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Malaysia, December 30, 2005—Malaysia’s timber exports are expected to reach a record RM21 billion ($5.6B) this year as global demand rises sharply following reconstruction efforts in areas struck by natural disasters.
Rochester and New York, NY, December 30, 2005--Online holiday shopping totaled $30.1 billion, excluding travel, during the 2005 holiday season, according to the Goldman, Sachs & Co., Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive fifth annual Holiday eSpendin
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 29, 2005--During the Dubai Shopping Festival, the Dubai World Trade Center will host two of the most distinctive events on the DSF 2006 events calendar.
New York, NY, December 29, 2005--Procrastinators may have saved retailers this holiday season with a last-minute shopping surge that put merchants on track to meet their modest sales goals, two reports confirmed Wednesday.
New York, December 28,2005--Visa USA on Wednesday said its cardholders spent $32.2 billion in the week leading up to Christmas and Hanukkah, 26.9 percent more than in the same period in 2004.
New York, NY, December 29, 2005--The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index--a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America-- edged up one point in November. The Index now stands at 39, up from 38 last month. It was 36 one year
Chicago, IL, December 28, 2005--The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday its Midwest manufacturing index fell in November, hurt by weakness in the auto sector.
Lahore, Pakistan, December 28, 2005--Latest figures of Pakistan’s carpet exports for the first four months of the current fiscal year show a slight decline as compared to the export figures in the corresponding period of 2004.
New York, NY, December 28, 2005--Chain store sales rose in a late-holiday surge last week that was partly fueled by this year's late Hanukkah, according to a report issued on Wednesday.
Whitehall, PA, December 28, 2005--FiberFloor from Tarkett Residential was recently showcased on ABC's Emmy-winning hit show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.