All Publications
Date Published |
Author | |
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| 05/16/2013 |
U.S. Trade in Manufactures Flat in the First Quarter While Chinese Trade Continues to SoarU.S. exports of manufactures in the first quarter of 2013 of $299 billion were the same as in 2012, and the trade deficit was up by only $2 billion to $109 billion. Chinese exports, in striking contrast, rose by 19 percent to $484 billion, while the... |
Ernest H. Preeg, Ph.D. |
| 03/29/2013 |
China Manufacturing Outlook 2013-2014The overall economic growth in China was slower than expected for much of 2012, but the momentum picked up noticeably in the fourth quarter, thanks to the stabilization in exports and the real estate sector, the growth-supportive monetary policy,... |
Yingying Xu, Ph.D. |
| 02/13/2013 |
Chinese Surplus Continued to SurgeU.S. and Chinese exports of manufactures grew at a slower pace in 2012, although the 8 percent growth in Chinese exports was almost double the 5 percent U.S. growth. Far more important was the continued surge in the trade imbalances—the U.S. deficit... |
Ernest H. Preeg, Ph.D. |
| 02/07/2013 |
China Is the World’s Largest Manufacturer, and by an Increasing MarginChina has the largest manufacturing economy in the world, and it widened its lead over the United States in 2011. At its pace of growth over the decade ending in 2011, China’s manufacturing value-added measured in dollars doubled every four years.... |
Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D. |
| 01/22/2013 |
Canadian Economic Review and Outlook, 2012-2014For the Canadian economy and its manufacturing sector, 2012 was a difficult year. Global headwinds and a weak domestic economy led to disappointing economic performance. For the manufacturing sector, growth rates, sales, and employment were feeble.... |
David Boisclair |
| 01/18/2013 |
Industrial Base Metal Market Outlook 2013After a robust recovery during 2009-10, industrial base metal prices started to fall in 2011, and the downward trend continued through the second quarter of 2012 before leveling off in the third quarter. In recent months, there were some signs that... |
Yingying Xu, Ph.D. |
| 01/11/2013 |
Latin America Manufacturing Outlook: A Cyclical Rebound in 2013MAPI predicts manufacturing production in Latin America will post a weak 0.5 percent growth rate in 2012, dragged down by a manufacturing recession in Brazil and a sudden stop in output growth in Argentina. Mexico’s manufacturers are in relatively... |
Fernando D. Sedano, Ph.D. |
| 12/18/2012 |
European Industrial Outlook: Second Downturn is Wide-RangingThe Eurozone is back in recession. This second downturn is wide-ranging and we see little support of aggregate demand. Regional differences in manufacturing performance persist, and total industrial output fell 2.3 percent in the third quarter in... |
Krzysztof Bledowski, Ph.D. |
| 12/07/2012 |
MAPI Global Outlook: December 2012MAPI’s global report for December 2012 analyzes the recent economic performance of key regions and offers a forecast of world growth, the dollar, and U.S. export and import growth. As the protracted saga of world economic troubles that began in 2007... |
Cliff Waldman |
| 11/27/2012 |
The U.S. Trade DeficitThe U.S. trade deficit in manufactures increased by $23 billion, or 7 percent, during the first three quarters of 2012, compared with 2011, while the Chinese surplus was up by $74 billion, or 16 percent. Over the past three years, the U.S. deficit... |
Ernest H. Preeg, Ph.D. |