Best figures in 16 months suggest overall economic situation improving China's manufacturing industry picked up in August to its highest level since May 2012, suggesting a steady improvement of the overall economic condition, official ...
Tags: Manufacturing, economy
Japanese automobile production in July this year totaled 910,114 units, decreasing by 13,405 units or 1.45 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Japan's auto output indicated a year-on-year decline for the 11th ...
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The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has announced that in the first seven months of the current year the aggregate gross profit of its member enterprises amounted to RMB 4.943 billion ($808 million). Meanwhile, in the given period ...
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According to the monthly sectoral confidence survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the confidence index* for the construction sector in Turkey, which stood at 85.3 points in July this year, decreased by 2.2 percent ...
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The overall petroleum demand in the United States jumped in July to the highest level in three years, said a leading industry group in a report released Thursday. The total petroleum deliveries, a measure of demand, rose 1.7 percent in ...
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As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in July this year the producer prices of industrial products in Germany decreased by just 0.1 percent compared to June this year and were up 0.5 percent compared to July 2012. ...
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According to the data released by the Export and Import Division of South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MOTIE), the country's trade balance indicated a $2.7 billion surplus in July of this year, remaining in the black for the 18th ...
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In July this year, Germany's crude steel output amounted to 3.4 million metric tons, decreasing 5.4 percent compared to the same month of the previous year, according to the information provided by the German steel federation ...
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In July this year, China exported a total of 5.15 million mt of finished steel, down by 140,000 mt from June, indicating a third consecutive month-on-month decrease, but up 19.21 percent year on year, as announced by the Chinese customs ...
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The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Thursday that economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in July for the second consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 50th consecutive month. The Purchasing ...
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For July, Chrysler Group reported US sales of 140,102 units, an 11 percent increase compared with sales in July 2012 (126,089 units), and the group's best July sales since 2006. July 2013 also reflected the 40th consecutive month of ...
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Overall shop prices reported annual deflation for the third consecutive month in July, falling 0.5% from 0.2% in June. Food inflation fell to 2.2% in July from 2.7% in June. Non-food reported annual deflation of 2.1% in July from 1.9% in ...
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After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted an eleven-month low of 47.7 in July, down from 48.2 in June, signaling a deterioration of business conditions for the third consecutive month, a company ...
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Japanese automobile production in June this year totaled 808,557 units, decreasing by 84,588 units or 9.5 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Japan's auto output indicated a year-on-year decline for the 10th consecutive ...
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In July this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell to an 11-month low of 47.7 from June's final reading of 48.2, marking the third straight month in which the index reading was below 50. A reading ...