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Welsh Health Survey Shows High Levels of Obesity, Smoking and Drinking
September 2013 - Health
The recently released 2012 Welsh Health Survey shows that just a third (33%) of adults in Wales reported eating five or more portions of fruit and vegetables the previous day, while three tenths (29%), reported being physically active on five or more days… Read more...
Survey Finds Three Quarters of Construction Firms Having Trouble Finding Qualified Workers
September 2013 - Construction
According to research, published by the Associated General Contractors of America, three-quarters (74%) of construction firms across the US report they are having trouble finding qualified craft workers to fill key spots amid concerns that the labour shortages… Read more...
Market Research Survey Reveals Industrial Output Rises in China
September 2013 - Industrial
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s industrial production rose a tenth (10.4%) from a year earlier, accelerating from July’s 9.7% advance. Separate Dow Jones Newswires and Reuters surveys of economists had showed expectations… Read more...
Survey Shows Four Fifths of Industrial CEOs Expect the Global Economy to Stay the Same or Worsen
September 2013 - Industrial
Data from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ “16th Annual Global CEO Survey” shows, a third (34%) of industrial manufacturing CEOs expect the current economic outlook to worsen, nearly half (45%) believe it will stay the same, while only a fifth (18%)… Read more...
Data Shows UK Industrial Production Holds Steady
September 2013 - Industrial
According to data from the Office of National Statistics, industrial production in the UK stagnated in July despite forecasts of 0.2% growth; this comes after a noticeable 1.3% improvement in June. Furthermore, manufacturing production slowed to 0.2% after… Read more...
