2024年10月，澳门入境游客数量同比增长13.7%，达到314万人次，恢复到2019年10月水平的97.7%。当天和过夜游客分别增长了23.2%和3.1%。与此同时，游客的平均逗留时间比去年同期缩短了0.1天，至1.1天，过夜游客的平均停留时间保持不变，为2.3天。来自中国大陆的游客增长了16.1%，达到226万人次，其中个人游游客增长了6.8%。此外，来自台湾的游客增加了28%，达到68.7万人，而来自香港的游客减少了0.2%，达到59万人。此外，国际游客激增31.2%，达到21.23万人。2024年前十个月，游客人数增长了28.1%，达到2910万。

The number of tourist arrivals in Macau increased by 13.7% year-on-year to 3.14 million in October 2024, recovering to 97.7% of the level in October 2019. Both same-day and overnight visitors grew by 23.2% and 3.1%, respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.1 day from a year earlier to 1.1 days, with that of overnight visitors remaining unchanged at 2.3 days. Visitors from mainland China rose by 16.1% to 2.26 million, with those traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme rising by 6.8%. Additionally, visitors from Taiwan climbed by 28% to 68.7 thousand, while those from Hong Kong dropped by 0.2% to 590.9 thousand. Moreover, international visitors surged 31.2% to 212.3 thousand. For the first ten months of 2024, the number of visitor arrivals expanded by 28.1% to 29.1 million.

2024年10月，克罗地亚的失业率从上个月的4.6%的历史低点微升至4.7%。失业人数环比增长4.1%，达到86269人，而就业人数增长0.1%，达到173万人。2023年10月，失业率更高，为6.2%。

Croatia’s unemployment rate edged up to 4.7% in October 2024, from a record low of 4.6% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons increased by 4.1% month-over-month to 86,269, while employment rose by 0.1% to 1.73 million. In October 2023, the jobless rate was higher at 6.2%.

继8月和5月连续两次降息50个基点后，卢旺达国家银行在2024年11月的会议上将基准利率保持在6.5%。政策制定者表示，这一决定受到农业部门表现不确定性的影响，强调目前的政策立场将有助于将通胀率维持在3%-8%的目标范围内。今年通货膨胀率一直低于6%，10月份城市通货膨胀率为3.8%。10月份的整体消费者价格通胀率为0.5%。

The National Bank of Rwanda kept its benchmark interest rate at 6.5% during its November 2024 meeting, following two consecutive 50-basis-point cuts in August and May. Policymakers stated that the decision was influenced by uncertainties in the agriculture sector's performance, emphasizing that the current policy stance would help maintain inflation within the 3%-8% target range. Inflation has remained below 6% this year, with the urban rate at 3.8% in October. Overall consumer price inflation was at 0.5% in October.

食糖期货跌至每磅22美分以下，受2024/25年全球赤字减少的预测和泰国食糖供应增加的压力。国际糖业组织（ISO）将2024/25年的全球赤字预测从358万吨下调至251万吨，理由是消费量估计减少。2024/25年全球糖消费量预测降至1.8158亿吨，2023/24年降至1.8005亿吨。此外，世界第三大食糖生产国泰国预计2024/25年食糖产量将增长18%，达到1035万吨，高于2023/24年的877万吨。与此同时，巴西农业公司路易达孚宣布在圣保罗建立一个新的糖转运码头，该码头将在2025年中期完工后每年将铁路运力提高100万吨。

Sugar futures fell below 22 cents per pound, pressured by projections of a smaller global deficit for the 2024/25 season and increased sugar supply from Thailand. The International Sugar Organization (ISO) revised its 2024/25 global deficit forecast to 2.51 million tonnes, down from 3.58 million, citing reduced consumption estimates. Global sugar consumption projections were lowered to 181.58 million tonnes for 2024/25 and 180.05 million tonnes for 2023/24. Moreover, Thailand, the world's third-largest sugar producer, expects an 18% increase in sugar output to 10.35 million tonnes for 2024/25, up from 8.77 million tonnes in 2023/24. Meanwhile, Brazil's agricultural firm Louis Dreyfus announced a new sugar transshipment terminal in São Paulo, set to boost railway capacity by 1 million tonnes annually upon completion in mid-2025.