The consumer price index was 99.4 in December in Japan, down 0.2% compared with the last year, continued decline for 2 months. The reduction increased 0.1%. From various types of commodities, entertainment services price index fell 1.6% ...
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The Energy Action Price Index (Business) will give businesses granularity and transparency on retail electricity price fluctuations. The index will be published regularly throughout the year and is based solely on electricity contracts ...
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The sharemarket rose yesterday, led by BHP Billiton after its first-half production report broadly met expectations. Australia's big four banks climbed on speculation that interest rates may drop further. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ...
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The Australian dollar has opened marginally higher in local trade, following the release of national inflation data. At 6.30am AEDT the Australian dollar was at 105.46 US cents, up from yesterday’s local close of 105.39 US cents. ...
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The Australian dollar rose after Japan's central bank announced an expansion of its monetary stimulus plans. At 7am AEDT the Australian dollar was at 105.66 US cents, up from yesterday’s local close of 105.55 cents. BK Asset ...
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In December, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.5 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.5 percent in cities and 2.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 4.2 percent, while the non-food prices ...
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In December last year,China's producer price index(PPI)decreased by 1.9 percent compared to December 2011 and indicated a slight decline of 0.1 percent compared with November 2012,according to China's National Bureau of ...
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According to Zhang Xiaoqiang, the vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), cited by Xinhua, China's economy grew at a 7.7 percent rate in 2012, exceeding the 7.5 percent target set early last year. Quoting ...
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Taipei, Dec. 24, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan’s unemployment rate reached 4.27% in November, a five-month low, dispelling the concern over the deterioration of the unemployment problem amid the sluggish economy, reported the Directorate ...
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In September, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.9 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 1.7 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.5 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.7 ...
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In August, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.1 percent in cities and 1.8 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 3.4 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.4 ...
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Despite the fact that technology plays an increasingly important role in the economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. This may be tech's inconvenient truth. The still sluggish U.S. economy gets most of the blame for this wage ...
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In October, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.7 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 1.8 percent in cities and 1.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 1.8 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.7 ...
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Perng Fai-nan, governor of the Central Bank of China (CBC), pointed out yesterday (Dec. 19) that the CBC will stick to the “properly loose” monetary policy in the first quarter next year. He expected Taiwan’s real interest ...
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Taipei, Dec. 18, 2012 (CENS)--The Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) has approved Taiwan's economic GDP growth rate target for 2013 at a high mark of 3.8%, as well as the target of keeping consumer price ...
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