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The mood in mechanical engineering has deteriorated, as shown in the latest economic survey by the VDMA. Most companies do not expect any improvement in the coming months and even predict a further deterioration. The new VDMA president is Bertram Kawlath, who succeeds Karl Haeusgen. It is expected that 2025 will be a challenging time for the industry. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the periodical's survey about the spectroscopy employment market in 2024. Topics discussed include the average salary and compensation for spectroscopists, reasons for seeking new employment including higher salary and pursuing new challenge, and spectroscopists' perception of the current job market.

The article discusses the 2017 EE-Evaluation Engineering salary survey. Topics discussed include the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) prediction of slow growth or decline in most manufacturing sectors which employed electrical and electronics engineers, average salaries for engineers with 25 to 29 years of experience and average compensation across the U.S.

The article presents the results of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) 2012 survey of financial benchmarks in the construction industry. The survey looked at economic indicators such as competition, cash management, and bonding and sureties credit availability. Particular focus is given to budgeting and cash flow policies.

The article reports on the findings of the survey released by the University of Michigan which explores household inflation expectations in the U.S. It states that the inflation reflects the excess sensitivity of consumers to the commodity prices for food and energy. It projects that the inflation will average at 4.5 percent in 2012.

The article reports on the results of a survey which revealed 11 stocks below one U.S. dollar that have outstanding prospects. The RCG Corp. which operates The Athlete's Foot franchise in Australia and New Zealand have 61 centavos share price. The Headline Group with a 37 centavos share price is rebranding its Kids Central stores to Mothercare and buying other baby chains. The STW Communications Group has a 94 centavos market share brought about by its recovery in North American and European advertising markets.

The article discusses various issues presented by the public accounting and consulting firm to the survey titled "Future of Manufacturing 2009" conducted by IndustryWeek and Crowe Horwath LLP in the U.S. The survey highlights the market pressures confronted by the manufacturing leaders, the foreign business activities, and the impact of recession on the capital investments of all organizations. It also identifies the opportunities and dangers facing the manufacturing sector in the years ahead.

The article focuses on the results of the 2007 Salary and Employment Survey of scientists in various industries in the U.S. The survey found that the average annual salary for scientists for 2007 is $79,605, an increase of $1625 from the previous year. It was also identified that 91.1 percent of the scientists included in the survey are employed full-time. The largest employer of scientists is the private industry which hired 65.4 percent.

The article discusses developments in the chemical industry in the U.S. The 16 chemical companies that responded to C&EN's annual survey, plan to rise spending for new plant and equipment in 2007. Overall forecast for future-oriented spending in 2007 is seen to be partly sunny. Respondents expect to devote 30.3% of future-oriented funds to research. Other firms plan to make capital improvements to enhance efficiency and productivity.

The article argues that enterprise feedback management systems are replacing traditional surveying tools as firms seek a centralized surveying framework that leverages all data. It is important that business enterprises focus questions in the data that they are looking for. It would be inefficient if firms ask customers several irrelevant questions once they get the chance to communicate with their consumers through the phone or on the Web.

The article reports on the findings of the 2006 survey of the American Chemical Society concerning the employment status and salaries of its member professionals in the domestic workforce in the U.S. The survey showed an improvement in the job market and an increase in salaries of individual chemists. Full-time jobs in 2006 move up from 90.8 percent in 2005 to 91.3 percent in 2006, while unemployed respondents moved to 3.0 percent in 2006 compared to 3.1 percent in 2005. INSET: Chemical Engineers Are Better Paid Than Chemists.

Reports on the annual survey of American Chemical Society members for the salaries and employment status of the new chemistry graduates in the U.S. Results of the survey; Comparison of the median starting salaries of the chemist graduates for the academic year 2003-2004 and 2004-2005; Factors affecting the deficits of jobs in the chemical industries.

Presents results of the 15th edition of the annual salary survey of trade publishing members in the U.S. conducted by "Publishers Weekly." Percentage of publishing employees who are satisfied with their jobs; Average raises in 2004; Salary increases received by industry's top executives.

Reports on the rise of innovators and market leaders based on the BRW Upstarts survey list in the Australia. Numbers of companies in the list with progress in innovation; Percentage on the development of revenue and development in businesses; Growth of business in any industry; List of criteria as the basis of the survey.

El artículo presenta detalles sobre una encuesta realizada por el Comité de Basilea y la Organización Internacional de Comisiones de Valores en noviembre de 1995. El informe contenía una investigación sobre los hechos públicos acerca de las actividades de negociación. El artículo examina los resultados de la encuesta sobre los derivados de los bancos durante el período 1993-1995.

