Consumer Markets Abroad articles from June 1987

Consumer Markets Abroad archives from June 1987

Metro Manila: the urban challenge.
June 1, 1987... METRO MANILA: THE URBAN CHALLENGE The Aquino government faces many challenges. Communist insurgency, quarreling ministers, and a faltering economy have all made headlines of late. But perhaps its most stubborn long-term challenge is to...

Philippine family income declines in real terms. (Philippine economy)
June 1, 1987... PHILIPPINE FAMILY INCOME DECLINES IN REAL TERMS Despite the overall positive performance of the Philippine economy in the last decade--GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.3 percent, jumping from $18 billion to $26.6 billion between 1976 and...

The seniors boom in Canada.
June 1, 1987... THE SENIORS BOOM IN CANADA Growth of the senior population in Canada is outpacing that of the total population. Between 1981 and 1991, those aged 65 and over will increase at an average annual rate of 3 percent, as compared to 1 percent for...

Canada spends more on education.
June 1, 1987... Canada spends more on education Canada will spend $34.6 billion (in current Canadian dollars) in 1986-87, up from $15.1 billion in 1976-77. This represents a 4.7 percent increase over last year. Last year's expenditure represented 7.3...

Jakarta cuts back transmigration program.
June 1, 1987... Jakarta cuts back transmigration program Budgetary problems are scaling down Indonesia's controversial transmigration program--a program that moves volunteers from overcrowded Java to sparsely settled Irian Jaya. Controversy stems from...

Malaysia household income increases.
June 1, 1987... Malaysian household income increases Average monthly household income in Malaysia was M$723 in 1984, up from M$166 in 1970, according to the 1985 Yearbook of Statistics published by the Malaysian Department of Statistics. Average monthly...

Brazilians having fewer babies.
June 1, 1987... Brazilians having fewer babies Results of the 1986 National Survey of Maternal/Child Health and Family Planning turned up a surprise for pronatalist Brazil--for all Brazilian women aged 15 to 44, the total fertility rate fell about 1 child...

Germans see talks with friends and being outdoors best ways to reduce stress.
June 1, 1987... Germans see talks with friends and being outdoors best ways to reduce stress Move over jogging and running, old values are back. In a poll commissioned by an American advertising firm, reading and sports were way down the list in the ways...

The seniors boom: dramatic increases in longevity and prospects for better health.
June 1, 1987... The Seniors Boom: Dramatic Increases in Longevity and Prospects for Better Health by Leroy O. Stone and Susan Fletcher, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 48 pp., $US 10.95. Order from Publications Sales at (613) 993-7276 or write...