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<title>Chemical Week :: Chemical Week Magazine :: Departments :: Leading Indicators</title>
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<description>Chemical Week</description>
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<copyright>2008</copyright>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 7:53:43 EDT</pubDate>

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<title>Indicator Falls</title>
<description>The leading indicator for the chemical industry fell 0.5% in July, following two months of fairly strong gains. Chemical output fell at an annualized rate of 1.1% in the second quarter and 2.4%...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/13667.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>CW Survey: Chemical Firms Feel the Pressure, Look to Cost Cutting</title>
<description>A survey undertaken jointly by CW and IT services firm Itelligence (London) in the past few months has identified that nearly half of chemical firms are feeling a “substantial”...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/13564.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>ACC's Economic Outlook for the Week Ended August 8, 2008</title>
<description>Our running tab of positive indicators slipped by 1 to 10 out of 20 this week. As a result, we continue to post a yellow banner.  ...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/13520.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>ACC's Weekly Economic Outlook for the Week Ended July 25, 2008</title>
<description>Our running tab of positive indicators remains at 11 out of 20 this week. As a result, we continue to post a yellow banner.  ...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/13306.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>ACC's Economic Report for the Week Ended July 18, 2008  </title>
<description>Macroeconomic Status:...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/13149.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>ACC's Economic Report for the Week Ended July 11, 2008</title>
<description>Our running tab of positive indicators remained at 10 out of
20 this week. As a result, we continue to post a yellow banner....</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/13016.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>An Inflation Problem</title>
<description>The leading indicator for the chemical industry rose 1.8% in June, driven by an increase in the average chemical industry stock price and new orders for factory products. However, two other...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/12993.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Indicator Rebounds</title>
<description>The leading indicator for the chemical industry advanced in May, following a sharp drop in April. The gain was driven by a rebound in the average chemical industry stock price and an 8% rise in...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/12493.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>ACC's Economic Report for the Week Ended June 13, 2008</title>
<description>Macroeconomic Status   Our running tab of positive indicators remains at nine out of 20 this week. As a result, we continue to post a yellow banner.       Consumer Credit...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/12496.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>ACC's U.S. Economic Report for the Week Ended May 16, 2008</title>
<description>Our running tab of positive indicators remains at twelve out of 20 this week. As a result, we continue to post a red banner. ...</description>
<link>http://www.chemweek.com/sections/departments/leading_indicators/11948.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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