This paper highlights results of the survey conducted by American Libraries journal on the economic climate of public libraries throughout the U.S. in 1991. The assessments of economic health ranged from good to grim, dire and critical. Some states cited difficult times, but indicated that the condition, rather than being caused by the current recession, was chronic: South Dakota State Librarian Jane Kolbe, for example, characterized her state's current status as about the same as usual, poor. The hardest-hit region is the Northeast, where the economy has been in a slump for over a year, with no upturn in sight. New York State Librarian Joseph Shubert reported that in the face of the state's $6 million deficit, Governor Mario Cuomo has proposed 10 percent reductions in state agencies' spending and state aid to localities. Pennsylvania also faces a revenue shortfall--$731 million for the current fiscal year--forcing Governor Robert P. Casey to implement budget reduction measures, including a $2 million reduction in state aid to libraries. In New Mexico, the continuing slump in oil and gas severance taxes has reduced state government revenues, so funding for new library programs is unlikely. In South Carolina, state aid to libraries has been reduced twice during the current fiscal year. INSET: Poll tax creates crisis in British library funding.

An interview with Carlos Cardoso, Latrobe, Pennsylvania-based Kennametal Inc. president, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), is presented. Cardoso discusses the main reason on the survey that the company had conducted regarding the manufacturing industry. He comments on a poll indicating the 600,000 gap in factory skills in the industry. Cardosa mentions the plan of the company to start theYoung Engineers program in Cleveland, Ohio.

The article reports that a survey conducted by the publication found that overall revenues for U.S. advertising agencies, media buying services, and marketing consulting firms increased by 3.7 percent in 2009. The survey also forecast a decline in that total for 2009, as more corporations reduce advertising spending due to the recession.

The article discusses the two survey results on American consumer sentiments and inflation expectations of households conducted monthly by the University of Michigan Survey Research Center and the quarterly Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. It tells that both surveys have indicated varied data for the anticipated inflation against the actual inflation realized over the years due to varied and volatile consumer views.

The article focuses on the success of Stockland company and Matthew Quinn, as most admired company and chief executive officer. Stockland was anointed in a survey of more than 100 managers, investment bankers and stockbroking analysts. Among the rankings of the most admired chief executives, Quinn, who is the managing director of Stockland, came first. According to Quinn, the sole cause of success for them is the long-term total shareholder returns.

Presents charts depicting the 2005 Salary Survey of information technology professionals in the U.S. Wages for senior management and middle management positions; Compensation for staff and entry-level positions; Sampling of other job titles.

This article presents the findings of the nineteenth Annual Salary Survey of the journal "Computerworld," which studied the compensation and bonuses of 14,253 information technology (IT) workers in the U.S. IT raises still lagged behind the average for all U.S. workers as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the majority of respondents said that their 2004 base salary increased from one year ago, 31 percent experienced either no change in salary or had their pay cut. Bonuses increased 2.8 percent in 2005, compared with one percent in 2004. INSET: CHIEF SECURITY OFFICERS: BIGGER RAISES, BUT NOT ALWAYS HIGH PAY.

Discusses media measurement of consumer sentiment on the economy in the U.S. Measures of consumer sentiment; Formation of consumers' expectations about economy; Measurement of volume and tone of reporting; Link between newspaper indexes and consumer sentiment.

Discusses the results of an economic survey of Australia released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in August 2001. Favorable assessment of the country's economic performance for 1991-2000 and of its short-term prospects; Economic growth projections; Criticism of the government's decisions to freeze the indexation of fuel excise and increase some fuel rebates.

The article presents news briefs related to the aviation industry in the U.S. The Air Transport Association's tabulation of big-airline yields completed 2005 with an eighth consecutive month of year-over-yield increases, which became more substantial as autumn began. The 2005 Airports Council International Airport Economics Survey reports a "particularly striking" reversal of fortunes. In 2004, the world's airports turned around a three-year decline in operating margins and net profits and reported strong financial results. AMB Property Corp. of San Francisco expanded its global cargo facility holdings in the fourth quarter by starting cargo facility projects comprising 2.4 million sq. ft. at nine locations and acquiring another 2.1 million sq. ft. of facility space at nine other sites. Delta Air Lines Inc. won U.S. Transportation Department authority to launch five-times-weekly nonstop round-trip service between New York and Kiev, Ukraine.

The article reports that the U.S. Marines are looking for a stealthy, long-endurance UAV to lake to war as part of an expetitionary unit. And they want it by the end of Fiscal 2005. With a quiet posting last week, the Marines launched a market survey of current capabilities to meet an "urgent need identified by forces supporting current combat operations" for an organic, Tier II UAV to provide "persistent surveillance" within a 27-50-naut.-mi. range. Single aircraft endurance isn't specified, but the desire is for a system that can operate 12 hr. a day for 30 days or around the clock for HI days. The Marine Corps Systems Command and Warfighting Laboratory is leading the effort.

This article presents an outlook on advertising industry salaries in the U.S. in 1992, according to the first annual salary survey of Advertising Age. Even though employees at agencies and their clients expect 7.6% growth in salaries, to an average $58,651 in 1992, they do not seem to be cheering. The buying power of advertising industry salaries continues to flatten as the recession nears the two-year mark, and right-sizing, a new euphemism for scaling down to a lean-and-mean efficiency, is making more people spend longer hours at work and toil harder for less pay.

Discusses the results of a poll on interest-risk management in Australia. How the Deutsche Bank performed on the poll; Lack of satisfaction of respondents with their banks; Commitment of ANZ company to provide treasury products. INSETS: Best of the best;A treasury of cost-efficiency.

