Of the many businesses facing higher costs for
imported machinery and equipment, some indicate that they plan to restrain investment as a result.
The strong dollar will assist this process by lowering the cost of
imported machinery and equipment needed to improve productivity and by helping to keep interest rates low.
The falling loonie also made it more expensive to
import machinery and equipment, so Canadian firms avoided making investments in automation and instead increased production by adding more labour.
The policy provides protection against any default of a line of credit given to a foreign buyer for
importing machinery and equipment from India.
The insurance provides protection against defaults of credit given to foreign buyers for
importing machinery and equipment from India.
Not exact matches
The second quarter GDP numbers showed that companies in most industries were spending,
and imports of
machinery and equipment — a proxy for investment — are strong.
Instead, they'll raise prices for U.S. companies that purchase
imported steel used in aerospace
and medical
equipment, petroleum refining gear, heavy
machinery, construction materials,
and consumer products from soup cans to baby carriages.
Imports of industrial
machinery and equipment, a proxy for investment, was little changed in February from a year earlier, according to StatsCan's trade report.
The state - led program targets 10 strategic industries for replacing
imports with Chinese - made products: advanced information technology, robotics, aircraft, shipbuilding
and marine engineering, advanced rail
equipment, new energy vehicles, electrical generation
equipment, agricultural
machinery, pharmaceuticals,
and advanced materials.
Imports of industrial machinery, equipment and parts fell 11.3 per cent to $ 4.5 billion in January, while imports of consumer goods dropped 4.6 per cent to $ 10.0 b
Imports of industrial
machinery,
equipment and parts fell 11.3 per cent to $ 4.5 billion in January, while
imports of consumer goods dropped 4.6 per cent to $ 10.0 b
imports of consumer goods dropped 4.6 per cent to $ 10.0 billion.
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 inve
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 inve
imports of
machinery and equipment and of various intermediate products are early signals of rising business investment.
Indeed,
imports of
machinery and equipment — a leading indicator of productivity - enhancing investment — have softened in the first two months of 2018.
Final producer prices of capital goods have increased due to the higher price of project home prices
and exchange - rate induced increases in the price of
imports, such as industrial
machinery and computer
equipment.
Imports of major capital
equipment, such as
machinery, computers
and telecommunications
equipment, remain at very high levels.
China's
imports and exports are both dominated by manufactured goods, with intermediate manufactured goods, including
machinery and transport
equipment, comprising a higher share of
imports than exports (Table B2).
On the
import side, petroleum
and products rose by a whopping NZ$ 297m (88 %), driving the headline figure, with
imports of aircraft
and parts, mechanical
machinery and equipment and vehicles parts
and accessories also contributing.
ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Currency: Australian Dollar ($ A) Market Exchange Rate (5/24/02): US $ 1 = $ A1.79 Nominal Gross Domestic (GDP, 2001E): U.S. $ 365.8 billion Real GDP Growth Rate (2001E): 4.1 % (2002F): 3.8 % Inflation Rate (2001E): 4.3 % (2002F): 3.0 % Unemployment Rate (2001E): 6.9 % (2002F): 7.0 % Current Account Balance (2001E): - $ 15.3 billion (2002F): - $ 16.9 billion Major Trading Partners: Japan, other Far East, European Union, United States Major Export Products: crude materials, food
and live animals, mineral fuels
and lubricants Major
Import Products:
machinery and transport
equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals
British producers of
machinery, electrical
equipment, automobiles,
and pharmaceuticals will see
import tariffs of...