sin Bulgaria CPI Housing & Utilities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:06:00 GMT CPI Housing Utilities in Bulgaria decreased to 15985.31 points in March from 16001.25 points in February of 2020. CPI Housing Utilities in Bulgaria averaged 9895.37 points from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 16001.25 points in February of 2020 and a record low of 75.63 points in January of 1995. This page provides - Bulgaria Cpi Housing & Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Ireland CPI Housing & Utilities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:09:00 GMT CPI Housing Utilities in Ireland decreased to 111.20 points in March from 111.80 points in February of 2020. CPI Housing Utilities in Ireland averaged 93.55 points from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 117.80 points in September of 2008 and a record low of 62 points in July of 2003. This page provides - Ireland Cpi Housing & Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Ease of Doing Business in Gabon By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:35:00 GMT Gabon is ranked 169 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Gabon remained unchanged at 169 in 2019 from 169 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Gabon averaged 161.92 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 169 in 2012 and a record low of 151 in 2008. The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ease of Doing Business in Gabon. Full Article
sin Maldives Cpi Housing Utilities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:46:00 GMT Cpi Housing Utilities in Maldives remained unchanged at 100.10 points in December from 100.10 points in November of 2019. Cpi Housing Utilities in Maldives averaged 104.23 points from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 115.90 points in September of 2017 and a record low of 94.70 points in May of 2018. This page provides - Maldives Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Ease of Doing Business in Afghanistan By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:35:00 GMT Afghanistan is ranked 173 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Afghanistan deteriorated to 173 in 2019 from 167 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Afghanistan averaged 171.42 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 183 in 2016 and a record low of 154 in 2010. The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ease of Doing Business in Afghanistan. Full Article
sin Afghanistan Cpi Housing Utilities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:47:00 GMT Cpi Housing Utilities in Afghanistan increased to 108.80 points in January from 107.30 points in December of 2019. Cpi Housing Utilities in Afghanistan averaged 107.02 points from 2015 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 110.90 points in January of 2018 and a record low of 100.30 points in March of 2016. This page provides - Afghanistan Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Croatia Cpi Housing Utilities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:52:00 GMT Cpi Housing Utilities in Croatia decreased to 100 points in March from 100.40 points in February of 2020. Cpi Housing Utilities in Croatia averaged 76.67 points from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 101.10 points in July of 2019 and a record low of 45.20 points in January of 1998. This page provides - Croatia Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Singapore GDP From Transport By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:52:00 GMT GDP From Transport in Singapore increased to 8101.20 SGD Million in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 8060.30 SGD Million in the third quarter of 2019. GDP From Transport in Singapore averaged 3950.87 SGD Million from 1975 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 8123.10 SGD Million in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 538.40 SGD Million in the first quarter of 1975. Gdp From Transport in Singapore includes Transport and storage. This page provides - Singapore Gdp From Transport- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin New Zealand GDP From Transport Postal and Warehousing By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:38:00 GMT GDP From Transport in New Zealand increased to 2804 NZD Million in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 2763 NZD Million in the third quarter of 2019. GDP From Transport in New Zealand averaged 1816.66 NZD Million from 1987 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 2822 NZD Million in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 941 NZD Million in the second quarter of 1987. This page provides - New Zealand Gdp From Transport, Postal, and Warehousing- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin United States GDP From Transportation and Warehousing By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:17:00 GMT GDP From Transport in the United States increased to 561.20 USD Billion in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 559 USD Billion in the third quarter of 2019. GDP From Transport in the United States averaged 490.86 USD Billion from 2005 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 565.40 USD Billion in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a record low of 429.60 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2005. This page provides - United States Gdp From Transportation and Warehousing- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Ease of Doing Business in Argentina By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:35:00 GMT Argentina is ranked 126 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Argentina deteriorated to 126 in 2019 from 119 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Argentina averaged 117.92 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 126 in 2019 and a record low of 112 in 2008. The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ease of Doing Business in Argentina. Full Article
