Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Companies which have negative cash balance

As 31 March 2009
carotech = (RM6.3 mil)
hovid = (RM4.8 mil)
scomien = (RM14.0 mil)

Are their gearing among the highest?

Friday, May 1, 2009

US GDP Growth Rate

US GDP Growth Rate - Real
Jan-09 = -6.29% (-6.1%, obtained from media)
Oct-08 = -6.50%

Jul-08 = -0.51%
Apr-08 = 2.80%
Jan-08 = 0.87%
Oct-07 = -0.17%
Jul-07 = 4.67%
Apr-07 = 4.71%
Jan-07 = 0.05%
Oct-06 = 1.50%
Jul-06 = 0.79%
Apr-06 = 2.65%
Jan-06 = 4.73%
Oct-05 = 1.31%
Jul-05 = 3.50%
Apr-05 = 2.78%
Jan-05 = 3.04%
Oct-04 = 2.52%
Jul-04 = 2.14%
Apr-04 = 2.22%
Jan-04 = 4.19%
Oct-03 = 3.52%
Jul-03 = 7.06%
Apr-03 = 3.62%
Jan-03 = 1.70%
Oct-02 = 0.20%
Jul-02 = 2.36%
Apr-02 = 2.18%
Jan-02 = 2.72%
Oct-01 = 1.58%
Jul-01 = -1.41%
Apr-01 = 1.23%
Jan-01 = -0.49%
Oct-00 = 2.08%
Jul-00 = -0.46%
Apr-00 = 6.28%
Jan-00 = 1.01%
Oct-99 = 7.11%
Jul-99 = 4.67%
Apr-99 = 3.31%
Jan-99 = 3.40%
Oct-98 = 6.08%
Jul-98 = 4.61%
Apr-98 = 2.65%
Jan-98 = 4.43%
Oct-97 = 2.95%
Jul-97 = 4.98%
Apr-97 = 6.08%
Jan-97 = 3.09%
Oct-96 = 4.68%
Jul-96 = 3.35%
Apr-96 = 6.56%
Jan-96 = 2.82%
Oct-95 = 2.93%
Jul-95 = 3.26%
Apr-95 = 0.72%
Jan-95 = 1.11%
Oct-94 = 4.69%
Jul-94 = 2.24%
Apr-94 = 5.22%
Jan-94 = 4.07%
Oct-93 = 5.38%
Jul-93 = 2.05%
Apr-93 = 2.03%
Jan-93 = 0.48%
Oct-92 = 4.41%
Jul-92 = 3.92%
Apr-92 = 3.86%
Jan-92 = 4.14%
Oct-91 = 1.88%
Jul-91 = 1.93%
Apr-91 = 2.60%
Jan-91 = -2.04%
Oct-90 = -3.02%
Jul-90 = 0.03%
Apr-90 = 1.02%
Jan-90 = 4.62%
Oct-89 = 1.02%
Jul-89 = 2.85%
Apr-89 = 2.63%
Jan-89 = 4.06%
Oct-88 = 5.28%
Jul-88 = 2.14%
Apr-88 = 5.09%
Jan-88 = 1.96%
Oct-87 = 6.99%
Jul-87 = 3.63%
Apr-87 = 4.40%
Jan-87 = 2.63%
Oct-86 = 2.02%
Jul-86 = 3.83%
Apr-86 = 1.59%
Jan-86 = 3.83%
Oct-85 = 3.07%
Jul-85 = 6.25%
Apr-85 = 3.42%
Jan-85 = 3.69%
Oct-84 = 3.29%
Jul-84 = 3.89%
Apr-84 = 6.88%
Jan-84 = 7.82%
Oct-83 = 8.18%
Jul-83 = 7.90%
Apr-83 = 9.02%
Jan-83 = 4.93%
Oct-82 = 0.35%
Jul-82 = -1.51%
Apr-82 = 2.15%
Jan-82 = -6.56%
Oct-81 = -4.98%
Jul-81 = 4.84%
Apr-81 = -3.12%
Jan-81 = 8.10%
Oct-80 = 7.42%
Jul-80 = -0.66%
Apr-80 = -8.07%

Jan-80 = 1.28%
Oct-79 = 1.18%
Jul-79 = 2.88%
Apr-79 = 0.38%
Jan-79 = 0.78%
Oct-78 = 5.26%
Jul-78 = 3.94%
Apr-78 = 15.77%
Jan-78 = 1.29%
Oct-77 = -0.04%
Jul-77 = 7.16%
Apr-77 = 7.85%
Jan-77 = 4.83%
Oct-76 = 2.86%
Jul-76 = 1.92%
Apr-76 = 2.98%
Jan-76 = 9.00%
Oct-75 = 5.24%
Jul-75 = 6.78%
Apr-75 = 2.93%
Jan-75 = -4.78%
Oct-74 = -1.57%
Jul-74 = -3.87%

Apr-74 = 1.15%
Jan-74 = -3.47%
Oct-73 = 3.82%
Jul-73 = -2.13%
Apr-73 = 4.63%
Jan-73 = 10.16%
Oct-72 = 6.55%
Jul-72 = 3.81%
Apr-72 = 9.45%
Jan-72 = 7.11%
Oct-71 = 1.14%
Jul-71 = 3.17%
Apr-71 = 2.26%
Jan-71 = 11.10%
Oct-70 = -4.28%
Jul-70 = 3.55%
Apr-70 = 0.76%
Jan-70 = -0.67%
Oct-69 = -1.89%

