Chemical Engineering :: Business & Economics :: Economic Indicators http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 1:05:13 EDT U.S. specialty chemical market volume rose 0.2% in April, ACC says The market volume for specialty chemicals in the U.S. edged upward in April, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The 0.2% gain in April matched the March, but was below the gains of January, February and the fourth quarter of 2012. Specialty... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10618.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Global CPRI ahead for April; gains centered in emerging, ACC says In April, the Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) rose 0.2%, a level about even with the average gain in the first quarter of 2013, according to data discussed in the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10595.html Tue, 28 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Chemical Activity Barometer shows modest growth in U.S. economy Tempered expansion of the U.S. economy continues, according to the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) released today. The economic indicator, shown to lead U.S. business cycles by an average of eight months at cycle... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10546.html Tue, 21 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT U.S. specialty chemicals market volume rose 0.1% in March, ACC says The total market volume of specialty chemicals in the U.S. rose by 0.1% in March, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). In its latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report, ACC commented that the March gain represents a deceleration from the 0.6% gain... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10526.html Fri, 10 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Global CPRI grows in March, but at a subdued pace, ACC says The Global Chemical Production Regional Index (Global CPRI) rose 0.1% in March, a subdued pace compared to January and February, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com). The information on the Global CPRI was part of ACC’s latest Weekly Chemistry... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10515.html Mon, 6 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT U.S. CPRI slips in March, ACC says The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (US CPRI) slipped by 0.1% in March, following a revised 0.4% gain in February, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com).   In its latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report, ACC said chemical production... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10508.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT CAB leading economic indicator shows 9th consecutive monthly gain in April Despite headlines to the contrary, the U.S. economy remains in a state of slow growth, according to the American Chemistry Council's (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), released this week. The economic indicator, shown to lead U.S. business cycles by... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10505.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT U.S. transactions drive Q1 deal value in chemicals M&A, PwC says U.S. transactions led merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the chemicals industry in the first quarter of 2013, driving almost 45% of the total deal value as companies focused on domestic growth, according to PwC US (PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLC; New York; www.pwc.com/us). In the first three months of... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10506.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Gas and utility production lead industrial output gain, ACC report says Industrial production rose by 0.4% in March, according to data from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board (Washington, D.C.; www.federalreserve.gov) that was discussed in the latest Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, D.C.; www.americanchemistry.com).  ... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10438.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Chemical prices continue rise, CLI points to growth, ACC report says Prices for chemicals rose overall 0.5% in March, following a 0.6% gain in February and a 0.9% gain in January, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Washington, D.C.; www.bls.gov) that were discussed in the most recent Weekly Chemistry and Economic Report from the American Chemistry... http://www.che.com/business_and_economics/economic_indicators.html/10423.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT