In December 2012, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods decreased 1.9 percent, year-on-year, and 0.1 percent decrease month-on-month. The purchasing price index for manufactured goods went down by 2.4 percent year-on-year, and ...
In December, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.5 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.5 percent in cities and 2.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 4.2 percent, while the non-food prices ...
Tags: CPI, China, December 2012, National Bureau of Statistics of China
In December last year,China's producer price index(PPI)decreased by 1.9 percent compared to December 2011 and indicated a slight decline of 0.1 percent compared with November 2012,according to China's National Bureau of ...
Tags: China, PPI down 1.9 per, CPI up 2.5 percent
The local sharemarket is set to open slightly higher today following modest gains on overseas markets. CommSec economist Craig James said there were no great drivers for the local market after mixed results on Wall Street. "It's going ...
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According to Zhang Xiaoqiang, the vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), cited by Xinhua, China's economy grew at a 7.7 percent rate in 2012, exceeding the 7.5 percent target set early last year. Quoting ...
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The Australian sharemarket closed higher, following an afternoon run on the back of economic data from China showing exports rose by 14.1 per cent. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 14.9 points, or 0.32 per cent higher at ...
Tags: Shares, China exports, sharemarket, Ordinaries index
The Australian sharemarket closed higher to end a three day run of losses and defy market falls in the US and Europe. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 17.9 points, or 0.38 per cent, higher at 4708.1, while the ...
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Notes: 1. Seasonal Adjustment Note: The purchasing managers’ survey is a monthly survey, the data of the survey fluctuates very much for the influences of seasonal factors. At present, time series of China's non-manufacturing PMI ...
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Food price inflation is expected to stabilise over the next few months – despite recent reports of big food price increases from Waitrose – according to market research organisation BRC-Nielsen. Sainsbury reported total ...
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China's Non-manufacturing PMI Increased in December National Bureau of Statistics of China China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) In December, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 56.1 percent, an increase of ...
The Australian dollar is expected to face a"difficult year"this year,as concerns about risks to the world economic environment ease and weak domestic factors come into play,according to a new report by HSBC's currency analysts. "While the ...
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In December this year, the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) of China’s steel sector rose to 55.5 percent, up 6.3 percentage points compared to the previous month, as announced by the China Steel Logistics Committee (CSLC) which ...
Tags: PMI, China, steel sector, CSLC, CFLP
Brazil's national statistics agency IBGE has announced that the producer price index (PPI) for Brazilian manufacturing in November last year increased 0.25 percent from October and rose 6.6 percent from November 2011. In the country's ...
The Chinese Long Product Price Index CLPPI has gone up by 1 point last week whereas the Chinese Flat Products Index CFPPI has also gone up by 27 points. The overall price index CHISPI inclined by 16 points. Class 21-Dec ...
Tags: Chinese Long Product Price, Chinese Flat Products, steel market
Middle Eastern & North African steel market, which has been a perpetual laggard in the post recessionary era has punctured all expectation of even a semblance of revival in the last 4 years. Revolutions that swept across the ...