Billings at architecture firms in September increased at their fastest pace since late 2010.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the Architecture Billings Index(ABI)reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time ...
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1. The completion of real estate investment The total investment in real estate development from January to September was 5,104.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year nominal growth of 15.4 percent, (the real growth rate was 13.8 percent after ...
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Are you an interior designer or in the design field?Are you looking to get recognized for some of the"fabulous"work you have accomplished?Contests and competitions are a great way to set you apart from the other designers,and a great assest ...
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After a tumultuous few months the wool market is returning to stability with prices on the rise again at the last two British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) auction sales of British wool. Speaking at last week's BWMB annual conference in ...
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New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd reported that a full cross section of wool types from the 12,800 bales on offer attracted solid interest with 79 percent selling. The weighted indicator for the main trading currencies hardly ...
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This week's sale saw a sharp increase in prices compared with last week and the Cape Wools Merino indicator gained 8.3% to close at R96.86/kg (clean). This was due to a much weaker rand, an increase in the Australian market and possibly ...
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Photo: Courtesy The Vintage Technology Association Nick Holonyak was sure the LED would replace the incandescent light bulb when he presented it to GE executives 50 years ago. While the incandescent is still king in homes across the ...
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See also: The blog LED Luminaries Standard cars will have LED headlights in the next 18 months, according to headlight maker Hella. "Expect a breakthrough into volume within the next year or one and a half years," Steffen Pietzonkam ...
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New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd reported that 10,700 bales of North Island wool on offer this week comprising a high percentage of shorter Second Shear Wools saw an 85.3 percent clearance with most types firm to slightly easier. ...
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A weaker rand supported the market at this week's sale and the Cape Wool Merino indicator gained 1.5% to close at R89.44/kg (clean) - its highest level for the season. The market is performing reasonably well despite the current difficult ...
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Australian Wool Industries Secretariat Inc (AWIS) releases wool sales report for week ending September 28. The Australian Wool Exchange (AWEX) Regional Indicators finished 0.9% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle ...
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There are signs indicating that Taiwan's economy may bottom out soon amid an easing of global economic uncertainty,as the sentiment in its manufacturing sector has improved and the prospects of its exports have become more upbeat,the Taiwan ...
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China's lackluster manufacturing sector will continue to struggle in the second half of the year, a newly released government report said, threatening to deprive the world's biggest manufacturing hub of a growth driver. The sector will ...
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On the heels of a nearly three-point increase,the Architecture Billings Index(ABI)climbed into positive terrain for the first time in five months.As a leading economic indicator of construction activity,the ABI reflects the approximate nine ...
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The trade fair Heimtextil is regarded as an important trend indicator for the home textile sector. It was reported by the Heimtextil organizers that this year a total of 2'634 companies (+2.4% compared to 2011) from 61 different countries ...
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