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Green Market: Is Green Still Golden?
added: 20-04-2009

Everyone knows that the price of going green is usually steeper than the alternative—in almost any product category. So with the recession putting the squeeze on consumer spending, are marketers becoming less enthusiastic about pushing environmentally correct products?
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Economic Survey of Estonia 2009
added: 20-04-2009

Estonia grew faster than most emerging market economies during 2000-07, but it is now in a severe recession. While the initial reversal of GDP growth was caused by a collapse of domestic demand, at the current juncture Estonia is vulnerable to external shocks as well. The current-account deficit has been reduced, but there are risks of further cut-back in credit that could intensify or prolong the reduction of output. The main challenge facing the policymakers is therefore to bring the economy quickly back to trend growth, which is complicated because of past policy commitments.
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Australia Should Intervene Quickly to Avert a Major Rise in Youth Unemployment, Says OECD
added: 20-04-2009

Young people are likely to be hit hard by rising unemployment as the global downturn continues. In Australia, where more young people work than in most OECD countries, the government should encourage more teenagers to stay in school past the age of 16 in order to boost their skills and improve their long-term career prospects for when the economy recovers and labour demand picks up again, according to a new OECD report.
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China: Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods Shot up in the First Quarter 2009
added: 20-04-2009

In the first quarter, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 2,939.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.0 percent.
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US Regional and State Employment and Unemployment in March 2009
added: 20-04-2009

Regional and state unemployment rates were nearly all higher in March. Forty-six states recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, North Dakota and the District of Columbia registered rate decreases, and 3 states had no change in their rate, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Over the year, jobless rates were up in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate rose from 8.1 percent in February to 8.5 percent in March, which was 3.4 percent-age points higher than in March 2008.
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Green Buying Remains Strong
added: 20-04-2009

The economy has not dampened the green commitments of most U.S. consumers, according to a recent national poll in which more than two thirds of those who purchase "green" products or services said their "green" buying habits are unchanged and one quarter said they've actually increased their purchase of "green" goods or services. Only 8 percent of "green" purchasers said the economy has reduced their buying of "green" products and services.
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China: Producer Price Index for Manufactured Goods Went down in March 2009
added: 20-04-2009

In March, producer price index (PPI) for manufactured goods was down by 6.0 percent year-on-year; purchasing prices for raw material, fuels and power dropped by 8.9 percent.
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Fitch: Early Euro Adoption Not Factored Into Eastern European Ratings
added: 20-04-2009

Fitch Ratings said that its sovereign ratings for countries in eastern Europe do not build in any expectation that the EU authorities will allow member states to adopt the euro unless they meet the Maastricht criteria.
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Euro Area External Trade Deficit 2.0 bn Euro in February 2009
added: 20-04-2009

The first estimate for the euro area (EA16) trade balance with the rest of the world in February 2009 gave a 2.0 bn euro deficit, compared with +1.7 bn in February 2008. The January 2009 balance was -10.9 bn, compared with -11.1 bn in January 2008. In February 2009 compared with January 2009, seasonally adjusted exports rose by 0.5% while imports fell by 0.8%.
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Construction Output Down by 1.8% in the Euro Area in February 2009
added: 19-04-2009

In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production fell by 1.8% in the euro area (EA16) and by 1.6% in the EU27 in February 2009, compared with the previous month. In January, production rose by 1.6% and 1.7% respectively.
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