Both Taiwan's machinery export and machine-tool export in September missed growths expected by industry executives probably due to lagging shipments, according to president of the Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), J.C. Wang. ...
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry declined 3.8 percent year on year to 172.35 points in September, although it was the highest reading since January. The CPI for watches, meanwhile, rose 1.9 percent to 125.29 points, marking ...
LED bulb prices over the past quarter, with price declines most markedly in the German market for both 40W and 60W equiv. LED bulbs last month.Prices for 60W equiv. LED bulb have dropped more than 40W equiv. LED bulbs in September. Bulb ...
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Global demand growth for fluorochemicals is forecast to accelerate, rising 3.8 percent per year to 3.8 million metric tons in 2018. Above average growth in higher value products will help drive increases in value demand more than seven ...
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Hand tools manufacturer in China producing the product category most often mostly Fastening Tools products, such as basic hand drill, impact wrench sets and modular, etc., but these products have a high growth potential. Currently, the ...
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Algerian food processor Cevital has filed a binding bid to acquire Lucchini's steelmaking plant in Piombino in Italy's Tuscany region, as announced by Lucchini on October 20. Lucchini added that special commissioner for Lucchini, Piero ...
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Insteel Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 of $4.6 million, up from $2.3 million in the same period a year ago. Net sales increased 19.3 percent to a record high $117.1 million from $98.2 ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in September this year Turkish producers' foreign sales price index (PPI)* in general increased by 0.31 percent from August and was up 6.88 percent year on ...
U.S. consumers who purchase gifts during the 2014 Christmas season anticipate spending an average of $596.53, according to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) annual holiday intentions survey. The anticipated figure represented an ...
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USDA in its latest report warns that countries with policies that support prices above the world levels may in turn reduce their export competitiveness for both cotton and textiles, especially yarn and fabric. China’s new cotton ...
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As December declined 38 points to close at 63.56 cents/lb, while March shed 56 points to close at 61.71 cents/lb, New York cotton futures moved slightly lower this week. Another round of severe weather in the Delta and Southeast ...
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Sapphire wafer maker Tera Xtal Technology has cancelled a plan to issue 25 million new shares mainly due to large drops in its stock prices. The new shares were originally meant to be subscribed by existing shareholders (90%) and ...
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Customers reportedly queued around the block to visit the store where they were met with an array of costume characters. Smyths Toys Superstores has celebrated the grand opening of a new store in Milton Keynes, with a public reception ...
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The trend observed in the German cotton market in the previous week of a decline in demand, continued into the current week too. In the medium staple range, interest was focussed primarily on standard as well as European qualities for ...
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Global DRAM bit demand growth will be higher that of bit supply growth in the fourth quarter of 2014, easing pressure on the prices of DRAM chips in the quarter, according to Digitimes Research. However, DRAM chip prices still may face ...