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From January to November, the industrial enterprises above designated size (all state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises with an annual sales over 5 million yuan, same as follow) reached 2,589.1 billion yuan, rose by 7.8 percent year-on-year.

The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for 30-year fixed mortgages increased sixteen basis points last week to 4.93 percent, up from 4.77 percent the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate Web site Zillow.com®. Rates for 15-year fixed mortgages rose thirteen basis points to 4.37 percent from 4.24 percent, and 5-1 adjustable rate mortgages increased thirteen basis points to 3.98 percent, from 3.85 percent the week prior.

Global airline capacity for December 2009 shows positive growth compared to December 2008, reports OAG, the world's leading aviation data business with its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline flights and seats. There are 294.8 million seats available this month, a rise of 4% over December 2008 levels. Global frequencies are up 1% compared to December 2008, with a total of 2.4 million flights scheduled for December 2009, despite an average North American frequency decline of 2%. Worldwide, frequencies and capacity in the low cost sector are both up by 10% compared to a year ago, accounting for 444,539 flights (18%) and 65.6 million seats (22%).

The holidays are a wonderful time full of having fun with friends and family and giving gifts to the people we care about. For many consumers, however, the joy of the season will soon be replaced by the stress of paying holiday debt.

As biodegradable plastics fall under the "green" category, they exhibit high potential for growth compared to other thriving environment-friendly technologies in the renewable energy and chemicals segments. Opportunities are proliferating in key application areas such as packaging/plastic bags, agriculture, consumer goods, electronics, automotive, and healthcare. Growth in this sector occurs due to factors such as climate change, favorable governmental measures, and green procurement policies practiced by governments as well as corporate entities. Stringent environmental regulations are driving the development of bio-based products and triggering the growth of the biodegradable plastics industry.

Total shipments of goods in the United States accounted for nearly $11.7 trillion in revenue and 12.5 billion tons in 2007, according to new data released jointly by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up from $8.4 trillion and 11.7 billion tons in 2002.

As 2009 comes to a close, the majority of Americans are filled with significant uncertainty and anxiety about the state of the US economy - and its prospects for a quick recovery in the New Year.

eMarketer estimates that 2009 US retail e-commerce sales will come in at $131.4 billion, representing a slight annual decrease of 0.6%. By 2013 sales are expected to rise to $189.3 billion.

December new-vehicle retail sales are expected to increase substantially compared with one year ago, indicating the continuation of the industry's recovery, according to J.D. Power and Associates, which gathers real-time transaction data from more than 8,900 franchisees across the United States.

Standard & Poor's Equity Research has published semi-annual surveys for several industries, including Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, Household Durables, Lodging & Gaming, General Retailing, Computers (Commercial Services and Consumer Services & the Internet), Investment Services, Pharmaceuticals, and Household Nondurables.