In Germany, real GDP rose strongly in the March quarter, as consumers brought forward expenditure ahead of the April consumption tax increase, and
equipment investment rose strongly.
Not exact matches
Imports are also expanding; the increases we are seeing in imports of machinery and
equipment and of various intermediate products are early signals of
rising business
investment.
This
rise in
investment largely reflected a solid
rise in spending on machinery and
equipment (Graph 20).
Business spending on
equipment and software has
risen significantly; however,
investment in nonresidential structures is declining and employers remain reluctant to add to payrolls.
Over the past year, capital spending
rose by more than 17 per cent, with the main categories of
investment — machinery and
equipment investment (abstracting from civil aircraft deliveries), buildings and structures, and spending on computer software — all recording robust growth in the quarter and over the year.
Equipment investment also rose in the quarter, underpinned by strong spending on computer equipment, to be 3.8 per cent higher than a
Equipment investment also
rose in the quarter, underpinned by strong spending on computer
equipment, to be 3.8 per cent higher than a
equipment, to be 3.8 per cent higher than a year ago.
Within the energy sector, the gains were split evenly among
equipment and consumable fuels as
rising oil prices saw
investment in rigs and additional exploration.
Driven by
rising optimism globally many UK food and beverage companies are looking to increase
investment across areas such as facilities,
equipment, IT and product development over the next 12 months, according to a new report from leading business and financial advisory firm Grant Thornton.
This accreditation is proof that the team at the Center has
risen to the challenge of protecting the people of Oneida County, and that the
investments we have made in technology and
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2017 Warehouse / DC
Equipment Survey:
Investment Up as Service Pressures
Rise, (Modern Materials Handling, Apr. 2017) E