sin Argentina CPI Housing By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:22:00 GMT CPI Housing Utilities in Argentina increased to 324.37 points in March from 319.98 points in February of 2020. CPI Housing Utilities in Argentina averaged 203.98 points from 2016 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 324.37 points in March of 2020 and a record low of 100 points in December of 2016. This page provides - Argentina Cpi Housing- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Madagascar Cpi Housing Utilities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 10:26:00 GMT Cpi Housing Utilities in Madagascar increased to 133.40 points in March from 132.30 points in February of 2020. Cpi Housing Utilities in Madagascar averaged 234.91 points from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 487.40 points in December of 2015 and a record low of 97.20 points in January of 2016. This page provides - Madagascar Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Czech Republic CPI Housing & Utilities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:18:00 GMT CPI Housing Utilities in Czech Republic increased to 114.10 points in March from 113.90 points in February of 2020. CPI Housing Utilities in Czech Republic averaged 75.88 points from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 114.10 points in March of 2020 and a record low of 24.80 points in January of 1995. This page provides - Czech Republic Cpi Housing & Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Indonesia Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 04:57:00 GMT Business Confidence in Indonesia decreased to 104.82 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 105.33 points in the third quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Indonesia averaged 106.75 points from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 122.50 points in the second quarter of 2000 and a record low of 95.12 points in the first quarter of 2006. In Indonesia, the Business Tendency Index (BTI) measures the expectations of entrepreneurs about current business income, production capacity, average working hours and future domestic and foreign orders, selling prices and raw materials. The survey covers a sample of around 2000 managers from large and medium companies from almost all regions of the country and from the main sectors of the economy (Agriculture, Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity, Gas and Water, Construction, Trade, Hotels, Transportation and Communication, Financial and Services). For each of the variables measured, the proportion of positive, negative and neutral answers is computed, and the final index is reported as a weighted average of those proportions. The BTI above 100 indicates an improving outlook and below 100 a deteriorating outlook. This page provides - Indonesia Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin India Business Expectations Index (BEI) By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:33:00 GMT Business Confidence in India increased to 105 points in the first quarter of 2020 from 102.20 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in India averaged 117.38 points from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 127.50 points in the second quarter of 2007 and a record low of 96.40 points in the second quarter of 2009. In India, the Business Expectations Index (BEI) is calculated as a weighted (share of GVA of different industry group) net response of nine business indicators. The nine indicators considered are: (1) overall business situation; (2) production; (3) order books; (4) inventory of raw material; (5) inventory of finished goods; (6) profit margins; (7) employment; (8) exports; and (9) capacity utilisation. BEI gives a snapshot of the business outlook in every quarter and takes values between 0 and 200, with 100 being the threshold separating expansion from contraction. The number of total responses varies from quarter to quarter and averaged 1,200 over the last two years. This page provides - India Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Maldives Business Confidence in Tourism By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:01:00 GMT Business Confidence in Maldives increased to 77 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from -5 points in the third quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Maldives averaged 9.35 points from 2014 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 91 points in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a record low of -82 points in the second quarter of 2019. The Quarterly Business Survey is conducted by the MMA with the aim of obtaining a quick assessment of current business trends and expected future economic activity. The respondents of the business survey are senior managers or top management of businesses who has an overall view of the business situation. The questions cover the views of the senior management (for the past quarter and expectation for the next quarter) on the direction of change in various business variables such as sales, output, prices, exports, capacity utilisation and employment which are useful for analysing and predicting economic activity. The qualitative response for these questions takes the form of either increase, decrease or no change. The business survey conducts for the main sector of the economy which is tourism. This page provides - Maldives Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin South Africa Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:38:00 GMT Business Confidence in South Africa decreased to 18 points in the first quarter of 2020 from 26 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in South Africa averaged 43.29 points from 1975 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 92 points in the third quarter of 1980 and a record low of 12 points in the fourth quarter of 1977. In South Africa, the BER Business Confidence Index covers 1,400 business people in the building