Industrial production in emerging economies continues to out pace that of the countries of developed Europe. April industrial production data for two emerging countries--Malaysia and Slovakia--and two developed countries of Europe-- [...]
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Global| Jun 07 2004IP in Emerging Countries Outpaces that of Western Europe
- Global| Jun 01 2004
Purchasing Managers Say Manufacturing in the Euro-12 Area Rose in May to the Highest Level Since October 2000
Except for a minor decline in February, 2004, the manufacturing sector of the Euro-12 area has been rising since June, 2003 according to the survey of some 3000 purchasing managers surveyed by NTC Research Ltd. for Reuters Group Plc. [...]
May data on consumer and business confidence are available for Belgium and the Netherlands, and business confidence for Germany (the IFO measure.) Confidence among both business and consumers had generally been steadily improving [...]
- Global| May 24 2004
Chile's Gross Domestic Product Increases 1% in Q1 of 2004. Exports of Copper Play a Major Role
Chile's Gross Domestic Product rose 1% in the first quarter of 2004 from the last quarter of 2003, the largest rate of growth since the fourth quarter of 2000. A small decline in domestic demand was more than offset by the exports of [...]
- Global| May 18 2004
Strong Growth in Asia excl China Beginning to Lessen Deflationary Tendencies
Japan, Singapore and Taiwan have recently released data on their first quarter Gross Domestic Products. On a seasonally unadjusted basis, year-over-year growth in Japan was 5.36%, Singapore, 7.48% and Taiwan, 6.28%. The increases in [...]
- Global| May 17 2004
With Positive Balances on Current and Financial Accounts Japan Continues to Pile Up Foreign Exchange Reserves
For the first quarter of 2004, Japan reported a current account balance of 50,388 (100 million yen) or about 15,000 (100 million yen) above the first quarter of 2003. At the same time, the financial account showed an increase of [...]
- Global| May 11 2004
Fears of Higher Rates Cause Turmoil in Foreign Exchange Markets
Earlier this year the weakness in the dollar that had characterized the foreign exchange markets during most of last year reversed itself as growth in the US economy exceeded expectations. More recently, the probability of higher [...]
- Global| May 10 2004
Current European CPIs Show no Sign of Rising Inflation but Consumer Expectations and High Oil Prices Pose Upside Risks
The Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Norway and Slovakia released Consumer price indexes for April. Since most of the data are seasonally unadjusted, year over year changes are shown in the following table for the first four months of [...]
- Global| May 04 2004
French Consumer Confidence Up Slightly in April
The monthly household survey conducted by the Instiute National de la Statistique et Etudes Economic (INSEE) showed a slight improvement in French consumer confidence in April, with the overall balance of opinion rising from a minus [...]
Purchasing managers in the Euro-12 reported continued growth in manufacturing in April. (Diffusion indexes that range from 0% to 100% based on surveys are complied for Reuters Group Plc by NTC Research Ltd. A percentage over 50% [...]
- Global| Apr 27 2004
Japanese Consumer Confidence Rises Sharply
Consumer confidence in Japan, as reported by the Economic and Social Research Institute, rose to 42.5% in the first quarter of this year, the highest level since the fourth quarter of 2000. All of the components of the total index, [...]
- Global| Apr 26 2004
German IFO Business Climate Survey Surprises on the Up Side but Expectations Component Continues to Decline
The IFO survey of the German business climate rose unexpectedly in April to 96.3 (2000=100) from 95.4 in March. However, the expectations component, appraising conditions six months ahead, continued to decline and was at 97.8 in April [...]
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