Jul-69 = 2.48%
Apr-69 = 1.14%
Jan-69 = 6.31%
Oct-68 = 1.69%
Jul-68 = 2.73%
Apr-68 = 6.78%
Jan-68 = 8.24%
Oct-67 = 3.02%
Jul-67 = 3.18%
Apr-67 = 0.02%
Jan-67 = 3.54%
Oct-66 = 3.22%
Jul-66 = 2.64%
Apr-66 = 1.39%
Jan-66 = 9.78%
Oct-65 = 9.67%
Jul-65 = 8.11%
Apr-65 = 5.41%
Jan-65 = 9.84%
Oct-64 = 1.07%
Jul-64 = 5.45%
Apr-64 = 4.65%
Jan-64 = 8.97%
Oct-63 = 3.12%
Jul-63 = 7.53%
Apr-63 = 5.00%
Jan-63 = 5.24%
Oct-62 = 0.98%
Jul-62 = 3.68%
Apr-62 = 4.37%
Jan-62 = 7.19%
Oct-61 = 8.17%
Jul-61 = 6.48%
Apr-61 = 7.51%
Jan-61 = 2.42%
Oct-60 = -5.18%
Jul-60 = 0.62%
Apr-60 = -2.00%
Jan-60 = 8.90%
Oct-59 = 1.42%
Jul-59 = -0.31%
Apr-59 = 10.51%
Jan-59 = 7.65%
Oct-58 = 9.20%
Jul-58 = 9.24%
Apr-58 = 2.37%
Jan-58 = -10.87%
Oct-57 = -4.23%

Jul-57 = 3.90%
Apr-57 = -0.99%
Jan-57 = 2.41%
Oct-56 = 6.53%
Jul-56 = -0.48%
Apr-56 = 3.17%
Jan-56 = -1.87%
Oct-55 = 2.13%
Jul-55 = 5.34%
Apr-55 = 6.55%
Jan-55 = 11.52%
Oct-54 = 7.92%
Jul-54 = 4.42%
Apr-54 = 0.37%
Jan-54 = -1.97%
Oct-53 = -6.31%
Jul-53 = -2.42%

Apr-53 = 3.04%
Jan-53 = 7.53%
Oct-52 = 13.14%
Jul-52 = 2.60%
Apr-52 = 0.26%
Jan-52 = 4.18%
Oct-51 = 0.68%
Jul-51 = 7.99%
Apr-51 = 6.80%
Jan-51 = 4.85%
Oct-50 = 7.29%
Jul-50 = 15.68%
Apr-50 = 11.90%
Jan-50 = 16.42%
Oct-49 = -4.08%
Jul-49 = 4.50%
Apr-49 = -1.18%
Jan-49 = -5.98%
Oct-48 = 0.94%
Jul-48 = 2.31%
Apr-48 = 7.05%
Jan-48 = 6.34%
Oct-47 = 5.84%
Jul-47 = -0.18%

US Unemployment Rate

Labor Force / Employed / Unemployed / Unemp Rate , Seasonal adjusted
Mar = 153,728,000 / 139,833,000 / 13,895,000 / 9.00% , 8.50%
Feb = 153,804,000 / 140,105,000 / 13,699,000 / 8.90% , 8.10%
Jan = 153,445,000 / 140,436,000 / 13,009,000 / 8.50% , 7.60%
(2009)

YEAR = UNEMP RATE
Dec = 7.10%
Nov = 6.50%
Oct = 6.10%
Sep = 6.00%
Aug = 6.10%
Jul = 6.00%
Jun = 5.70%
May = 5.20%
Apr = 4.80%
Mar = 5.20%
Feb = 5.20%
Jan = 5.40%
(2008)

YEAR = UNEMP RATE
2008 = 5.80%
2007 = 4.60%
2006 = 4.60%
2005 = 5.10%
2004 = 5.50%
2003 = 6.00%
2002 = 5.80%
2001 = 4.70%
2000 = 4.00%
1999 = 4.20%
1998 = 4.50%
1997 = 4.90%
1996 = 5.40%
1995 = 5.60%
1994 = 6.10%
1993 = 6.90%
1992 = 7.50%
1991 = 6.80%
1990 = 5.60%
1989 = 5.30%
1988 = 5.50%
1987 = 6.20%
1986 = 7.00%
1985 = 7.20%
1984 = 7.50%
1983 = 9.60%
1982 = 9.70%

1981 = 7.60%
1980 = 7.10%
1979 = 5.85%
1978 = 6.07%
1977 = 7.05%
1976 = 7.70%
1975 = 8.48%
1974 = 5.64%
1973 = 4.86%
1972 = 5.60%
1971 = 5.95%
1970 = 4.98%
1969 = 3.49%
1968 = 3.56%
1967 = 3.84%
1966 = 3.79%
1965 = 4.51%
1964 = 5.16%
1963 = 5.64%
1962 = 5.57%
1961 = 6.69%
1960 = 5.54%
1959 = 5.45%
1958 = 6.84%
1957 = 4.30%
1956 = 4.13%
1955 = 4.37%
1954 = 5.59%
1953 = 2.93%
1952 = 3.03%
1951 = 3.28%
1950 = 5.21%
1949 = 6.05%
1948 = 3.75%
1945 = 1.90%
1944 = 1.20%
1943 = 1.90%
1942 = 4.70%
1941 = 9.90%
1940 = 14.60%
1939 = 17.20%
1938 = 19.00%
1937 = 14.30%
1936 = 16.90%
1935 = 20.10%
1934 = 21.70%
1933 = 24.90%