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 ...
Non-manufacturing activity took a dip in June but remained in growth territory, according to the June edition of the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. ISM said that the index used to measure ...
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Average home price was CNY 10258 per square meter in 100 Chinese cities in June, rising by 0.77 percent over May; the growth rate was 0.04 percentage points lower than a month ago. It was the 13th straight month the price went up. The price ...
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US airlines posted a record load factor for March 84.3%, according to the data released Thursday by the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The load factor, a measurement of revenue passenger-miles divided by available seat-miles, ...
US airlines posted a record load factor for March 84.3%, according to the data released Thursday by the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The load factor, a measurement of revenue passenger-miles divided by available seat-miles, ...
The Eurozone manufacturing downturn eased for the first time in four months in May. Moreover, all sub indices from the latest survey improved on the earlier flash estimates except suppliers’ delivery times. At a 15-month high of ...
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Retail sales in April were down for a third consecutive month at independent bike shops, according to Leisure Trends’ RetailTrak IBD sales summary. Sales—bicycles and related parts and accessories—totaled $360 million for ...
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EU chemicals production in February dropped 2.3% year on year while the overall EU chemicals industry confidence indicator continued to deteriorate in April, mainly due to lower order-book assessments, industry body Cefic said Thursday. ...
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A slower decrease was seen in German construction activity in April this year. Markit's Germany Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) climbed to 48.8 points in April, up from a 13-month low of 41.9 in March. Germany's construction ...
Prices for 2012 and 2013 US ethanol renewable credits, also known as RINs, on Monday reached their highest levels in four weeks on the heels of weak biofuels production data released by the US Environmental Protection Agency Friday, sources ...
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After moderating in February, Australian manufacturing performance was marginally weaker in March, hit by a decline in exports and fall in new orders. This is the 14th consecutive month the sector has contracted, according to latest ...
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 85.5 points in February this year, increased by 10.9 ...
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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 local sharemarket rose to a 4 1/2-year high yesterday as the economic outlook for the US and China brightened and eurozone worries eased, with National Australia Bank spiking higher on reports of a cost-cutting plan. The benchmark ...
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Windows 8's uptake pace slowed in February for the third straight month, an analytics company said today. According to Net Applications, Windows 8's February usage share -- including what the firm labeled as "touch" for Windows 8 and ...