Strong demand seen for new, more fuel efficient single-aisle airplanes Modest growth predicted for region’s passenger traffic Boeing forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of about 7,200 new airplanes over the next 20 years at an investment of $700 billion. New airplane deliveries in Canada and the United States will be [...]
Light and Imports Down, Craft Beer Continues to Rise Last year marked the third consecutive year of diminishing growth rates in the beer industry, dropping 2.1% to 2.877 billion cases. According to the Beverage Information Group’s recently released 2010 Beer Handbook, the beer industry’s downturn can be directly attributed to the decline in the light [...]
Overall Spending More Than $10,000 Per Person The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that obligations for federal domestic spending increased 16.0 percent in fiscal year 2009 to $3.2 trillion. The 2009 spending total is equivalent to $10,548 per person living in the United States. The annual percentage change (16.0 percent) is the largest since the [...]
Consumers Energy is introducing a new bill format in September that customers will find easier to understand and more informative than the previous format. Improved information flow on the bill will help customers use energy more efficiently and save money on their energy costs. The bill now includes a graph showing personalized energy use over [...]