PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - JULY 2013
The Producer Price Index for finished goods was unchanged in July, seasonally adjusted, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Prices for finished goodsmoved up 0.8 percent
in June and 0.5 percent in May. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods also were unchanged in July,and the crude goods index
rose 1.2 percent. On an unadjusted basis, prices for finished goods advanced 2.1 percent for the
12 months ended July 2013.
Give a more longer term perspective of Economic trends and the Macroeconomic and Monetary Interdependence of the Global Economy. With the Background of this approach the blog will deal with the implications for Investment decisions. The author believes that China and the Asia Pacific Region are and will be the powerhouse for the global economic growth for years to come. It will also cover IT because of its momentum driver for economic growth.
Wednesday 14 August 2013
US PPI July
EU zone economy grew 0.3% in Q2
The euro-zone economy emerged more strongly than expected from its longest postwar contraction in the three months to June, but a resolution to its banking and fiscal crises remains a distant prospect.
The European Union's official statistics agency Wednesday said the combined gross domestic product of the currency area's 17 members was 0.3% higher than in the first three months of the year, but 0.7% lower than in the second quarter of 2012. It was the fastest quarterly expansion since the first three months of 2011.
The median forecast offered by 19 economists who were surveyed by The Wall Street Journal last week was for a quarter-to-quarter expansion of 0.2%, and a year-to-year decline of 0.8%.
The euro zone's return to growth after six
straight quarters of contraction was driven by Germany, its strongest and largest economy. It recorded the fastest expansion among large developed economies during the quarter.
Germany's GDP, the broadest measure of goods and services produced across the economy, swelled 0.7% in the second quarter from the preceding period, in line with economists' forecasts. That equals annualized growth of 2.9%, the statistics office said.
Source: WSJ
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