Total Industrial production in Ireland rose 2.9% in April from March while production in manufacturing rose 4.6%. In addition to the usual industry and market sector breakdowns of total production, Ireland also classifies production [...]
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Global| Jun 13 2005Irish Industrial Production: A Slowdown in the "Modern Sector"
- Global| Jun 07 2005
Industrial Production: Germany, Norway, Brazil and Hungary
Industrial production data for April were released today for Germany, Norway, Brazil and Hungary--a large and a small developed economy and a large and a small emerging economy. The first chart compares the trend in manufacturing [...]
- Global| Jun 06 2005
UK Survey of Jobs Reveals Softening in the Labor Market
Despite small increases in the demand for and in placements of permanent staff in recent months, the job market in the United Kingdom has been easing for about a year as revealed in The Survey of Jobs conducted by NTC Research on [...]
- Global| May 31 2005
Consumer and Business Confidence in the Euro Zone Declines in May
Both business and consumer confidence in the Euro Zone declined in May as shown in the first chart. Consumers have been more pessimistic than businesses since October 2002. The percent balance between those consumers who were [...]
- Global| May 24 2005
Germany' First Quarter GDP Increased 1%: Participants in the ZEW Survey Become More Cautious on the Outlook
Details of Germany's first quarter Gross Domestic Product were released today. Total growth in the economy was 1%, the same as the Flash Estimate of two weeks ago. The detailed data show that domestic demand continued to be weak. It [...]
- Global| May 23 2005
South Korea and Taiwan Report Slow Growth in the First Quarter of 2005
South Korea and Taiwan have recently reported first quarter Gross Domestic Product numbers. GDP in South Koreas increased 0.35% in the first quarter or at an annual rate of 1.41%. This was well below the annual growth rates of the [...]
- Global| May 17 2005
Japan's Real GDP Strong in First Quarter,2005: Deflation Still a Problem
The first quarter preliminary report for Japan's Real Gross Domestic Product released today was surprisingly good. GDP increased at annual rate of 5.3%. Last year also started out with a bang--a slightly larger increase, 5.6%-- but [...]
- Global| May 16 2005
China' Trade in Goods: Changes in Direction
China's balance of trade, which had risen sharply during 2004 and into January of this year, has begun to moderate. The April balance was $7,259 million compared to $7,974 in March and the peak of $11,443 reached in January. China's [...]
- Global| May 10 2005
Balance of German Trade in Goods Reached New Peak in March
German exports, seasonally adjusted, rose 2.1%, in March after having declined by almost 3% in February. At the same time imports declined 1.2%. As a result, the balance of trade rose by 2.9 billion euros to 15.1 billion euros, an all [...]
March Industrial production data were released today for the developed nations-- Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom; and for the developing nations--Slovakia, Turkey and Malaysia. Each country reported a decline in production from [...]
- Global| May 03 2005
Confederation of British Industry's (CBI'S) Distributive Trades Survey: Retail and Motor Trades Slow Sharply, [...]
The Confederation of British Industries' (CBI's) Distributive Trades Survey released today, shows a weakening in current retail trade volume and in expected volumes. The percent balance between those who reported an increase in volume [...]
- Global| May 02 2005
Exchange Rates in the Pacific Rim
Ever since its sharp devaluation at the end of 1993, China has pegged its currency, the Yuan, (domestically known as the renminbi) to 8.277 to the US $. Recently, calls, particularly from the United States, for an appreciation of the [...]
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