sector, 1,400 in the trade sector and 1,000 in manufacturing. The survey assesses the level of optimism that senior executives in the companies have about current and expected developments regarding sales, orders, employment, inventories and selling prices. The index varies on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 indicates an extreme lack of confidence, 50 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. This page provides - South Africa Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Gambia Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:08:00 GMT Business Confidence in Gambia increased to 72 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 68 points in the third quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Gambia averaged 51 points from 2017 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 72 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 and a record low of 7 points in the third quarter of 2017. This page provides - Gambia Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Italy Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:47:00 GMT Business Confidence in Italy decreased to 89.50 points in March from 98.80 points in February of 2020. Business Confidence in Italy averaged 102.19 points from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 121.52 points in February of 1995 and a record low of 71.50 points in March of 2009. In Italy, the Manufacturing Confidence Index covers 4,000 Italian companies. The questionnaire focuses on the current trend of order books, production and inventories, short-term forecasts on order books, production, prices and the general economic situation. The business confidence index is adjusted for seasonal effects and fixed to a base year of 2005. The value 100 indicates no evolution in business sentiment, a value over 100 shows increasing confidence and a value under 100 indicates low expectations. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Japan Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:21:00 GMT Business Confidence in Japan decreased to -8 points in the first quarter of 2020 from 0 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Japan averaged 1.47 points from 1983 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 53 points in the second quarter of 1989 and a record low of -58 points in the first quarter of 2009. In Japan, the quarterly Tankan Index of Sentiment at Large Manufacturers covers about 1,100 companies with capital over 1 billion Yen. The survey is done by mail or e-mail and asks participants to evaluate current trends and conditions in the business place and their respective industries as well as their expected business activities for the next quarter and year. The indicator is calculated by subtracting the percentage share of enterprises responding on the negative side from the share giving positive assessments. The index varies on a scale of -100 to 100 such that a value above zero indicates business optimism, a value below zero pessimism and 0 indicates neutrality. This page provides - Japan Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Australia Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:33:00 GMT Business Confidence in Australia decreased to -66 points in March from -4 points in February of 2020. Business Confidence in Australia averaged 5.48 points from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 21 points in April of 2002 and a record low of -66 points in March of 2020. The NAB monthly survey of business confidence is based on a telephone survey of around 600 small, medium and large size non-agricultural companies. The Survey measures the expectations of business conditions for the upcoming month and is a simple average of trading, profitability and employment indices, reported by respondents for their company. The indices are calculated by taking the difference between the percentage of respondents nominating good or very good, or a rise and those nominating poor or very poor, or a fall. This page provides - Australia Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Ukraine Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:19:00 GMT Business Confidence in Ukraine decreased to 110.50 points in the first quarter of 2020 from 112 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Ukraine averaged 114.58 points from 2006 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 140.20 points in the fourth quarter of 2007 and a record low of 72 points in the first quarter of 2009. Business Confidence in Ukraine measures presidents/managers assessments of the current and future business activity, inflation and exchange rate expectations, and changes of the business environment in the country. The Business Confidence Index is based on a sample size of around 1236 enterprises covering all industry sectors, including small, medium and large enterprises from different regions. This page provides - Ukraine Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Ireland Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:33:00 GMT Business Confidence in Ireland increased to 13 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from -26 points in the third quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Ireland averaged 16.06 points from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 50 points in the fourth quarter of 2014 and a record low of -26 points in the third quarter of 2019. The ISME Quarterly Trends Survey measures the level of optimism that people who run small and medium companies in Ireland have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. The survey is based on responses from around 1000 SME owner managers across all sectors of the economy and is presented as a balance of sentiment for twelve indicators including: business expectations and environment, profitability, employment, sales, investment, exports and economic uncertainty. The result is a simple balance between positive and negative answers. