Archive for April, 2008
The Japanese Market for U.S. Oranges
Monday, April 14th, 2008A recent report from the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture analyzes trends in the Japanese market for U.S. oranges. The largest export markets for U.S. oranges are Canada, China, Japan and South Korea. Japan is the third largest market for U.S. oranges. Japan’s domestic production represents the tiny share [...]
Saudi Arabia: The Sharp Rise in Inflation
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Inflation in Saudi Arabia is forecast to reach a record annual average of 6.5 per cent in 2008 because of an expected new wave of interest rate cuts and a surge in rents and food prices.
Historically the Saudi inflation rate has been quite low in the period 2000 - 2006, within a range of 1% [...]
GIS Market Driven by Homeland Security
Friday, April 4th, 2008Daratech, Inc., Cambridge, Ma, based market research company, estimated the worldwide GIS market revenues in 2006 as US$3.63 billion (up from US$2.82 billion in 2005, a 17% increase). However, increasing interest of DHS (Department of Homeland Security in remote sensing and geointelligence may have a profound effect on the GIS market. DHS has already established [...]