Following three months of accelerating demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflected a somewhat slower pace of growth in October. As a leading economic indicator of US construction activity, the ABI reflects ...
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The Maternity Wear Retailing industry has performed exceptionally well over the past five years, despite turbulent economic conditions. IBISWorld industry analyst Lauren Magner states, “Although general clothing retailers have ...
Following three months of accelerating demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflected a somewhat slower pace of growth in October. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the ...
Tags: Architecture Billings Index, Slows Down, U.S.economic outlook
In October this year, Germany's construction sector saw a sixth straight month-on-month increase in the level of total construction activity. As indicated by Markit's seasonally adjusted Germany Construction Purchasing Managers' Index ...
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Major Chinese industrial firms saw their profits rise 13.5 percent year on year in the first three quarters, a faster pace than the 12.8-percent growth rate in the January-August period, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on ...
The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) advanced seasonally adjuted (SA) For-Hire Tonnage Index rose 1.4 percent in September. "I continue to be pleasantly surprised on the strength of truck tonnage," ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello ...
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US for-hire truck tonnage spiked 1.4% in September, matching August's gain. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported that the seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index is up 8.4% compared to September 2012, marking the largest ...
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Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 3.3% in 2013, according to the Q4 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Equipment and software ...
Retail sales increased in the month of August but came in at a much slower pace than anticipated. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) – the world’s largest retail trade association – August retail sales ...
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Retail sales increased in the month of August but came in at a much slower pace than anticipated. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) – the world's largest retail trade association – August retail sales (excluding ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) and the Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) have jointly released the August update to the AAMA/WDMA 2012/2013 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast. This report ...
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Oil prices went up Thursday as unrest in Egypt bolstered concerns that oil supplies from Middle East may be disrupted. The Middle East accounted for 35 percent of global oil output, according to the International Energy Agency. Egypt ...
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Industrial laser specialist says that there is still growth in the market for high-power CO2 lasers. Sales at Rofin-Sinar in the quarter ended June 30 have exceeded expectations, thanks mainly to machine tool and electronics applications ...
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Both Apple- and Windows-branded tablets lost market share in the second quarter, each retreating in the face of increased pressure from Android, a market research analyst said today. In preliminary estimates for the quarter ending June ...
Three dragon boats that have been used in competitions old farm tools A hall where traditional Chinese wedding ceremony is held THE Xixi Wetland Folk Culture Exhibition is putting the spotlight on local customs, fishing culture ...
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