US recession

Global auto market heads for 5% fall as stimulus impact wanes

2016 data highlights one startling statistic about the world’s Top 7 auto markets.  They are 85% of total world sales and as the chart shows, their overall sales growth since 2007 has been entirely due to China:    China’s sales have risen nearly four-fold since 2007, from 6.3m to 24.2m    Sales in […]

US chemicals barometer signals slowing economy

The blog’s latest post for the Financial Times’ ‘FT Data blog’ has just been published.

It highlights the ACC’s new Chemicals Activity Barometer.

By guest contributor Paul Hodges

I suggested in an earlier post that chemical prices were an excelle…