11/20/2007 2:59:00 PM
China´s monthly output of cotton fabric reached 2.524 billion square meters in October, reflecting 17.61 percent year-on-year growth, which followed brisk gains of 20.2 percent to 2.498 billion square meters in September. January through October cumulative cotton fabric production increased…
11/20/2007 2:57:00 PM
As of the end of October, the cotton-ginning branch of the China Cotton Association and the National Bureau of Statistics report that 714 gins had installed HVI classing facilities, which represents an increase of 313 gins from a year ago. 518 of these gins have adopted the new technology outlined by…
11/19/2007 4:14:00 PM
As the U.S. economy approaches flat to negative growth, more attention is being focused on Asia and the Subcontinent. Japan, the largest economy in Asia, experienced third quarter GDP growth at an annualized 2.6 percent rate, which was an improvement from a 1.6 percent contraction in the second quart…
11/19/2007 4:13:00 PM
China´s industrial production increased 17.9 percent in October, which was quite strong but below expectations, with automobiles and electronics leading the improvement. January through October cumulative industrial output expanded 18.5 percent, which was up from 16.6 percent in 2006. Texti…
11/19/2007 4:11:00 PM
Hong Kong´s economy continued to grow in the third quarter with its GDP rising 6.2 percent in real terms over the same period last year, Acting Government Economist Helen Chan said Friday. The result marked the 16th consecutive quarter that GDP growth exceeded the average trend growth. Chan…
11/16/2007 6:01:00 PM
China´s protein and edible oil markets are "hot", which is a result of a shortfall in the domestic soybean crop and robust demand. China´s 2007 domestic soybean production will decline over one million tons below the last official estimate and over four million tons from…
11/16/2007 6:00:00 PM
In October, China´s retail sales increased 18.1 percent to 826.3 billion yuan, up from 17.0 percent growth in September and the highest level in eight years. The most significant factor was that three product groups, apparel, electronics and automobiles, drove sales growth, with each increa…
11/16/2007 5:57:00 PM
China´s domestic price inflation escalated in October, as the CPI rose 6.5 percent from the previous year, which was up from 6.2 percent in September and matched August CPI growth of 6.5 percent. Again, the price increase was not universal, but heavily concentrated in food. In October, pric…
11/16/2007 5:54:00 PM
Marks & Spencer, the biggest garments retailer of UK, has planned to open the first department store next year in Shanghai. The company is also looking for the opportunity to open the department store in Beijing city. Marks & Spencer will be the fifth global retail magnate to enter Sh…
11/15/2007 4:56:00 PM
In the first three quarters of 2007, the average wage of on-duty staff and workers in urban areas reached 16,675 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.8 percent. Of the total, the average wages of state-owned units was 17,819 yuan, up by 20.8 percent; that of collective-owned units was 9,996 yuan, rose…
