US demand to rise 4.8% annually through 2016 Demand for power and hand tools in the US is forecast to expand 4.8 percent per year to $13.1 billion in 2016, a turnaround from declines recorded during the 2006-2011 period. Growth will benefit ...
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The demand for hand tools in the US market is foreseen to shoot up by 3% yearly. The US construction outlook is expected to recover by 2013, creating demand in the professional sector. In the meantime, consumer demand will benefit from ...
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT WILL GO UP -- very slightly -- in 2012, contractors predicted in a survey released Monday by the Associated General Contractors of America. Modest improvements in hiring in 2011 and equally modest forecasts for 2012 ...
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Barclays Capital forecasts 2012 as a "subdued year" for the light-emitting diode (LED) industry, plagued by overcapacity, average selling price (ASP) pressures, and only gradual growth in LED lighting demand. Metal organic chemical vapor ...
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