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ireland Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin France Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:52:00 GMT Business Confidence in France decreased to 82 points in April from 98 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in France averaged 100.06 points from 1976 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 124 points in June of 2000 and a record low of 66 points in March of 2009. In France, Business Climate measures industrial entrepreneurs’ sentiment about current business situation and expectation about business conditions. The survey sample comprises about 4,000 enterprises in the manufacturing and mining industries. The indicator is calculated using factor analysis technique. The index is then calculated in a way to measure the current sentiment in relation to the historic index values of the period 1993-2011. A value over 110 indicates unusually high optimism and a value under 90 indicates unusually high pessimism. The value 100 indicates neutrality. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin United Kingdom Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:09:00 GMT Business Confidence in the United Kingdom decreased to -87 points in the second quarter of 2020 from 23 points in the first quarter of 2020. Business Confidence in the United Kingdom averaged -4.08 points from 1958 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 55 points in the third quarter of 1959 and a record low of -87 points in the second quarter of 2020. In the United Kingdom, the Business Optimism Index is published by the Confederation of British Industry's in its Industrial Trends Survey. An average of 400 small, medium and large companies from the manufacturing sector is surveyed each quarter. The Questionnaire accesses the overall sentiment regarding general and export business situation, investment, capacity, order books, employment, output, stocks, prices competitiveness regarding domestic, EU and non-EU markets and innovation and training. For each assessment is computed a sub-index as the percentage of positive answers minus the percentage of negative answers. The composite index is then computed as the weighted average of the sub-indices. An Optimism Index of +100 indicates that all survey respondents are much more confident about future prospects, while -100 suggests that all survey respondents are much less confident about future prospects. An index level of 0 indicates neutrality. This page provides - United Kingdom Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Czech Republic Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:56:00 GMT Business Confidence in Czech Republic decreased to 73.80 points in April from 93.10 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Czech Republic averaged 96.65 points from 1993 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 112.80 points in February of 2007 and a record low of 69.10 points in March of 1999. In Czech Republic, the business confidence survey measures the level of optimism that people who run companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. Czech Statistical Office business confidence indicator is a weighted average of seasonally adjusted confidence indicators in industry, construction, trade and in selected services. This page provides - Czech Republic Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Turkey Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:58:00 GMT Business Confidence in Turkey decreased to 66.80 points in April from 99.70 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Turkey averaged 99.25 points from 1987 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 123.30 points in December of 1987 and a record low of 52.60 points in December of 2008. In Turkey, the Business Tendency Survey (BTS) compiles the assessments of the senior managers on the recent past, current situation and their expectations regarding the future course of business environment in the manufacturing industry. A score above 100 indicates an optimistic outlook to the economic activities while below 100 points to a pessimistic outlook. . This page provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Brazil Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 12:50:00 GMT Business Confidence in Brazil decreased to 34.50 points in April from 60.30 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Brazil averaged 54.42 points from 2004 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 68.50 points in January of 2010 and a record low of 34.50 points in April of 2020. In Brazil, the Industrial Entrepreneur Confidence Index (ICEI) measures the current situation of businesses and its future prospects. The survey covers about 2,500 companies in construction, mining and manufacturing industries. The questionnaire is made by phone and focuses on: production trends in recent months, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. The indicator varies on a scale of 0 to 100 where 50 indicates neutrality, 0 indicates extreme lack of confidence and 100 extreme confidence. This page provides - Brazil Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Germany Ifo Business Climate Index By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:21:00 GMT Business Confidence in Germany decreased to 74.30 points in April from 85.90 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Germany averaged 97.98 points from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 109.80 points in January of 1991 and a record low of 74.30 points in April of 2020. In Germany, the IFO Business Climate Index measures entrepreneurs’ sentiment about current business situation and their expectations for the next 6 months. The survey is made by phone and covers 9,000 firms in manufacturing, the service sector, trade and construction. The Business Climate Balance is constructed as the difference between the percentage share of executives that are optimistic and the share that are pessimistic. This balance can take values between -100 (all responding firms