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Euro Area Annual Inflation Stable at 2.4% in July 2012

added: 20-08-2012

Euro area annual inflation was 2.4% in July 2012, stable compared to June. A year earlier the rate was 2.6%. Monthly inflation was -0.5% in July 2012. EU annual inflation was 2.5% in July 2012, also stable compared to June. A year earlier the rate was 2.9%. Monthly inflation was -0.4% in July 2012.

Industrial Production Down by 0.6% in Euro Area June 2012

added: 20-08-2012

In June 2012 compared with May 2012, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.6% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.9% in the EU27. In May production rose by 0.9% and 0.8% respectively. In June 2012 compared with June 2011, industrial production dropped by 2.1% in the euro area and by 2.2% in the EU27.

Volume of Retail Trade up by 0.1% in Euro Area in June 2012

added: 20-08-2012

In June 2012 compared with May 2012, the volume of retail trade rose by 0.1% in the euro area (EA17) and fell by 0.3% in the EU272. In May retail trade increased by 0.8% in both zones. In June 2012, compared with June 2011, the retail sales index declined by 1.2% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU27.

Industrial Producer Prices Down by 0.5% in Euro Area in June 2012

added: 03-08-2012

In June 2012, compared with May 2012, the industrial producer price index fell by 0.5% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.8% in the EU27. In May prices decreased by 0.5% and 0.7% respectively. In June 2012 compared with June 2011, industrial producer prices gained 1.8% in the euro area and 1.6% in the EU27.

Household Saving Rate Nearly Stable at 13.3% in the Euro Area and 11.6% in the EU27

added: 02-08-2012

In the first quarter of 2012 compared with the fourth quarter of 2011, the household saving rate and the household investment rate remained almost stable in both the euro area (EA17) and the EU27. In the euro area, household disposable income increased by 0.2% in real terms, after falling by 0.5% in the previous quarter.

Business Investment Rate Nearly Stable at 20.6% in the Euro Area and Down to 19.9% in the EU27

added: 02-08-2012

In the first quarter of 2012, compared with the fourth quarter of 2011, the business investment rate remained nearly stable in the euro area and fell slightly in the EU27. In the euro area, the business profit share rose slightly, as wage costs remained stable while value added increased slightly.

Home Prices Continue to Rise in May 2012 According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices

added: 01-08-2012

Data through May 2012, released by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that average home prices increased by 2.2% in May over April for both the 10- and 20-City Composites.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Increases After Four Consecutive Declines

added: 01-08-2012

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in June, improved slightly in July. The Index now stands at 65.9 (1985=100), up from 62.7 in June. The Expectations Index improved to 79.1 from 73.4. The Present Situation Index, however, decreased slightly to 46.2 from 46.6 a month ago.

Euro Area Unemployment Rate at 11.2% in June 2012

added: 31-07-2012

The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 11.2% in June 2012, stable compared with May. It was 10.0% in June 2011. The EU27 unemployment rate was 10.4% in June 2012, also stable compared with May. It was 9.5% in June 2011.

U.S. Companies Continue to Underperform European and Japanese Businesses in Environmental and Social Disclosure

added: 27-07-2012

U.S. corporations continue to lag far behind their counterparts in other developed economies - notably the European Union and Japan - in transparency of environmental and social practices. According to a new study by The Conference Board, the overall disclosure rate of this type of information by U.S. companies in the Russell 1000 is 10 percent, compared to 19 percent for a global sample of 3000 business organizations tracked by Bloomberg’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) database.

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