Category «Numbers»

Consumption 2013 – Germany’s economic boost

Outlook of private consumption in Germany for 2013 Nuremberg, 19 February 2013 – According to GfK forecasts, spending of private households in Germany will increase by 1 percent in real terms in 2013. This was announced by Matthias Hartmann, CEO of GfK, at today’s press conference in Nuremberg. Private consumption is therefore making a stable …

SSINA Releases Market Data FOR November 2012

(Washington, D.C., February 19, 2013) – The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (“SSINA”) has released statistical data on imports, U.S. consumption, and import penetration for YTD November 2012. The data represents U.S. consumption, imports, and import penetration for November 2012 compared to the same 2011 eleven month period. The following data is presented by …

ArcelorMittal publishes its Annual Report 2012 on Form 20-F

Luxembourg, 15 February 2013 – ArcelorMittal has filed today its Annual Report 2012 on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The report is now available on ArcelorMittal’s website www.arcelormittal.com under SEC filings. About ArcelorMittal ArcelorMittal is the world’s leading integrated steel and mining company, with a presence in more than 60 countries. ArcelorMittal is …

Launch of the 2013 Human Development Report

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS The 2013 Human Development Report – “The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World” – will be launched on 14 March in Mexico City by President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico and UNDP Administrator Helen Clark. The 2013 Human Development Report examines the profound shift in global dynamics driven …

Germany: Technical Consumer Goods market with positive annual balance – Results of the GfK TEMAX® Germany for the fourth quarter of 2012

Nuremberg, 14 February 2013 –The Technical Consumer Goods market closed the fourth quarter, as well as the total year, with a sales growth of 2.8 percent. Sales volume generated from October to December amounted to €15.1 billion. The total sales volume for 2012 was around €51.6 billion. This is the result of GfK TEMAX® Germany …