The week’s nine most important economic charts

The US jobs report for August disappointed, with only 142,000 jobs created

Even as the US manufacturing economy continued to gain steam…

And US car sales surged in August

Meanwhile, Canadian auto exports have surged, confirming demand south of the border

And Mexican remittances have fallen from the typical Mother’s Day peak. They’re up more 8% from last year, growing demand for workers in the US.

In Europe, the ECB’s surprise rate cut and quantitative easing announcement was the big news

The announcement means the ECB will join the global money-creation party

As second-quarter growth remained weak

And down in Australia, the remarkable run of economic growth continued