This was in marked contrast to
the retail trade figures which showed a sharp decline in spending in the March quarter.
It is difficult to understand why
the retail trade figures showed this result, but part of the answer may be in the pattern of consumption spending.
Not exact matches
On Friday, Statistics Canada also released revised estimates for its
retail -
trade figures from recent months.
This week, investors are waiting for China's inflation data on Wednesday, US consumer prices and
retail sales, expected on Friday, and global
trade figures on Friday.
In order to demonstrate commitment to increased transparency within the financial industry, the Saxo Group has taken the initiative to publicise on a monthly basis key
figures related to its activity, namely
retail assets under management as well as daily average and monthly
trading volumes.
Economic data released through the Asian session was on the heavier side this morning, with stats including New Zealand's
trade figures for March, inflation, industrial production and
retail sales
figures out of Japan and wholesale price inflation numbers out of Australia.
Figure 3 displays historical (1972 — 2008) employment information in nine sectors: construction, finance, government, information, manufacturing, professional and business services,
retail trade, transportation, and warehousing.
Because the largest
retailers trading in the ebook space don't report sales
figures — most significantly Amazon — the publishing industry is left, as The Bookseller's Philip Jones puts it, trying to analyze its own digital market «by candlelight.»
I assumed these were
retailed at 53 % off the DLP [3] to arrive at a
figure of $ 3,445 m (# 2,240 m) for the size of the US ebook market for
trade books, based upon purchased price.
According to
figures recorded by the NPD Group Toys
retail tracking service, Pokémon is the number one Strategic
Trading Card Game property in Europe, with total sales exceeding $ 100 million.
Also announced today is a Collector's Edition that will
retail for $ 149.99, which includes a SteelBook case, Velvet and Laphicet Chibi Kyun Chara
figures, an 8 - bit retro keychain set, musical CD, a hardcover prequel novel, Tales of Berseria
trading cards, a starter strategy guide art book, and of course a copy of the game.