In October this year, Germany's construction sector saw a sixth straight month-on-month increase in the level of total construction activity. As indicated by Markit's seasonally adjusted Germany Construction Purchasing Managers' Index ...
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In October this year, Germany's crude steel output increased for the second straight month year on year, rising by two percent to 3.76 million metric tons, and also increasing by 4.15 percent compared to September, according to the ...
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The euro zone manufacturing sector has carried its modest third quarter recovery into the final quarter of the year. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 51.3 in October, up from 51.1 in September and ...
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Manufacturing continued its run of steady progress in October, according to the most recent edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure ...
American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor is set to temporarily suspend production at its Romanian plant in November 2013, in response to weak demand in European market. The suspension will be for 13 days and represents the third ...
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Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company used around 450,000 kiloliters, or 91,000 b/d, of crude and fuel oil for power generation in October, up 50% from the 300,000 kl it had planned to consume earlier, a source close to the matter said ...
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Japan's stocks of liquefied petroleum gas rose 4.69% month on month to 2.145 million mt as of September 30, marking the fourth straight month of increase as imports inched up to meet utility demand ahead of winter, data from the Japan LPGas ...
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The Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index rose to a 27-month high in September, signalling the largest rise in activity since June 2011, according to the flash estimate. The flash PMI rose for the sixth consecutive month, up from 51.5 ...
China's fuel oil imports in August fell to a near five-year low of 1.17 million mt amid continued weak demand from both the bunker market and independent teapot refiners, according to data released late Monday by the General Administration ...
China’s electricity consumption rose 13.7 percent year on year in August, its fastest growth since March 2012, the National Energy Administration said yesterday. The figure also marked the fourth straight month power use had risen, ...
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Class 8 orders improved in August, according to the latest data from FTR Associates. However, for the third straight month, orders came in at under 20,000 units, pointing towards a lower annualized rate of 244,000 units. Preliminary ...
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The recovery in the eurozone manufacturing sector entered its second month during August. At 51.4, up from a flash reading of 51.3, the seasonally adjusted Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI® rose for the fourth successive month to reach ...
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The HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China declined to 47.7 in July from 48.2 in June, declining for a third straight month to its lowest reading since August 2012.A reading below 50 indicates a contraction of activity while one ...
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The euro zone manufacturing sector returned to growth at the start of the third quarter, with production and new orders both increasing at the fastest rates since mid-2011. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has reported a 107% increase in its production to 404,267 vehicles during the first six months of 2013, compared to the corresponding period in 2012. During the month of June 2013, the company's production rose ...
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