Focuses on the "Salary Survey of Pennsylvania Academic Libraries," which was released by the College and Research Libraries Division of the Pennsylvania Library Association (PLA). Mention of the average and median salaries for a college librarian; Finding that the average salary was greatest in public institutions and second-greatest in state-related institutions; Finding that women librarians earned a lower average salary than men.

The article offers information on a survey conducted by the periodical on readers related to economic growth in the U.S. It mentions that 45 percent of readers believed that the manufacturing sector will not outperform the economy over the year. It states that 37 percent of readers responded that interest rates will increase in next 12 months and 53 percent expects improvement in job market in the next 12 months.

The article reports on a study by the Columbia University Water Center and the Veolia Water and Growing Blue which indicated that water demand in the U.S. is threatening business development and economic ventures as water consumption continues to grow and exceed supply.

The article reports on Pakistan's Economic Survey 2016 that reveals that agriculture contributed 20% of GDP that accounts for 42.3% t of Pakistan's employed labor force.

The article reports on the survey which reveals that U.S. shipments of packaging machinery rose 3.9% in 2007 to over $6.2 billion. The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) indicated that 2007 was the sixth consecutive year of growth for the industry. It is hoped that the industry will continue to maintain the trend by focusing on the broad topic of sustainability. The companies are preparing for the upcoming Pack Expo which will be held in Chicago, Illinois on November 9-13, 2008. INSET: Attend our Pack Expo session on upgrading operations.

The article reports that a survey conducted by the public relations agency Manning Selvage & Lee found that almost 20 percent of corporate marketing directors surveyed reported they had bought advertising in at least one mass media outlet in return for a news story. This trend is worrisome to public relations firms, because the damage done to a company's image when such events become known is considerable.

The article reports that a survey of member firms conducted by the trade group the Direct Marketing Association found that the industry suffered an overall decline in revenue in the first quarter of 2008. This was considered especially worrisome, as direct marketing has long been thought to be relatively immune to weakened economic conditions.

The article reports that a survey by the marketing research firm TNS Media Intelligence found that overall U.S. advertising spending increased by only 0.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008. Analysts blamed weakening economic conditions. Spending declined in several key areas including Internet advertising. Increased spending in Spanish-language mass media were responsible for the small overall gain.

The article discusses how the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in the U.S. functions. CEPR conducts economic surveys, and population among others. The economists of CEPR can produce economic information and can closely track economic data. It also tracks international economic developments. CEPR has been one of the leading voices in the debate over restructuring Social Security and is currently heavily involved in the debate over reforming the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

The article focuses on an analysis of historical data by International Cotton Advisory Committee economist Andrei Guitchounts, there is little correlation between weekly shipments of U.S. raw cotton and the weekly Step 2 payment. However, according to him, there is a good relationship between U.S. exports and U.S. cotton supply. There were some exceptions to the economist's findings, the result of studying data dating back to 1996-97, when payments became effective on the date of shipment. Guitchounts noted that extreme spikes in Step 2 payments would cause spikes in shipments in anticipation of steep declines in payments during forthcoming weeks.

Discusses the credibility of engineering salary surveys in Great Britain. Presentation of contradicting information about salary rates; Oddity relating to the basic pay and salary increases for different kinds of engineers; Examination of the validity of survey methodology utilized.

Cites a survey of several top companies which revealed that they are not paying enough attention to strategy, conducted by HC+P Management Consultants and RMIT University in Australia. Coverage of the survey which includes strategy formulation, implementation and effectiveness; Percentage of respondents who believed that their management team was competent at strategic thinking.

Highlights the impact of Chinese manufacturers on the trade imbalance between China and the U.S. based on the findings of the IndustryWeek/Manufacturing Performance Institute 2004 Census of Manufacturers. Percentage of the surveyed manufacturing plants that source components and materials from China; Patterns of outsourcing that stands out in the survey; Assessment of China's impact on U.S. industries.

The article is a survey on the trust in agriculture and food choice freedom high. The survey reveals that the general public has deep trust and confidence in American school teachers, veterinarians, physicians and farmers and ranchers. In contrast, the public indicates distrust for activists and well-known Hollywood actors or actresses, especially when they attack animal agriculture. "The results of the survey are very positive and don't surprise anyone who appreciate the contributions that animal agriculture makes to our quality of life. The public has consistently over the years trusted and valued American farmers .

Presents the results of a survey conducted by the National League of Cities on the financial needs and obligations of U.S. cities. Percentage of cities that met their financial needs during 2003; Factors that contributed to the negative impact of the 2003 budget.

The article reports the findings of the Global Economic Crime Survey by professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers on topics including cybercrime, ethics and compliance and anti money laundering.

Breakout rankings by specitaly, state, building type, more [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ranking by revenue of the top general contractors in the Southwest [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many of the region's largest contractors see improvement and expect population growth and other trends to further advance their prospects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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ENR Construction Industry Confidence Index for the First Quarter of 2015 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]