NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PURCHASING MANAGEMENT CHICAGO - NAPM CHICAGO
An association which collects surveys and index that observes business situations in Chicago and its surrounding areas. It surveys companies, both the manufacturing and nonmanufacturing sectors, and then provides a reading above or below 50%. Readings above 50% indicate expanding business conditions, while a reading below 50% indicates contracting conditions.
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Property Tax
Local governments assess property tax on real estates. The tax is often based on the property’s value.
Onerous Contract
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Overhead
It is an accounting term that refers to all current business expenses not including o direct labor, direct materials or third-party expenses which ...
Substitute
Product or service replacing and satisfying the need of a consumer. This can be perfect or imperfect, depending on whether the substitute partially ...
Materials Requirement Planning - MRP
A production planning and inventory control system designed to manage manufacturing processes and production. A software based integrated informati ...
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| 04:00 | Expected Annual Inflation 2y from now | 4 quarter | |
| 07:00 | Economy Watchers Survey | Oct | |
| 10:30 | New Yuan Loans | Oct | |
| 01:30 | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | Nov | |
| 01:50 | M2 Money Supply + CD | Oct | |
| 02:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Oct | |
| 08:00 | Prelim Machine Tool Orders | Oct | |
| 09:00 | CPI | Oct | |
| 09:00 | Harmonized CPI | Oct |
