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Footfall Holding up Following Brexit Vote, Says
Oct 8, 2016UK retail footfall figures for August show that two months on from the Brexit referendum, the unexpected result has had little material impact on how people are going about their day-to-day lives, reports Ipsos Retail Performance. Often ...
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Global Consumer Confidence Stayed Relatively Consistent for More Than a Year
Jul 30, 2015Global Consumer Confidence stayed relatively consistent for more than a year, declining one index point in the second quarter to a score of 96, according to global performance management company Nielsen's Consumer Confidence Index Report. ...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, economy
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EU Coatings Companies Have Good Perspective
Apr 21, 2015After a slowdown in demand in the second half of last year in many parts of Europe, coatings companies in the region have become less confident about the short-term future. However, despite economic forecasts of relatively slow growth in ...
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Gfk's Uk Consumer Confidence Index Has Decreased Two Points in December to -4
Dec 22, 2014GfK’s UK Consumer Confidence Index has decreased two points in December to -4. To read the rest of this article please register, we only need a few details and then you will have full access to all our content.
Tags: Confidence Levels, Furniture
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Q2 Saw a Number of Strongly Contrasting Commercial Beverage Performances
Sep 9, 2014According to Canadean's latest quarterly beverage tracker, Q2 saw a number of strongly contrasting commercial beverage performances across West and East Europe. West Europe benefited generally from milder temperatures than the ...
Tags: commercial beverage, World Cup
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Confidence Is Clearly Returning Within The UK Printing Sector
Feb 18, 2014Confidence is clearly returning within the UK printing sector, according to the latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey. When questioned regarding the general state of trade during the final quarter of 2013, more than half (55%) believed that ...
Tags: Office Supplies
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Company Profit Expectations Have Reached Their Highest Level Since 2003
Nov 6, 2013Company profit expectations have reached their highest level since 2003, with Australian businesses anticipating a jump in takings in the New Year on the back of stronger sales and firming selling prices. Continuing initial positive ...
Tags: Business Earnings, economy
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Manufacturing Employee Confidence Index Increases 0.9 Points to 51.9
Sep 6, 2013The Randstad Manufacturing Employee Confidence Index, a measure of overall confidence among manufacturing workers, increased 0.9 points to 51.9 in the second quarter of 2013. In addition to the increase in confidence levels, 44% of ...
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Latin America's Manufacturing Sector Is Poised for Moderate Growth Through 2014
Aug 13, 2013After posting anemic growth of 0.1% in 2012, Latin America's manufacturing sector is poised for moderate growth through 2014, according to a new report. The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation's Latin America ...
Tags: Processing Machinery, Machinery
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Business Confidence Levels Are Showing Signs of Stabilising
Aug 6, 2013Business confidence levels are showing signs of stabilising, with the year-end outlook for profits, sales, employment and capital investment beginning to level out. After declining through much of the year, initial expectations for the ...
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PMI for China Drops to 47.7 in July
Aug 6, 2013The HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China declined to 47.7 in July from 48.2 in June, declining for a third straight month to its lowest reading since August 2012.A reading below 50 indicates a contraction of activity while one ...
Tags: HSBC China
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on The Issue of Global Competitiveness, It's Between The U.S. and China
Jul 16, 2013On the issue of global competitiveness, it's between the U.S. and China. India may have most of the IT services and development work, but China has tech manufacturing and its R&D investments are rapidly expanding. Indeed, China is on ...
Tags: Computer Products, IT services
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Worst Month on The Stockmarket in a Year Has Taken The Wind out of Investors
Jun 3, 2013The worst month on the stockmarket in a year has taken the wind out of investors, with confidence retreating from highs earlier this year amid increasing concern about the global economy and the endgame for stimulus from central banks. ...
Tags: Stockmarket, May
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Australians Are Demonstrating a Less Cautious Approach to Spending Money
Apr 22, 2013Australians are demonstrating a less cautious approach to spending money, with more consumers planning to use their credit cards this quarter, while savings will be less of a focus. The Dun and Bradstreet Consumer Credit Expectations ...
Tags: economy
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UK Like-for-like Retail Sales Rose 2.7% in February
Mar 6, 2013UK like-for-like retail sales rose 2.7 per cent in February. On a total basis, sales were up 4.4 per cent, against a 2.3 per cent rise in February 2012. Excluding "distortions" caused by the timing of Easter in previous years, that's the ...
Tags: retail sector, retail, retail sales
