The sharemarket opened the week with a solid gain yesterday on signs of recovery in the US economy ahead of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's monetary policy testimony on Wednesday (US time) before the joint economic committee of ...
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The dollar was higher late today following strong economic data showing rising house prices in the fourth quarter of 2012 and solid gains in consumer sentiment in March. At 4.50pm AEDT, the Aussie fetched $US1.0313 compared with US$1.0282 ...
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THE Australian dollar was higher in late Asian trading yesterday after strong economic data showing rising house prices in the fourth quarter of 2012 and solid gains in consumer sentiment in March. At 5pm AEDT it was buying $US1.0314, up ...
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The Australian dollar was half a US cent lower despite Wall Street stock markets making solid gains overnight, with the Dow Jones Index reaching fresh record highs. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 102.38 US cents, down from ...
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NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index increased in the fourth quarter of 2012 after a decline in the third quarter, growing 1.9 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis and by 3.3 percent on a year-over-year basis. Lighting equipment demand has ...
NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index declined in the third quarter of 2012 after a positive performance in the first half of 2012, falling 3.3 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis. On a year-over-year basis the index decreased by 1.1 ...
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German carmaker BMW has reported 13.2% rise in its vehicle sales during October 2012 to 157,618 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles compared to 139,284 units delivered during the corresponding month in 2011. During the initial ten months ...
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NEMA's Lighting Systems Index has shown a positive performance in the first half of 2012, as it gained 2.9 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis from the first to second quarters of 2012. On a year-over-year basis the index increased by 6.6 ...
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The National Lighting Bureau(NLB)reports that second-quarter 2012 NEMA Lighting Systems Index(LSI)performance gained almost 3%over first-quarter 2012's performance and 6.6%over second-quarter 2011's.NLB Executive Director John Bachner ...
US demand to rise 7.1% annually through 2016 Demand for fencing in the US is forecast to expand 7.1 percent per year to $8.3 billion in 2016, totaling 835 million linear feet. Growth will be driven by an expected rebound in building ...
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