China's manufacturing sector in June posted a slight drop in June, official data showed on Friday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 50 in June, slightly lower than May's 50.1. It was the lowest reading since March's 50.2, ...
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China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June is likely to increase 1.9 percent year on year, slightly less than the 2 percent recorded in May, according to an industry report. The official CPI for June is due to be released by the National ...
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From January to April in 2016, Iceland’s imports & exports volume was USD 3.05 billion, down 5.6% by year according to Iceland’s bureau of statistics. The exports volume was USD 1.4 billion, down 14.8% and imports volume was USD ...
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China faces two separate challenges: the long-term issue of a declining potential growth rate and the immediate problem of below-potential actual growth. Indeed, the government's supply-side reform strategy will go a long way toward doing ...
China's manufacturing activity expanded for the second month in a row in April but at a slower pace, official data showed on Sunday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 50.1 in April, slightly down from March's 50.2 and below ...
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Business activity in China's non-manufacturing sector expanded at slower pace in April, official data showed on Sunday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector stood at 53.5 in April, down from 53.8 in March ...
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Profits of China's major industrial firms rose 11.1 percent year on year in March, widening from a 4.8 percent growth in the Jan.-Feb. period, official data showed on Wednesday. The profits of major industrial companies with annual ...
From January to September in 2015, Indonesia’s imports & exports volume was USD 223.23 billion, down 16.4% by year according to Indonesia’s central bureau of statistics. The exports volume was USD 115.24 billion, down 13.2% and ...
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China's retail sales of consumer goods increased 10.3 percent in the first quarter year on year, official data showed on Friday. The first-quarter reading was 0.4 percentage points lower than that recorded in the whole of last year, ...
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Australia’s ageing population presents opportunities for food and beverage manufacturers, according to Cherie Hugo, a leading Australian dietitian. Ms Hugo delivered a presentation on 12 April 2016 on the topic of “Designing ...
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From January to November in 2015, Argentina’s imports & exports volume was USD 108.61 billion, down 12.2% by year according to the national bureau of statistics of Argentina. The exports volume was USD 53.34 billion, down 15.3% and ...
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In 2015, from January to October, Malaysia’s imports & exports volume was USD 316.96 billion, down 14.8% by year according to Malaysia's bureau of statistics. The exports volume was USD 168.32 billion, down 14.0% and imports volume ...
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China's consumer prices increased 2.3 percent in February from one year earlier, up from January's 1.8 percent, official data showed Thursday. The inflation rate, the highest since July 2014, beat expectations as economists from the ...
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In 2015, Australia’s imports & exports volume was USD 388.59 billion, down 16.9% by year according to Australian Bureau of Statistics. The exports volume was USD 188.41 billion, down 21.5% and imports volume was USD 200.18 billion, ...
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Shanghai's GDP grew at the same pace as the country with economic growth of 6.9 percent recorded in 2015, the local statistics bureau announced Wednesday. According to preliminary calculations, Shanghai's GDP stood at about 2.5 trillion ...
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