factories in Mexico are less busy, industrial production rose by only 1.2%in the year to February.

Asian economies are proving resilient despite worries about global prospects. In China, industrial production leapt by 19.8% in the 12 months to February. Industrial output rose by 6.4% in India in the 12 months to January. Industrial output in Turkey rose by 13.2% in the year to January. The Australian dollar has experienced the biggest appreciation against the American dollar this year of all the currencies in the chart. Egypt's government floated the pound in January, but its foreign-exchange reserves continue to dwindle.

Presents information on emerging-market indicators for various nations around the world as of March 15, 1997. Performance of the tourism industry of Hong Kong, China; Information on India's industrial productivity; Decrease in Czech Republic's consumer price inflation; Expectation that the appointment of Anatoly Chubais as first deputy prime minister of Moscow would revive economic reforms.