- US trade deficit biggest in more than two years
The US trade deficit widened for the second consecutive month in March to its highest level since December 2008, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.The trade shortfall increased 2.5 percent to 40.4 billion dollars from February, the department's seasonally adjusted data showed.The March deficit was in line with the 40.5-billion-dollar gap expected by most analysts. 米国の貿易赤字は2カ月連続で3月に最高値2008年12月から拡大、商務省はWednesday.The貿易不足報告40400000000ドルに2月からされ、部門の季節調整済みデータはshowed.The年3月の赤字2.5％増行40.5億ドルのギャップ、ほとんどのアナリストによる予想とします
- New US housing projects on the rise
New US housing projects rose in January, the government said Wednesday, indicating the embattled sector's fragile recovery from a brutal recession.The Commerce Department said that construction starts on privately owned homes climbed 2.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000 units, from the revised December estimate of 575,000.That was higher than the 580,000 new projects expected by most analysts and 21.1 percent above the January 2009 rate of 488,000. 米国の新しい住宅プロジェクトの1月の上昇は、政府は21日、残忍なrecession.The商務省から四面楚歌のセクターの脆弱な回復を示すによると、建設個人所有の住宅に開始した2.8％の591,000台、季節調整済み年率換算するには、から登頂575000の改訂された12月の推定
- Gold rallies on weak dollar
Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended higher on Wednesday, as dollar slipped against other major currencies. Sliver and platinum both surged.
The most active gold contract for June delivery rose 6.2 U.S. dollars, or 0.5 percent, to finish at 1,159.6 dollars.
The U.S. labor department said on Wednesday that U.S. consumer prices index increased 0.1 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, matching previous forecast. The government's core consume ... COMEXの本部ニューヨークマーカンタイル取引所の上のゴールド先物市場は続伸、ドルが他の主要通貨に対して下落した
- Japan's core machinery orders rise 4% in April on month
Japan's core machinery orders rose a seasonally adjusted 4.0 percent in April from a month earlier, the Cabinet Office said in a report Wednesday.
Machinery orders in April, seen as a key gauge for capital spending and therefore an important economic indicator, beat economists' median forecast of a 1.0 percent increase and followed a 5.4 percent rise in March.
Analysts suggest the increase in capital spending is a sign Japan's export-driven economy is steadily recovering, however economist ... 日本のコア機械受注は、以前の4月から毎月上昇％を季節調整済み4.0、内閣府がビートとのレポート機械受注インチ水曜日4月指。経済したがって、重要であり、アクセスキーとしてゲージの資本支出は、エコノミストの中央値増加％の予測は1.0と3月5.4％の上昇を続けて
- US January consumer prices inch up
US consumer prices inched up in January but core inflation -- excluding food and energy -- unexpectedly fell for the first time in 27 years amid a sluggish recovery, official data showed Friday.The consumer price index rose 0.2 percent, led by gasoline prices, the Labor Department reported in seasonally adjusted data.The CPI increase was a tick below the analyst consensus forecast of 0.3 percent. 米国の消費者物価は1月が、コアインフレ率の上昇した-食品とエネルギーを除く-が突然27歳では初めての低迷回復するなか、下落、公式のデータを示したFriday.The消費者物価指数は0.2％、ガソリン価格を中心に、バラ労働省は、季節調整済みdata.The CPIの増加に報告した0.3％のアナリストのコンセンサス予想の下に目盛り
- Japan's jobless rate rises in April
Japan's jobless rate rose a seasonally adjusted 5.1 in April, the Ministry of Internal affairs and Communication said in a report on Friday.
And 100,000 more people were out of work in April from a year earlier, with the figure rising to 3.56 million jobless people, the ministry said.
Additionally the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry reported Friday that the jobs-to-applicants ratio dipped to 0.48 from 0.49 in March, the first fall since August, when it dropped to a record low of 0.42.
... 日本の失業率は4月季節調整済み5.1に上昇し、省事務の内部との通信は、金曜日にレポートで述べた
- Japan's jobless rate rises to 5% in March
Japan's unemployment rate in March stood at a seasonally adjusted 5.0 percent, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said in a report on Friday.
The figure for March marked a 0.1 percent increase from a month earlier when the figure stood at 4.9 percent, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said in a preliminary report on Friday that the number of jobless people rose in March from a year earlier, climbing by 150,000 people to 3.5 million people ... 失業率は3月の日本パーセント5.0立っていた時、季節調整済み、健康、厚生労働省は、金曜日にレポートで述べた
- Japan's industrial output rises 1.3% in April
Japan's industrial production rose a seasonally adjusted 1.3 percent in April from a month earlier, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said in a preliminary report on Monday.
The production index in April stood at 96.0 against the base of 100 for 2005, marking the second straight month of increase and a 25.9 percent rise on year, the report stated.
