http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2010 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:40:12 EDT The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.9% in the fourth quarter 2009, according to revised estimates by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Initial estimates pegged growth at 5.7%, but a... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/25333.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.7% in fourth quarter 2009, far faster than the 2.2% rate in the third quarter. The increase was driven by sharp gains in capital spending on... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/24768.html Mon, 15 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST Manufacturing continued to expand as 2009 drew to a close, and so far there are no indications of a “double-dip” back into recession. Sales of manufactured products rose 1% in... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/24259.html Mon, 25 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST GDP rose at an annualized rate of 2.8% in the third quarter, according to the most recent estimates. Previous estimates had pegged the quarter’s GDP growth at 3.5%. The manufacturing... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/23444.html Mon, 14 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.5% in the third quarter, according to early estimates by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (Washington). The turnaround was fueled by a 3.4% gain... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/22792.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST Industrial production rose 0.6% in August, after a 1.4% gain in July. Durables were up 0.5%, while nondurables advanced 0.7%. Chemical production rose 0.7%, its third consecutive monthly... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/22109.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT Manufacturing output and orders increased in July, although inventories continued to shrink and employment losses mounted, albeit at a slower place than in previous months. Shipments of durable... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/21505.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT GDP fell an annualized 1% during the second quarter, according to early government estimates, a mild decline compared with the 6.4% drop in the first quarter and the 5.4% drop in fourth quarter... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/20965.html Mon, 24 Aug 2009 0:00:00 EDT Shipments of manufactured products fell 0.9% in May, the tenth consecutive monthly drop. Sales of durable goods were down a steep 2.5%, while nondurables advanced 0.7%. However, analysts say the... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/20123.html Mon, 13 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT GDP contracted 5.7% during the first quarter, slightly less than the Federal Reserve had initially reported. Manufacturing output fell about 14%, with durables down 19%, and nondurables off... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/vital_statistics/19524.html Mon, 15 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT