China Trade Surplus Surged to Another Record $133.6 billion Thru Oct.
China's trade surplus surged to a record
$23.8 billion in October, extending the surplus from September's $15.3
billion, according to the the customs bureau. The surplus in October was
27% more than the previous high of $18.8 billion in August.
Exports in October totaled $88.1 billion, up 29.6% from the same month last year, while imports rose 14.7% to $64.3 billion, the customs agency said. October imports growth was the slowest pace in 15 months.
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wide array of new Internet-enabled communications services geared to the
needs of consumers is expected to generate nearly $265 billion for phone
companies and other telecommunications carriers worldwide over the next
five years, according to a 
As the
MP3 player market
moves beyond early adopters who purchase multiple devices and upgrade
regularly, the user base will steadily increase from 37 million in 2006 to
over 100 million in 2011, 
Chinese electronics
output is forecast to exceed $300 billion in 2006 and is expected to
surpass the US by the end of the year to become the world’s largest
manufacturer, 
The global local search and online classified advertising revenues will
grow from $15.7 billion in 2005 to $31.1 billion in 2010, 
Watching
online video is the most popular consumer behavior (43%) of emerging
media, even more than use of MP3 player. Some 8% of consumers see online ads as a source of further learning,
but only 4% see the ads as a source of product discovery.
Human
resources (HR) business process outsourcing (BPO) is the fastest-growing
segment of HR services and will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)
of 16% in the United States, reaching $18.9 billion in spending by 2010, 
As
VC firms keep pouring money into Web 2.0 startups in hopes of funding the
next MySpace, 