The index of industrial shipments gained 1.6 percent to 98.2 and that of industrial inventories was up 0.3 percent to 94.3. Inv ... 日本の工業生産は、以前の4月から毎月上昇％を季節調整済み1.3、工業省は、経済省（METI）月曜日に予備報告によると、インデックスは4月の生産2005年立っていたのベースに対して96.0 100年25.9％の上昇とマーキングカ月連続の増加2番目のレポートが明らかにした
- Japan's service demand slips as consumer spending wanes
Japan's demand for services fell in November with consumer spending notably dropping, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
The preliminary tertiary industry activity index for November, which covers activity in industries which account for 63 percent of Japan's economy, fell 0.2 percent from October, to a seasonally adjusted 96.6 points, METI said in a report on Tuesday.
Consumer spending in Japan accounts for 60 percent of the national economy, but demand in th ... サービス向けに日本の要求を11月には、消費者支出が顕著に落ち、経済産業省、貿易産業省（METI）によると、下落した
- More jobs lost in Los Angeles County than late last year
The Los Angeles County has still to walk out of a recession quagmire as unemployment in January has registered an increase from December as well as the same time last year, according to the latest statistics released by the California State Economic Development Department (EDD) on Wednesday.
According to the EDD, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 12.5 percent in January, up from a revised 12.3 percent in December. A total of 606,000 people were unemployed in January in the are ... ロサンゼルス郡が、まだ1月の失業率は不況の泥沼に昨年12月にも同じ時間などから増加登録している、最新の統計情報は、カリフォルニア州経済開発局（エド）が18日に発表によると、関係を絶つこと
- South African PMI rises
South Africa's purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose for the fifth consecutive month in December as a rebound in manufacturing strengthened, Kagiso Securities Ltd said.
The seasonally adjusted index increased to 52.5 from 50.3 the month before, Johannesburg-based Kagiso said in an e-mailed statement yesterday. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion in factory production.
&$&$Source: China Daily&$&$ ... 南アフリカ共和国の購買担当者指数（PMI）を5カ月連続で12月の反動として、Kagiso証券株式会社との強化製造業、季節調整済み指数52.5には毎月50.3より前に、ヨハネスブルグ増加Kagisoベースのバラ電子メールで述べたメールによる声明の昨日
- HK jobless rate drops to 4.6 percent
Hong Kong said Thursday that its unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 percent between December and February as hiring continued to be boosted by a strong pick-up in economic activities.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate was down from 4.9 percent for the November-January period, and was below the 4.8 percent forecast of 10 economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires.
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... 香。木曜日は、その失業率は4.6％に、12月と2月の間に雇用ような強力なピックアップの経済活動を後押しすることを続けて減少した
- Japan's machinery orders rise 20.1% in December
Private sector machinery orders increased a seasonally adjusted 20.1 percent in December from a month earlier to 751.2 billion yen (8.3 billion U.S. dollars) according to a report released by the Cabinet Office on Wednesday.
The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan increased by 21.2 percent in December from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.
In the October to December quarter the value of orders rose 7.8 percent in comparison to t ... 民間部門の機械受注、12月に今月から751200000000円（8.3億ドル）を以前のバージョンには、季節調整済み20.1％増加した報告書は、内閣府が18日に発売になった
- US retail sales rise 0.5% in January
US retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.5 percent in January, official data showed Friday in a report suggesting that consumer spending key to economic recovery is gaining momentum.The Commerce Department reported that seasonally adjusted retail sales totaled 355.8 billion dollars in January, a half percentage point higher than in December and 4.7 percent higher than the year-ago level.The increase in retail and food-service sales was better than the 0.3 percent expected by most analysts. 米国の小売売上高は、予想以上の公式データは金曜日に報告書は、消費支出が経済回復の鍵をmomentum.The商務省が高まっていることを示唆で示した0.5％増、1月の予定だったが、季節調整済み小売売上高は1月の355800000000ドルの集計報告で0.5％ポイント、12月に比べて4.7％と前年よりも高い前level.The増加小売、食品サービスの売上高は0.3％、ほとんどのアナリストが予想よりも良かった
- U.S. housing construction falls 4% in December 2009
U.S. housing construction in December 2009 fell lower than expected, according to a government report released on Wednesday.
The Commerce Department said that privately-owned housing starts dropped at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 percent to 557,000 last month, lower than the revised November estimate of 580,000. Economists had expected the December data would be 580, 000 units.
An estimated 553,800 housing units were started in 2009. This is 38.8 percent below the 2008 figure of ... 2009年12月の米住宅着工が予想よりも低く、政府の報告書18日に発表によると、
- In Brief
New home sales unexpectedly fell 7.6 per cent last month, capping the industry's weakest year on record. The Department of Commerce said December sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 342,000 from an upwardly revised November pace of 370,000. Economists surveyed had forecast a pace of 370,000 for December. The results were the weakest since March and indicated demand remains sluggish despite expanded tax incentives. 新規住宅販売件数が予期せず、先月は、業界の最大の弱点年間の記録の上限7.6％増となった
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