assess their situation as poor and expect business to deteriorate) and +100 (all responding firms assessed their situation as good and expect an improvement in their business). For the calculation of the IFO Business Climate Index, the Balance is normalized to the average of a base year (currently 2015). This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Angola Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:06:00 GMT Business Confidence in Angola increased to -4 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from -7 points in the third quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Angola averaged 2.33 points from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 31 points in the second quarter of 2009 and a record low of -34 points in the second quarter of 2016. In Angola, the Economic Climate Indicator (ECI) provides indication of the level of optimism executives have about current and expected developments in production, sales, employment, inventories, etc. The indicator is based on a sample of around 630 companies, representing different sectors of the economy and located in Luanda, Benguela, Huíla and South Cuanza. For each of the indicators measured, the net difference between the number of positive responses and the number of negative responses is computed. The final global index (ECI) is then calculated as a simple average of those balances. The ECI above the average value (10) of the series indicates an improving outlook. The ECI below the average value of the series indicates a deteriorating outlook. This page provides the latest reported value for - Angola Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Poland Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:13:00 GMT Business Confidence in Poland decreased to -44.20 points in April from -1.10 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Poland averaged 3.68 points from 1993 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 24.90 points in May of 2007 and a record low of -44.20 points in April of 2020. In Poland, business tendency survey in manufacturing is based on a survey of 3500 companies producing consumer, investment and supply goods. The business tendency questionnaires contain questions related to the basic features of the economic situation in industry: general economic situation of the company, order-books, production, stocks, financial situation, employment, prices, production capacity, capacity utilization, duration of assured production, limits to activity, competitive position. On the basis of gathered replies indicators are calculated. These indicators are weighted by the value of sold production of manufacturing in current prices and their range varies from -100 to +100. Positive value means good business situation, negative – bad one. Increase (decrease) of indicator means improving (worsening) of the business situation from the enterprises point of view. This page provides the latest reported value for - Poland Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Portugal Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:37:00 GMT Business Confidence in Portugal decreased to -0.70 points in April from 1.80 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Portugal averaged 1.69 points from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5.10 points in March of 1989 and a record low of -4 points in November of 2012. In Portugal, the National Statistics Institute (INE) economic climate indicator on three terms moving averages is calculated in order to receive a timely composite indicator for the several sectors of economic activity. It is estimated using balances of questions from the Manufacturing Industry (1179 companies), Trade (1102 companies), Construction and Public Works (822 companies) and Services (1427 companies) surveys. The calculation is based on the factor analysis and the estimated series (the common component) is calibrated using the GDP change rates. The use of moving averages smooths out the series by removing the irregular movements, allowing the detection of the short-term trends. This page provides the latest reported value for - Portugal Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Croatia Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:03:00 GMT Business Confidence in Croatia decreased to -29.40 points in April from -1.60 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Croatia averaged -3.28 points from 2008 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 17.70 points in February of 2018 and a record low of -29.40 points in April of 2020. This page provides - Croatia Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Cyprus Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:03:00 GMT Business Confidence in Cyprus decreased to 74.50 points in April from 101.40 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Cyprus averaged 100 points from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 114.90 points in August of 2007 and a record low of 68 points in April of 2013. In Cyprus, the Business Climate Indicator measures the current situation of the businesses and its future prospects. The questionnaire focuses on: production trends in recent months, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. The indicator is computed through the estimation of a factor-model and summarizes the common information contained in the surveys. A rise in the indicator will point to an upswing in activity and an improvement in the business climate. This page provides - Cyprus Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Greece Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:05:00 GMT Business Confidence in Greece decreased to 99.30 points in April from 109.40 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Greece averaged 102.58 points from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 120.70 points in July of 2000 and a record low of 79.30 points in August of 2015. In Greece, the Business Climate Indicator measures the current situation of the businesses and