<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>American Chemistry Council News Releases: Chemical Activity Barometer</title><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/</link><description>americanchemistry.com news releases</description><copyright>copyright americanchemistry.com 2013</copyright><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:07:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Expansion of Consumer-Driven Chemical and Plastics Applications Suggests Continued Modest Economic Growth</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Expansion-of-Consumer-Driven-Chemical-and-Plastics-Applications-Suggests-Modest-Economic-Growth.html</link><description>Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) notches tenth consecutive monthly gain.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leading Economic Indicator Breaks Three-Year Pattern; Suggests Modest Expansion Will Continue</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Leading-Economic-Indicator-Breaks-Three-Year-Pattern-Suggests-Modest-Expansion-Will-Continue.html</link><description>Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) shows ninth consecutive monthly gain; records year-over-year gain of more than three percent.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leading Economic Indicator Shows Encouraging Expansion in Four Areas; Eighth Consecutive Monthly Gain</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Leading-Economic-Indicator-Shows-Encouraging-Expansion-in-Four-Areas-Eighth-Consecutive-Monthly-Gain.html</link><description>The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) released today continued to show a slowly expanding U.S. economy, increasing 0.4 percent over February on a three month moving average (3MMA) basis. </description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leading Economic Indicator Suggests Consumer Confidence Strengthening; Notches Seventh Consecutive Monthly Gain</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Leading-Economic-Indicator-Suggests-Consumer-Confidence-Strengthening.html</link><description>Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) up nearly 3 percent year over year.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Key Economic Indicator Gains for Sixth Consecutive Month; Hints at Acceleration for Housing Market</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Key-Economic-Indicator-Gains-for-Sixth-Consecutive-Month-Hints-at-Acceleration-for-Housing-Market.html</link><description>The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) released today showed sustained growth, notching a 0.4 percent gain over December 2012 on a three month moving average (3MMA) basis. The year over year 3MMA showed a solid 2.8 percent gain over January 2012. </description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chemical Activity Barometer Stable at Year's End Following Four Consecutive Monthly Gains</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Chemical-Activity-Barometer-Stable-at-Years-End-Following-Four-Consecutive-Monthly-Gains.html</link><description>The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today released its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity. The December CAB (3MMA) remained stable, showing no change over last month. This followed four consecutive monthly gains. </description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>November Chemical Activity Barometer Slides 0.5 Percent Following Four Consecutive Monthly Gains</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/November-Chemical-Activity-Barometer-Slides-05-Percent-Following-Four-Consecutive-Monthly-Gains.html</link><description>“The good news continues to be that we are witnessing sustained, healthy activity in construction-related plastic resins, coatings, pigments and other chemistry. It’s possible that with the elections now behind us, the Chemical Activity Barometer is reflecting both the effects of Superstorm Sandy, as well as the uncertainty in the real economy as a result of the fiscal cliff and the resulting sequestered budget cuts,” said Dr. Kevin Swift, chief economist at ACC. </description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Chemistry Council Releases October Chemical Activity Barometer</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/American-Chemistry-Council-Releases-October-Chemical-Activity-Barometer.html</link><description>Strong CAB increase of 0.6%: marks four consecutive monthly gains, economic growth expected in 2013</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leading Economic Indicator Increases 0.3 Percent; Suggests Sub-Par Growth Into 2013</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/Leading-Economic-Indicator-Increases-03-Percent-Suggests-Sub-Par-Growth-Into-2013.html</link><description>ACC today released its monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity. The September CAB showed a 0.3 percent growth over the previous month. This represents the third consecutive monthly increase in the CAB, and follows small upward revisions for the previous three months.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:43:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Chemistry Council Releases August Chemical Activity Barometer</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/August-CAB-Release.html</link><description>The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today released the third monthly report of its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity. The August CAB showed a 0.4 percent growth over the previous month.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Chemistry Council Releases July Chemical Activity Barometer</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/ACC-Releases-July-Chemical-Activity-Barometer.html</link><description>July data continues to suggest that broader U.S. economic growth in the second half of 2012 will be weak, while the CAB also suggests a slowing of U.S. exports during the rest of the year,” said Dr. Kevin Swift, chief economist at ACC. </description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Chemistry Council Releases New Monthly Economic Indicator</title><author>ACC</author><link>http://www.americanchemistry.com/Media/PressReleasesTranscripts/ACC-news-releases/American-Chemistry-Council-Releases-New-Monthly-Economic-Indicator.html</link><description>The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today released the first monthly report of its Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a new leading macroeconomic indicator. The data suggest that the broader U.S. economic recovery is slowing. </description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>