Industrial Profits Increased from January to March National Bureau of Statistics of China 2013-04-27 16:23:19 From January to March, the industrial profits of enterprises above designated size achieved 1,174.0 billion yuan, an increase of ...
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Pocket Money Index has revealed stats about how much money children have to spend on toys. The average child earns £3.81 in pocket money per week, and only spends a modest 20 per cent of their income each week, with the rest being ...
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According to the Mineral Industry Survey released by the US Geological Survey (USGS), stocks of imported and domestic scrap in the US at the end of January this year amounted to 3.8 million mt, up slightly from the end of December 2012. ...
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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 94.9 points in March this year, decreased by 2.4 percent ...
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Indian spirits market is likely to miss the pace, at which it was growing before, in the next few years, finds a new report by UK-based research firm Wines & Spirits. According to the report 'The Future of the Spirits Market in India, to ...
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Good news for the chemical, food, pharmaceutical and other process industries. According to a recent survey conducted by the CHEM SHOW and Processing magazine, production and capital spending will increase this year, and next. The jointly ...
Believe it or not but dog houses have been around in one form or another for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence shows that dogs were quite prevalent in ancient Egypt (going back to 4500 BC or so) and were often held in high ...
High unemployment and the continued slowdown in economic growth in the Southern European crisis countries in particular is still hampering economic development in the European Union (EU). While the countries moving towards recovery are ...
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Here's some mattress marketing gold from a survey that Furniture Today conducted with its research partner, Apartment Therapy. Newer mattresses have higher sleep satisfaction scores than older mattresses. In fact, the newest mattresses ...
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Consumer and professional products manufacturer The Clorox Company has announced plans to add How2Recycle logos on product packaging, in an attempt to encourage people to recycle. According to the company, the new logos will appear in the ...
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When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced she was sacking the company's telecommuting program, her office deferred questions about the decision to a corporate spokesperson with a typical nonresponsive response about the matter: the company ...
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John Lewis has reclaimed its position as number one for customer satisfaction at the Verdict Customer Satisfaction Awards. Held at the London Stock Exchange, the awards saw the retailer jump from its position of third place last year - ...
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At universities today, Cobol is often taught as an elective, if it's taught at all -- and that could create staffing problems for large enterprises. Billions of lines of Cobol code are still in use at large businesses and in government ...
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Mobile users in North America are hanging up and using email, text or social networking at a rapid pace, according to a survey by PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Postpaid subscribers, who pay a regular bill for mobile service at the end of each ...
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Modern Material Handling magazine’s 16th annual survey of the world’s leading materials handling systems suppliers shows the top performers have held their ground and the rest on the list climb steadily upwards, despite the ...