An increase in eastbound long-haul grain and petcoke cargoes from the US Gulf Coast has triggered a rebound in Handysize and Supramax freight rates in this key loading area this week. Also, inquiries in the region remains spearheaded by ...
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US ethanol imports in September jumped to 168.31 million liters (44.4 million gallons), up 41% from August and double the volumes in the year-ago month, US Census Bureau data showed. The data includes all ethanol types except for beverage ...
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Dry bulk shipowners are heading toward 2016 with the prospect of one fewer cargo option on the key loading region of the US Gulf Coast, as new environmental legislation introduced by Beijing this summer could mean China will no longer be ...
Craft beer is hot right now globally. With little money for traditional advertising, niche brewers are relying on striking packaging designs to win friends and influence beer (and wine) drinkers. The number of craft breweries in the US ...
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The US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced Friday that privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,018,000. This is ...
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With the release of the August 2014 US International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Department of Commerce’s US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, US exports of goods and services increased slightly by 0.2 ...
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The US Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced Wednesday that construction spending during August 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $961.0 billion, 0.8 percent (±1.8 percent) below the revised ...
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The US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced Thursday that privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 963,000. This is 4.2 ...
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The US Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced Monday that construction spending during June 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $950.2 billion, 1.8 percent (±1.8 percent) below the revised May ...
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The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total April exports of $193.3 billion and imports of $240.6 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $47.2 ...
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US exports of ethanol in April totaled 251 million liters (66 million gallons), down 21% from March, but 62% above those of April 2013, according to US Census Bureau data released Wednesday. The data includes all ethanol types except for ...
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Domestic demand for propane and propylene in the US declined 30% last week, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. At the same time, US propane and propylene stocks increased by 3.686 million barrels to 45.77 million ...
The US Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced Monday that construction spending during April 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $953.5 billion, 0.2 percent (±1.5 percent) above the revised March ...
The US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced Tuesday that total March exports of $193.9 billion and imports of $234.3 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $40.4 ...
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The US Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced Thursday that construction spending during March 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $942.5 billion, 0.2 percent (±1.3 percent) above the revised ...