its future prospects. The survey is made by phone and covers 410 companies including sole proprietorships. The questionnaire focuses on: production trends in recent months, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. The indicator is computed through the estimation of a factor-model and summarizes the common information contained in the surveys. A rise in the indicator will point to an upswing in activity and an improvement in the business climate. This page provides the latest reported value for - Greece Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Luxembourg Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:05:00 GMT Business Confidence in Luxembourg decreased to 76 points in April from 100.40 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Luxembourg averaged 101.99 points from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 125.70 points in April of 1995 and a record low of 74.30 points in December of 2008. In Luxembourg, the Business Climate Indicator measures the current situation of the businesses and its future prospects. The questionnaire focuses on: production trends in recent months, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. The indicator is computed through the estimation of a factor-model and summarizes the common information contained in the surveys. A rise in the indicator will point to an upswing in activity and an improvement in the business climate. This page provides - Luxembourg Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Romania Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:07:00 GMT Business Confidence in Romania decreased to -27.10 points in April from -2.60 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Romania averaged -1.78 points from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 27.30 points in June of 1996 and a record low of -27.10 points in April of 2020. Industrial Confidence Indicator is a survey measuring the confidence among executives in the manufacturing sector. This page provides - Romania Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Bulgaria Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:17:00 GMT Business Confidence in Bulgaria decreased to -10.20 points in April from 21.60 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Bulgaria averaged 21.60 points from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 50.30 points in July of 2007 and a record low of -20.90 points in February of 1997. In Bulgaria, the business climate in industry measures the level of optimism that companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects over the future. Business confidence surveys can provide useful signs about the current condition of the economy, because companies often have information about consumer demand sooner than government statisticians do. This page provides the latest reported value for - Bulgaria Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin United States ISM Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 14:12:00 GMT Business Confidence in the United States decreased to 41.50 points in April from 49.10 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in the United States averaged 52.88 points from 1948 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 77.50 points in July of 1950 and a record low of 29.40 points in May of 1980. The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business® is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide. Survey responses reflect the change, if any, in the current month compared to the previous month. For each of the indicators measured (New Orders, Backlog of Orders, New Export Orders, Imports, Production, Supplier Deliveries, Inventories, Customers' Inventories, Employment and Prices), the report shows the percentage reporting each response, the net difference between the number of responses in the positive economic direction and the negative economic direction, and the diffusion index. A PMI™ reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally declining. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States ISM Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Mexico Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:18:00 GMT Business Confidence in Mexico decreased to 37.40 points in April from 43.50 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Mexico averaged 51.68 points from 2004 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 58.70 points in February of 2007 and a record low of 34 points in February of 2009. In Mexico, the Monthly Survey of Business Opinion (EMOE) measures the expectations of business executives regarding production, capacity utilization, employment and inventories, in the short, medium and long run. The survey also trials the expectations concerning the general economic environment and how it may affect business activity. The EMOE has a national coverage and it is measured on a scale of 0 to 100, where levels above 50 indicate optimism, 50 neutrality and below 50 pessimism. This page provides the latest reported value for - Mexico Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Canada Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:24:00 GMT Business Confidence in Canada decreased to 22.80 points in April from 26 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Canada averaged 56.70 points from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 75 points in May of 2006 and a record low of 22.80 points in April of 2020. The Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is an economic index which measures the month to month variation in economic activity as indicated by a panel of purchasing managers from across Canada, and is prepared by the Ivey Business School at Western University. The PMI includes both the public and private sectors and is based on month end data Ivey PMI panel members indicate whether their organizations activity is higher than, the same as, or lower than the previous month across the following five categories: purchases, employment, inventories, supplier deliveries and prices.A headline value above 50 indicates an increase in purchases from the previous month and a value below 50 indicates a decrease. This page provides the latest reported value for - Canada Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
