http://www.xorte.com Xorte - the latest EU and international business, finance and economic news, commodity market news, stock market news, currency market news, real time foreign currency rates. eng The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.4 percent in December to 94.3 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent increase in November and a 0.6 percent increase in October. This month’s data inaugurates a number of major changes to the components and calculation of the LEI. http://www.usa.xorte.com/4,0,The-Conference-Board-Leading-Economic-Index-reg-LEI-for-the-U-S-Increased-0-4-Percent-in-December-2011,14410.html 2012-01-26 China's apparent oil demand in December rose 0.7% year on year to 41.02 million metric ton (mt), or an average 9.69 million barrels per day (b/d), a Platts analysis of recent statistics released by the Chinese government showed. http://www.asia.xorte.com/5,0,Platts-Report-China-s-Oil-Demand-Rises-by-0-7-in-December-2011,14409.html 2012-01-26 In 2011, the number of nights spent in hotels and similar establishments in the EU27 reached a peak of 1.6 billion nights, up by 3.8% compared with 2010. The evolution of the number of nights spent in hotels in the EU27 showed alternating phases of growth and decline over the last decade. After a low point in 2003, the number of nights spent grew steadily for four successive years. In 2008 and 2009, the number of nights spent in the EU27 fell, but in 2010 began to recover from the crisis to reach a new record in 2011 for both nights spent by residents and by non-residents. http://www.europe.xorte.com/3,0,Record-Number-of-Nights-Spent-in-Hotels-in-the-EU27-in-2011,14407.html 2012-01-25 The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany declined 0.2 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) decreased 0.2 percent in November. http://www.europe.xorte.com/3,0,The-Conference-Board-Leading-Economic-Index-reg-LEI-for-Germany-Declined-0-2-Percent-in-November-2011,14408.html 2012-01-24 In November 2011 compared with October 2011, the euro area (EA17) industrial new orders index fell by 1.3%, after a rise of 1.5% in October. In the EU27 new orders decreased by 1.4% in November 2011, after an increase of 0.2% in October. Excluding ships, railway & aerospace equipment, for which changes tend to be more volatile, industrial new orders dropped by 0.5% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU27. http://www.europe.xorte.com/3,0,Industrial-New-Orders-Down-by-1-3-in-Euro-Area-on-November-2011,14406.html 2012-01-24