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Appendix B Explanatory Notes The following Explanatory Notes are provided to assist in understanding and interpreting the data presented in the Detailed Statistics section of this publication. * Note 1. [...]

A discussion of technical analysis as it is understood by the Commodity Research Group at Merrill Lynch is presented. This involves an analysis of current market sentiments in lieu of supply and demand factors. This is done by chart analysis using the daily bar chart combined with daily volume and open interest figures. The charts are useful in obtaining current market trends and price levels. Two types of approaches are discussed: trend analysis and pattern recognition., This is Part II of a three-part look at how to upgrade commodity buying strategies. Part I examined fundamental analysis. This installment looks at technical analysis as employed by the [...]

Statistical strategies have proven to be effective tools in the optimization of product and process performance and productivity. However, their adoption has been hindered by numerous difficulties involved in certain experiment design techniques. A tested five-point method of implementing experiment design-based quality programs was developed following a pragmatic approach for use by experiment design advocates in industry. The method is free of academic debates and requires companies to undergo a maturation process before any results are obtained.

A statistical analysis of the changes in the number of industries involved in and the industrial concentration of 18 major unions indicates that reduced involvement in different industries and less concentrated organizing in each industry are dominant trends. Expansion to other industries is gauged by the number of standard industrial classifications (SICs) that apply to a union's membership. Concentration is assessed by a scaled figure reflecting the number of industries in which a certain union holds elections.

The signs are tenuous. There's no doubt about it. But, they are there. The seemingly endless down cycle that has plagued the construction industry for nearly five years is finally [...]

The need for major-customer disclosures has been recognized by accounting standard setters for decades, beginning with the issuance of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 14, 'Financial Reporting for [...]

Some important ratios and indicators like return on assets, return on equity and net investment yield are presented. These ratios and indicators can be used to assess the financial performance of insurance industry.

A CLOSEUP LOOK AT AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL HEART AND SOUL America's industrial heartland--Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania--is at a crossroads of crisis. Many believe as this 'backbone of [...]

ORLANDO - In the land of mouse ears and splashing killer whales, it's easy to overlook Central Florida's less-colorful business sectors. But the commercial real estate industry, armed with surprising [...]

To conduct a proper analysis of your purchasing system, the first step involves collecting statistics on MRO, raw material, and capital-equipment purchases. All statistics of importance should be analyzed. This [...]

Russian oil industry expert and Gapmer head Eugene M. Khartukov believes that statistical estimates of oil production in the former Soviet Union made by western experts are understated due to their reliance on official statistics released by the Soviet government. Khartukov questions the reliability and comprehensiveness of the official reports, saying that the information does not include the production made by private companies., Petroleum Economist recently received the following letter, drawing attention to the way that production estimates for the former Soviet Union (FSU) tend to understate likely levels. The author, Professor Khartukov, [...]