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Late Easter Spurs UK Retail to Biggest Monthly Increase Since April 2006
May 10, 2017Over the three months to April, non-food retail rose by 0.3 per cent while online sales of non-food products were up by 8.2 per cent over the same period. In store sales fell 1.3 per cent. UK retail sales have registered their biggest ...
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Eurozone Inflation Hits Four-Year High in February
Mar 2, 2017Inflation across the 19-country euro area hit a four-year high of 2.0 percent in February thanks to soaring prices of energy, said Eurostat, the statistical agency of the European Union (EU) on Thursday. The latest inflation figure is ...
Tags: Eurozone Inflation, inflation
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Caixin Manufacturing PMI Drops to 51
Feb 3, 2017China's manufacturing sector continued to slow in January 2017 because of a further improvement in the health of the sector. The Caixin General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) edged down to 51.0 last month from December's ...
Tags: manufacturing sector, PMI
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Inclusive Policy for a Fairer Asia-Pacific
Dec 12, 2016Against the backdrop of a sluggish global economy, lackluster trade growth and uncertainty in major economies, countries in the Asia-Pacific region are still likely to have a growth rate of 4.9 percent this year. The region continues to ...
Tags: global economy
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Mondi Reports Half-Yearly Results for Six Months Ended June 2016
Aug 9, 2016Mondi announced half-yearly results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. Highlights Continued strong financial performance on all key metrics Underlying operating profit of €529 million, up 8% Underlying earnings of ...
Tags: metricsUnderlying, Uncoated Fine Paper, Fibre Packaging
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“Mediocre” Is The New Air Cargo Reality
Mar 22, 2016The IATA reports that air cargo global growth continued to perform below its potential – “mediocre growth is now the new reality”. Growth in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) had positive momentum since 2H2015 and into ...
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Europen Dramatic Monetary Policies Likely to Create Hot Money Inflow Into China
Mar 3, 2015Dramatic monetary policies in Europe have lots of potential to create a new surge of hot money inflow into China, says Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist at the Bank of New York Mellon. Hot money is speculative money that flows ...
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RBI Reduced The Policy Repo Rate Under The Liquidity Adjustment Facility
Jan 16, 2015The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s central bank, has reduced the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 8.0 per cent to 7.75 per cent with immediate effect. Consequently, ...
Tags: liquidity adjustment facility, banking system, Textile
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Europe's Flexible Packaging Market Was Down From 2.1% by Value and 1.8% by Volume in 2012
Aug 19, 2014A new study by the consultancy provider showed Europe’s flexible packaging market was down from 2.1% by value and 1.8% by volume in 2012. Declining demand in a number of national markets, principally France and Italy, and the ...
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Chinese Apparel Company Eratat Lifestyle Limited Witnessed a DIP in Sales Revenue Q3
Jan 23, 2014Amidst a subdued domestic economic scenario, Chinese apparel company Eratat Lifestyle Limited witnessed a dip in sales revenue and profitability in the third quarter of 2013. The company, which is engaged in the design and distribution ...
Tags: fashion footwear, fashion apparel
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Ashima Witnessed a 2.2 Per Cent Decline in Its Net Sales
Jan 9, 2014The year 2013-14 was difficult for fabric manufacturing industry as it faced problems on several fronts such as continued inflationary pressures, firming of yarn prices and persistent slowdown in global textile industry. The current ...
Tags: fabric industry, Textile
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Tarkett Has Announced a Price Increase Across The Johnsonite Commercial Product Portfolio
Dec 19, 2013Tarkett has announced a price increase across the Johnsonite commercial product portfolio. The system of solutions includes VCT, vinyl sheet and tile, linoleum, rubber sheet and tile, LVT, stairwell management, and accessories. The ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
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PPI : Flat Glass Prices Climbed 1.3 Percent From October to November
Dec 18, 2013Flat glass prices climbed 1.3 percent from October to November, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report issued by the U.S. Labor Department. It's welcome news for an industry that saw prices fall precipitously during the ...
Tags: Flat Glass, Glass, Construction, Decoration
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China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index Dipped to 50.8
Dec 5, 2013China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) dipped to 50.8 in November, beating the flash estimate of 50.4, a HSBC survey showed on Monday. However, the final reading of the HSBC November manufacturing PMI was down a notch from ...
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PMI for China Rose to a Final Reading of 50.8 in November
Dec 4, 2013The HSBC purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China rose to a final reading of 50.8 in November, almost unchanged from the 50.9 recorded in October and up from the previously released flash estimate of 50.4 for November, HSBC Holdings PLC ...
Tags: manufacturing, PMI