Polyethylene producers are targeting higher prices in September amid increases in feedstock naphtha and improved economic data, sources said this week. Naphtha was assessed at $914.5/mt CIF NWE Wednesday, up $2.50 on the week. The average ...
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The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in June 2013 gave a 17.3 billion euro surplus, compared with +12.8 bn in June 2012. The May 2013 balance was +14.5 bn, compared with +6.2 bn in ...
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In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production rose by 0.7% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.8% in the EU27 in June 2013, compared with the previous month, according to first estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical ...
According to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in June this year the seasonally-adjusted production of the construction sector in the European Union member states (EU-27) increased 0.8 ...
Annual inflation in the euro area was 1.6 percent in July this year, unchanged from June, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In July 2012, the annual inflation rate was 2.4 ...
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In June 2013 compared with May 2013, seasonally adjusted industrial production grew by 0.7% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.9% in the EU27, according to estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May ...
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In June this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production increased by 0.7 percent in the euro area and by 0.9 percent in the EU-27, as compared with May, while production in May had decreased by 0.2 percent and 0.4 percent month on ...
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According to the second estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, during the second quarter of the current year gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.3 percent both in the euro area and in the ...
The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 12.1% in June 2013, stable compared with May. The EU27 unemployment rate was 10.9%, down from 11.0% in May. In both zones, rates have risen compared with June 2012, when they ...
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According to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in June this year industrial producer prices remained stable both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-27), month on ...
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The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in May 2013 gave a 15.2 billion euro surplus, compared with +6.6 bn in May 2012. The April 20132 balance was +14.1 bn, compared with +3.3 bn in ...
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House prices, as measured by the House Price Index (HPI), fell by 2.2% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU3 in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter of the previous year, according to data published by Eurostat, the ...
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In May 2013, compared with April 2013, the industrial producer price index1 fell by 0.3% in both the euro area (EA17) and the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April prices ...
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In May 2013 compared with April 2013, the volume of retail trade rose by 1.0% in the euro area (EA17) and by 1.2% in the EU27, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April retail trade ...
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According to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in May this year industrial producer prices decreased by 0.3 percent both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-27), ...
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