Country & Industry Forecasting

IHS Chemical will host the World Petrochemical Conference and workshops March 27 – 29, 2012, at the Hilton of the Americas Hotel in Houston. Now in its 26^th year, the conference will focus on the impact of the U.S. shale gas, and how developments in the industry are re-energizing the North American petrochemicals sector and driving new investments.

Nissan and Renault Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn will be the keynote speaker at the April 3 Automotive Forum sponsored by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and IHS, and hosted by the New York International Auto Show.

IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analysis, announced today the creation of IHS Chemical -- a world-class chemical industry insight organization comprising the company’s acquisitions of CMAI, SRI Consulting, Harriman Chemsult and Chemical Week. IHS Chemical offers the most comprehensive content, research and analysis to the chemical industry, which includes hydrocarbon- and bio-based chemicals, as well more...

The natural gas "shale gale" that has dramatically transformed the outlook for U.S. energy supplies is also having profound economic impacts -- creating jobs, reducing consumer costs of natural gas and electricity, stimulating economic growth and bolstering federal, state and local tax revenue, according to a new IHS Global Insight study. The study found that shale gas production supported more than 600,000 jobs in 2010, a number that is projected to more...

The European economic crisis is "unfolding like a train wreck in slow motion" with Eurozone economies likely already in recession and an all but inevitable Greek debt default on the horizon, says IHS Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh. Behravesh and IHS Global Insight Chief U.S. Economist Nigel Gault will explore the implications of a worsening Eurozone economy on the U.S. and rest of the globe at the IHS World Economic Outlook Conference more...

A wave of chemical industry leaders is seeking new investment opportunities in China as the country’s chemicals consumption forges ahead, driven by economic growth rates unseen elsewhere in the world, according to local officials who participated in the 2011 China Petroleum and Chemical International Conference, co-organized by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF), the Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) and IHS Chemical Week (NYSE: IHS more...

IHS, the leading global source of information and analysis, has launched a suite of consulting services designed to help public and private sector clients create innovative approaches to regional economic development. Leveraging the company’s broad industry and strategy expertise, IHS Consulting Economic Strategy Solutions will focus on public-private partnerships to spur economic development projects for states and municipalities.

Economists and industry experts in automotive, energy, risk, security, shipping, and supply chain at IHS (NYSE:IHS), a leading global source of information and analysis, said today the triple disaster in Japan and the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa likely would have only a limited impact on the global economy – provided the twin shocks of higher oil prices and the supply chain disruptions from Japan do not get much worse more...

After falling 8.3 percent in 2010, U.S. construction spending will be flat in 2011, pushed higher by positive second half gains in the residential and commercial sectors as they begin to move up from the historic lows of the recent past, according to the Fourth Quarter U.S.

Manufacturing labour costs in India have risen nearly 20 percent this year and will eclipse those in China as Indian workers have seen their wages increase sharply over the last year on the back of high inflation and a recovery in domestic demand, said IHS Global Insight in its latest “Global Manufacturing Compensation Watch” study.

China’s manufacturing labour costs are expected to rise 10 percent this year despite a slowdown more...

Pharmaceutical drug sales will grow slowly in Europe, at only 2 percent average annual growth between 2010 and 2015, according to the newly launched World Markets Healthcare Forecasts by IHS Global Insight. Drug sales will be held down by slow economic growth and cost containment measures imposed across much of Europe.

The world economy is recovering, though at different speeds around the globe, yet growth is losing momentum in the face of storm clouds on the horizon. IHS Global Insight's Fall World Economic Outlook Conference, October 19-21 in Washington, D.C., will explore the aftershocks of The Great Recession and the looming opportunities and risks for global business and policy decisions.