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The Leading Index for France Increased 0.4 Percent in March

added: 17-05-2007

The Conference Board reports that the leading index for France increased 0.4 percent and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in March.

Demand Response and Advanced Metering Can Save $35 Billion in Electricity Costs Over the Next 20 Years

added: 17-05-2007

Rising electricity costs are once again dominating the headlines. One way to lower these costs is to avoid the construction of expensive peaking power plants. Analysis undertaken by The Brattle Group shows that demand response programs based on advanced metering and dynamic pricing could reduce peak load in the United States by at least 5% over the next few years.

Japanese Report Record Trade and Current Account Surpluses Thanks to Weak Yen

added: 17-05-2007

The Automotive Trade Policy Council (ATPC), speaking on behalf of General Motors, Ford and DaimlerChrysler, pointed to Japan's announcement earlier this week of record- breaking trade and current account surpluses as compelling evidence that the U.S. needs to pressure Japan to urgently realign its heavily undervalued yen.

Rising Gas Prices Begin to Sway New-Vehicle Owners Toward Smaller Versions of Trucks and Utility Vehicles

added: 17-05-2007

Rising gasoline prices have some owners of large and midsize trucks trading to smaller vehicles, according to real-time retail transaction data from the Power Information Network (PIN), a division of J.D. Power and Associates.

Household Spending on Gasoline Up 85% Over Five Years Ago

added: 17-05-2007

Households are spending about $1,000 more per year for gasoline than they were just five years ago, an 85 percent increase according to consumer groups' analysis in testimony prepared for the House Judiciary Committee.

Commission Proposes that Malta Adopts the euro in 2008

added: 17-05-2007

The European Commission concluded that Malta has achieved a high degree of sustainable economic convergence with the euro area Member States and that it fulfils the necessary conditions to adopt the euro. On the basis of this positive Convergence Report, the Commission proposes to the Council that Malta adopts the euro on the 1st of January 2008.

Euro area annual inflation stable at 1.9% in April

added: 17-05-2007

Euro area annual inflation was 1.9% in April 2007, unchanged compared with March. A year earlier the rate was 2.5%. Monthly inflation was 0.6% in April 2007. EU annual inflation was 2.2% in April 2007, down from 2.3% in March. A year earlier the rate was 2.3%. Monthly inflation was 0.6% in April 2007.

US: Real Earnings in April

added: 17-05-2007

Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.5 percent from March to April after seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

US: Consumer Price Index in April

added: 17-05-2007

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The April level of 206.686 (1982-84=100) was 2.6 percent higher than in April 2006.

Worldwide Software Piracy Rate Holds Steady at 35%

added: 17-05-2007

A new study reveals that 35% of the software installed in 2006 on personal computers (PCs) worldwide was obtained illegally, amounting to nearly $40 billion in global losses due to software piracy. Progress was seen in a number of emerging markets, most notably in China, where the piracy rate dropped ten percentage points in three years, and in Russia, where piracy fell seven percentage points over three years.

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