Industries

World trade in investment goods: signs of stability in the first quarter of 2025, but confirmation of significant sectoral differences

Published by Marcello Antonioni. May 5, 2025 .

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On the one hand, the "minus" signs continue for Automotive and Earth-moving Machinery, on the other hand, positive signals for Electrotechnical Engineering, Tools for ICT and services and Machinery [ Read all ]

Transatlantic relations and Trump's tariffs

Published by Simone Zambelli. April 2, 2025 .

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While waiting for the "tariff showtime" of the new administration, here's an overview of the current trade relations between the European Union and the United States [ Read all ]

World trade of capital goods: uncertainty continues, but with significant sectoral differences

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Feb. 17, 2025 .

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In the face of continuing difficulties in the automotive sector, Q4-2024 shows accelerations in world exports of Electrotechnical Engineering, Tools&Equipment and Machinery [ Read all ]

EU imports in Q4 2024: the demand picture, although overall weak, shows some improvement

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Jan. 20, 2025 .

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Still uncertain trends for Commodities, Intermediate and Investment Goods; signs of strengthening, however, for the demand for Consumer Goods [ Read all ]

EU imports improving in Q3 2024

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Oct. 21, 2024 .

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Signs of recovery from EU demand for intermediate and consumer goods; EU demand for investment goods, however, still weak [ Read all ]

US Consumer Goods Demand: Positive Confirmation in Q3 2024, but with Differences at Sector Level

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Oct. 14, 2024 .

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Healthcare- and Non-food Consumer Goods are the most dynamic sectors; Fashion- and Home- industries are still partially disrupted [ Read all ]

World Exports of Mechanical Engineering: Best/Worst International Markets in H1-2024

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Sept. 2, 2024 .

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USA the 1st driving destination of world exports of Mechanical Engineering. Texas, Georgia and Michigan the most dynamic states [ Read all ]

U.S. Trade Conjuncture: The Recovery Continues

Published by Simone Zambelli. July 10, 2024 .

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In the second quarter of 2024, American demand confirmed the positive signals already recorded in the first quarter [ Read all ]

EU exports 2023 by industry: in a context of general slowdown, the automotive supply chain has been a driving force

Published by Marzia Moccia. Jan. 17, 2024 .

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In H2-2023 a significant deceleration of EU exports in all industries, but with double-digit % growth results for vehicles and their components [ Read all ]

Home Products: world trade declining in 2023, but not in the premium segments

Published by Marcello Antonioni. Nov. 29, 2023 .

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At the end of the year, an overall decline in the world trade of Home Products is estimated, concentrated, however, on the lower price segments [ Read all ]