Emerging product categories' revenue to grow 108 percent

Global economic health, interest rate movements and regulation remain cause for concern

Business conditions at Canadian manufacturing companies continued to improve at the end of the year, with output and new orders rising further, according to the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index™ (RBC PMI™). Companies hired additional workers and increased their buying activity in order to meet higher demand. Cost inflation remained relatively weak by historical standards, while factory gate prices increased at the sharpest rate in seven months.

Workers very confident in the strength of economy as Randstad's macroeconomic confidence index hits all-time high in December

Canadian consumer confidence in the final quarter of 2014 reverses the upward trend seen last quarter and moves towards the familiar levels seen earlier this year.

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in November, improved in December. The Index now stands at 92.6 (1985=100), up from 91.0 in November. The Present Situation Index rose to 98.6 from 93.7, while the Expectations Index decreased to 88.5 from 89.3 in November.

Moderate Growth to Continue Through Winter

Housing Continues Long-Term Climb Back to Normal

Rising Consumption of Processed and Packaged Food Coupled With Increasing Inclination Towards all Natural Ingredients to Drive US Food Additives Market in the Coming Years

Economic growth to accelerate to 3% in 2015, following 2.3% in 2014

Greatest Demand for Web Design and Social Media Professionals

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico declined 1.3 percent in October to 122.9 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent decline in September, and a 0.5 percent decline in August.