June machinery orders point to continued expansion in the Japanese economy. Machinery orders rose sharply in June. Foreign and public orders, taken together, were up 8.20% and core private orders, excluding ships and utilities were up [...]
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Global| Aug 09 2004June Machinery Orders in Japan Point to Continued Expansion in the Economy
- Global| Aug 09 2004
June Machinery Orders in Japan Point to Continued Expansion in the Economy
June machinery orders point to continued expansion in the Japanese economy. Machinery orders rose sharply in June. Foreign and public orders, taken together, were up 8.20% and core private orders, excluding ships and utilities were up [...]
- Global| Aug 03 2004
Distributive Trades Survey in UK Suggests A Slowing or Even a Decline in Retail Sales
The Survey of the Distributive Trades conducted by the Confederation of British Industries (CBI) showed that the balance of outlets reporting increases in sales over a year ago in the UK fell from 43 in June to 24 in July. The survey [...]
- Global| Jul 26 2004
June Department Store Sales in Japan Suggest Deflation Continues
June department store sales in Japan showed a 5.7% decline from June, 2003 on a same store basis. Total department sales declined 6.08%. Much of the decline is due to the continued influence of falling prices. No data are available on [...]
- Global| Jul 13 2004
Inflation as Measured by Harmonized Indexes of Consumer Prices (HICP) Rises in the United Kingdom, France and Spain
Inflation in the United Kingdom, as measured by the year-to-year percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index has risen in the past three months and in June was 1.6%, the highest level since March,2003. Prior to December 10, 2003, [...]
- Global| Jul 12 2004
A Mixed Picture of Industrial Production Trends Outside the United States
More data on industrial production in countries outside the U. S. were released today. The data are mixed. In the Pacific Rim, India reported an increase of 0.15% in May from April and a 6.35% rise over April 2003. Indonesia reported [...]
- Global| Jul 06 2004
Price Rises Beginning to Accelerate in Pacific Rim Countries
Consumer price rises are beginning to accelerate in the Pacific Rim. The pace of acceleration is varied, but the general trend is upward. China, Hong Kong and Taiwan--all of whom had been experiencing deflation--are beginning to show [...]
- Global| Jun 29 2004
French Business Turns More Confident on Production Trends, but a Growing Proportion Predict Rising Prices
INSEE's (Institute Nationale de la Statistiques et les Etudes Economique) composite indicator of French business confidence for June rose to April's three year high of 105 after having declined to 104 in May. Although the overall [...]
- Global| Jun 28 2004
Retail Sales in Japan Decline in May. Does This Mean a Decline in Second Quarter Total Household Spending?
The latest report on retail sales in Japan suggests that the rise in household consumption in the first quarter Gross Domestic Product may not be sustained in the second quarter. May retail sales were -2.47% below sales of a year ago [...]
- Global| Jun 22 2004
Producer Price Inflation in the Baltic Countries
Inflation in producer prices in the Baltic States spiked up in the last two months. Data on producer prices for Estonia and Latvia were released yesterday and show year over year rates of increases in the seasonally unadjusted data [...]
- Global| Jun 15 2004
Another Hike in the Offering for the UK Bank Rate?
Consumer prices in the UK in May were 1.55% above a year ago. the largest year-to-year increase since March, 2003. The largest impact came from transportation costs for fuels and lubricants, which were 8.23% higher than in May,2003. [...]
- Global| Jun 14 2004
Recovery in Manufacturing Activity in the Pacific Rim Widens with Indonesian Report of Sharp Rise
Indonesia reported that, seasonally unadjusted, April Industrial Production in manufacturing was 17.07% above April, 2003. For the first four months of this year, manufacturing production was up 14.94% over the corresponding months of [...]
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