sin Lithuania Cpi Housing Utilities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:03:00 GMT Cpi Housing Utilities in Lithuania increased to 106.64 points in January from 103.89 points in December of 2019. Cpi Housing Utilities in Lithuania averaged 65.92 points from 1992 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 109.54 points in January of 2019 and a record low of 0.51 points in June of 1992. This page provides - Lithuania Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Lithuania Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 10:01:00 GMT Business Confidence in Lithuania decreased to -22.70 points in April from -3.70 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Lithuania averaged -6.65 points from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14 points in April of 2007 and a record low of -38 points in December of 2008. In Lithuania, industrial confidence indicator measures the level of optimism that people who run companies have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. Business confidence surveys can provide useful signs about the current condition of the economy, because companies often have information about consumer demand sooner than government statisticians do. This page provides - Lithuania Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Namibia Cpi Housing Utilities By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:03:00 GMT Cpi Housing Utilities in Namibia increased to 133.49 points in March from 132.95 points in February of 2020. Cpi Housing Utilities in Namibia averaged 92.36 points from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 135.35 points in July of 2019 and a record low of 54.71 points in January of 2002. This page provides - Namibia Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Singapore Government Bond 10Y By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:46:00 GMT Singapore 10Y Bond Yield was 0.89 percent on Friday May 8, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the Singapore Government Bond 10Y reached an all time high of 5.69 in August of 1998. Generally, a government bond is issued by a national government and is denominated in the country`s own currency. Bonds issued by national governments in foreign currencies are normally referred to as sovereign bonds. The yield required by investors to loan funds to governments reflects inflation expectations and the likelihood that the debt will be repaid. Full Article
sin Singapore Government Budget By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:30:00 GMT Singapore recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 0.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2019. Government Budget in Singapore averaged 7.36 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 21.23 percent of GDP in 1994 and a record low of -1.20 percent of GDP in 2015. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page provides - Singapore Government Budget - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Israel CPI Housing By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:25:00 GMT CPI Housing Utilities in Israel increased to 103.80 points in March from 102.90 points in February of 2020. CPI Housing Utilities in Israel averaged 56.21 points from 1983 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 103.80 points in March of 2020 and a record low of 0.18 points in January of 1983. This page provides - Israel Cpi Housing- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Israel Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:00:00 GMT Business Confidence in Israel decreased to -19 points in April from -1.50 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Israel averaged 9.88 points from 1983 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 44.60 points in August of 1991 and a record low of -39.48 points in February of 2009. In Israel, the Business Tendency Survey measures the level of optimism that executives have about current and expected developments regarding production, sales, demand and employment. It also assesses expectations concerning changes in the development of the USDILS exchange rate and inflation. The survey is based on a sample of business executives from five economic sectors: manufacturing, construction, retail trade, hotels and services. The Business Confidence is measured on a scale of -100 to 100, where levels above 0 indicate optimism, 0 neutrality and below 0 pessimism. This page provides - Israel Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
sin Qatar Business Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:05:00 GMT Business Confidence in Qatar increased to 23.20 Index Points in the third quarter of 2018 from 23.10 Index Points in the second quarter of 2018. Business Confidence in Qatar averaged 21.06 Index Points from 2014 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 23.30 Index Points in the fourth quarter of 2017 and a record low of 15.20 Index Points in the second quarter of 2014. The Business Confidence in Qatar measures entrepreneurs’ sentiment about current business situation and expectation about business conditions. The questionnaire focuses on: volume of production; inventory volume of finished products; final products price, i.e. goods/services prices; business volume/ sales volume/ purchase orders; labour force volume; profitability ratios. The index value ranges between (-100) and (+100) points. It reaches its maximum (+100) if the views of all surveyed enterprises are positive, whereas it reaches neutrality(zero) when positive and negative views are equal. If the index value is below (zero), this indicates a negative assessment of enterprises situation. This page provides - Qatar Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article