National Business Climate Survey results showed that the business climate index (BCI) was 120.6 in the second quarter of 2013, decreased 5.0 points quarter-on-quarter, but still significantly higher than the critical value 100, and ...
Tags: Business Climate Index, 2013
In the first half of 2013, faced with the complicated and volatile economic environment at home and abroad, the Central Party Committee and the State Council have committed to the general tone of making progress while ensuring the ...
According to the statistics released by France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the country's manufacturing production in May this year decreased 1.1 percent compared to April, after a month-on-month increase ...
Tags: Metal Industry, Mineral
The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Wednesday that total May exports of $187.1 billion and imports of $232.1 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $45 ...
Tags: Mineral, Trade Deficit, economy
From January to May, the industrial profits of enterprises above designated size achieved 2,081.25 billion yuan, an increase of 12.3 percent over the same period last year. Of which, the industrial profits from principal business achieved ...
Tags: Industrial Profits, Principal Business, January, May
Strong industrial activity in early 2013 softened somewhat recently but the sector should have enough momentum to continue growth, according to the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation U.S. Industrial Outlook, a ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, MAPI, US
US demand to rise 8.2% annually through 2017 Demand for high performance flat glass products in the US is forecast to rise 8.2 percent per year to $9.2 billion in 2017, equivalent to 910 million square feet. This will represent a ...
Tags: US, Flat Glass, Construction&Decoration
US demand for high-performance flat glass products is forecast to rise 4.4 percent per year to 910 million square feet in 2017, valued at nearly $9.2 billion. This will represent a substantial improvement from the performance of the ...
Tags: Flat Glass, Construction Glass
In May, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.8 percent, up by 0.2 percentage point month-on-month. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was 51.1 percent, up by 0.1 percentage ...
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Self-driving vehicle technology is not yet at a stage that it can be authorized for use by the public for general driving, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation recommendation to state governments. If a state decides to permit ...
Tags: Road Safety, Driverless Car
Lyft, the ridesharing service known for its fleet of pink mustache-festooned cars, is eyeing international expansion supported by its biggest funding round yet. The company will be looking at entering new markets, including overseas, ...
Tags: Lyft, Computer Products, Anniversary
From January to April, the industrial profits of enterprises above designated size achieved 1,610.69 billion yuan, an increase of 11.4 percent over the same period last year, and down by 0.7 percentage point over the first three months. In ...
Tags: Industrial Profits, China
France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) has announced that a survey of business managers in the country's manufacturing industry carried out in April this year indicated an increase of seven percent in their ...
At the end of March this year, 5.2 million people worked in local manufacturing units with 50 or more employees in Germany, up 0.8 percent compared to the end of March 2012 and stable compared to the end of February this year. As reported ...
Tags: German Motor Vehicle, German Motor, Vehicle
In March this year, the seasonally and working-day adjusted turnover in the German manufacturing industry rose by 1.7 percent compared to the previous month, following a revised month-on-month increase of 0.2 percent in February, according ...
Tags: German Motor Vehicle, Mineral