In May, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 54.3 percent, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point over the previous month. In view of different industries, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index of service industry was 52.3 ...
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The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has put forward its suggestions aimed at keeping a tab on tax frauds and for better sales tax collection in the garment manufacturing sector of Pakistan for the next fiscal ...
Manufacturing activity in May contracted for the first time since November 2012, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The PMI, the index used by the ISM to measure manufacturing activity—at 49 in May was down 1.7 ...
Tags: ISM, Manufacturing&Processing Machinery, Manufacturing Data
Growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector hit a 14-month high in May but dairy purchasing costs increased, according to the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The Purchasing Managers Index hit a 14-month high in ...
Tags: PMI index, Manufacturing growth, Dairy
The Australian dollar was more than one US cent higher following the release of disappointing US manufacturing figures. At 7am AEST the currency was at 97.70 US cents, up from 96.46 US cents at yesterday’s local close. Westpac New ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, US Factory Data
Peruvian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including the clothing sector, would benefit due to the implementation of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Peru and Costa Rica, which came into effect from June 1, 2013, according to ...
Tags: Apparel
Japan will extend a sum of Tk 1 billion (US$ 10 million) to Bangladesh for reconstruction of readymade garment (RMG) manufacturing factories in Bangladesh that are in dire state. The loan will be issued by the Japan International ...
Tags: RMG Building
In the first quarter of the current year, South Africa's seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.9 percent quarter on quarter, according to the detailed statistics released by Statistics South Africa. The country's ...
Tags: economy, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In the January-April period of this year, the aggregate gross profits of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises in China amounted to RMB 1.61069 trillion ($261 billion), increasing by 11.4 percent year on year, according to China's ...
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The spate of accidents in the readymade garment (RMG) factories of Bangladesh have raised hopes for Pakistan’s garment manufacturing sector, Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) South Zone ...
Indian government may have been trying hard to acquire a ‘Global Diamond Trading Hub’ status for its diamond industry on one hand but on the other hand if some figures are to be believed, it may be on verge of surrendering its ...
The spate of accidents in the readymade garment (RMG) factories of Bangladesh have raised hopes for Pakistan's garment manufacturing sector, Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) South Zone chairman ...
How do you rate the prospects for your food and drink business over the year ahead? Taking part in Food Manufacture’s 2013 exclusive State-of-the-industry survey will allow you to compare your views with other industry professionals. ...
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Textile sector production in Spain has shown a marginal decline of 0.3 percent year-on-year in March 2013, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). However, the decline in textile production in March was ...
Tags: Textile Sector, Textile
Reminders that many of the products we use aren’t manufactured in the U.S. are everywhere. Just look at the tag inside your work gloves, or the nameplate on your woodworking hardware. There’s a good chance that both of them are ...
Tags: Woodworking Machines, Machinery