American Chemistry Council Releases New Monthly Economic Indicator
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today released the first monthly report of its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a new leading macroeconomic indicator. The data suggest that the broader U.S....
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The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today released the third monthly report of its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry...
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ACC today released its monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity. The September CAB showed a 0.3 percent...
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“The good news continues to be that we are witnessing sustained, healthy activity in construction-related plastic resins, coatings, pigments and other chemistry. It’s possible that with the elections...
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The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today released its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity. The December CAB...
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The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) released today showed sustained growth, notching a 0.4 percent gain over December 2012 on a three month moving average...
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The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) released today continued to show a slowly expanding U.S. economy, increasing 0.4 percent over February on a three month...
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The U.S. economy is likely to see continued, albeit conservative growth in 2014, according to the American Chemistry Council’s monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB).
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Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) gains solid 0.3 % over February.
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Chemical Activity Barometer retains strong year-over-year growth; shows short-term tightening.
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Chemical Activity Barometer floats 0.2 percent higher in November following no change in October.
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Chemical Activity Barometer dips 0.1 percent in December following healthy uptick last month.
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Chemical Activity Barometer edges up 0.2 percent in January.
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Chemical Activity Barometer dips 0.2 percent in February.
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The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), ticked up slightly in January, rising 0.1 percent following a downward adjustment of...
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In February, production-related indicators were mixed, reflecting some improvement in plastic resins used in packaging as well as a downturn in certain performance chemistries related to the oil and...
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The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), expanded 0.1 percent in March following a revised 0.2 percent decline in February...
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The CAB expanded 0.6 percent in April following a revised 0.1 percent increase in March and 0.2 percent decline in February.
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