Following three months of accelerating demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflected a somewhat slower pace of growth in October. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the ...
Tags: Architecture Billings Index, Slows Down, U.S.economic outlook
Marimekko Corporation announces result from time period from 1 January - 30 September 2013. In the January-September period of 2013, the Marimekko Group’s net sales grew by 9 percent relative to the same period last year. ...
Tags: Market outlook, Apparel
An increasing level of confidence in the economic outlook across both Europe and the rest of the world is having a positive impact on wool prices, according to British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) Chairman Malcolm Corbett. Speaking at ...
Tags: Wool Prices, economic outlook
In the third quarter of 2013, Daimler AG once again achieved significantly higher earnings than in the prior-year period. The Daimler Group's EBIT for the period of July through September amounted to €2,231 million (Q3 2012: 1,923 ...
Tags: Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz Cars
China will continue to pursue reforms to improve the quality and efficiency of economic development, while maintaining macroeconomic stability, said China 's central bank deputy chief on Saturday. "The Chinese economy maintained a ...
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China's daily imports of crude rebounded in September from the previous month to a fresh record, bearing out forecasts for the country to overtake the United States as the world's largest oil importer, as refineries restarted following ...
The economic outlook for emerging Asia (Southeast Asia, China and India) remains robust over the medium term, anchored by the steady rise in domestic demand, according to a new report from the OECD Development Centre. Accordingly, GDP ...
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Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 3.3% in 2013, according to the Q4 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Equipment and software ...
With home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as several challenges remain, according to economists who participated in the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
It is reported that IREPAS, International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association, has predicted that global rebar and wire rod demand is growing, with further growth also expected next year. Mr. Marti who was named as the new chairman of ...
The Cotlook A and the CIF Bremen Index quotations moved again more or less sideways like in most of the previous months. At the local market, the processing industry seemed to be well covered for the rest of this year. In part the inquiries ...
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Burton's Biscuit Company's 2012 results have failed to impress industry expert Julian Wild, partner and food industry merger and acquisitions expert at law firm Rollits. Jammie Dodgers is one of Burton's Biscuits' power brands Wild ...
UK retail sales values were up 1.8% on a like-for-like basis from August 2012, when they had decreased 0.4% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 3.6%, against a 1.6% increase in August 2012. While the growth was ...
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U.S. demand for paint and coatings is forecast to rise 4.2 percent annually to 1.5 billion gallons in 2017, valued at $30.6 billion. This will be a notable improvement over the volume declines recorded during the 2007-2012 period, ...
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Canada's economy rebounded in the first quarter of 2013 as GDP grew at a 2.5% annual rate. Struggles in the manufacturing sector may limit growth in 2013, but there is potential for a turnaround in 2014, according to a report from the ...
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