Retail sales of sporting goods in October increased 1.2 percent seasonally adjusted month-to-month and 3.6 percent unadjusted over 2013, according to an analysis of government data by the National Retail Federation. Overall retail sales ...
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The organiser of Spring Fair International, i2i Events Group, has announced that response to new developments in the rebranded Home sector has been so positive that the available hall space has almost been filled, four months ahead of the ...
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The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts that U.S. Christmas-season retail sales will increase 4.1 percent year on year to approximately $619.9 million for the months of November and December 2014. The projected increase is higher ...
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The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014 (IMTS 2014) of Chicago, held Sept. 8-13, brought Taiwan's exhibitors some US$50 million of orders on-site, suggesting bright market outlook for the island's machine-tool makers at least ...
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In September this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased to 50.5, higher than the anticipated level of 50.0 and up from August's final reading of 50.2, as announced by the HSBC on September 23. In ...
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has predicted that there would be an increase in the demand of Indian textiles in the domestic and global markets. In a statement, CITI chairman Prem Malik said there was a decline in ...
The economic recovery may be continuing to gather momentum, however the latest information from the BDRC Continental SME Finance Monitor highlights the Forum of Private Business's ongoing concern that distrust of the banking sector is ...
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While this decline was spread across all three market sectors — light metal packaging, steel drums and similar containers, and other containers (of a capacity exceeding 300 litres — it was most substantial in the light metal ...
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Growth in China's vast manufacturing industry weakened in August, suggesting that the recovery in the world No. 2 economy is losing momentum and Beijing may need to spoon out more stimulus. The preliminary version of HSBC's manufacturing ...
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics has raised the official national growth forecast in the light of robust global demand for mobile devices and computer components, stronger consumer ...
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Furniture Industry Overview China is the world’s largest furniture exporting country; the foreign-trade dependence remained about 25%. In 2012 the export amount of furniture and the parts reached $ 48.824 billion, from 2002 to 2012, ...
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s finance minister said Wednesday that the country is not planning any new stimulus measures and it is up to the United States to drive the global economy. Lou Jiwei said that leaders are satisfied with ...
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Activity in China's vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July on stronger demand, a government survey showed, adding to evidence that the economy is regaining momentum after a burst of government stimulus ...
At-home get-togethers boost savoury snack consumption in the UK, Canadean Consumers' desire for indulgence is the leading consumption motivator in the UK savory snacks market, driving over US$1.1 billion of sales in 2013, according to a ...
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In June, shopper numbers in Northern Ireland were 11.8% higher than a year ago, up on the 9.2% rise in May 2014, reports the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium-Springboard Footfall Monitor. Northern Ireland continues to have the highest ...
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