Truck & Trailer: New Sales and Used Values Dropping
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Natural Gas: Global Outlook for Supply Increasing; Demand to Remain Stable
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Semiconductors: Projected Overall Domestic Growth Flat; Worldwide Market Demand Moderately Increasing
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In the past month, AccuVal has provided services to the following industries. Contact us for current industry trends and updates!
- Agricultural
- Automotive
- Beverage brewing & bottling
- Chemical
- Construction
- Electronics & electrical products
- Entertainment & media
- Food processing
- Forestry, lumber & wood
- Healthcare & biotech
- Metalworking
- Mining
- Packaging
- Plastics & rubber
- Printing & publishing
- Pulp, paper & paper converting
- Retail & consumer products
- Stone, clay & glass products
- Textiles & apparel
- Transportation
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| Indicator |
Effective Date |
Current |
3 Month |
Prior Year |
| Natural Gas Comp. - nymex |
May 2, 2008 |
10.62 |
7.94 |
8.40 |
| Key Trend: U.S. natural gas prices have been slowly declining since the record highs of 2005 but are expected to increase 18% or more in 2008. |
| Natural Gas Imports |
Feb. 2008 |
317,698 |
393,538 |
372,702 |
| Natural Gas Inventory Levels |
Feb. 2008 |
5,687,024 |
7,112,800 |
5,862,999 |
| Natural Gas Consumption |
Feb. 2008 |
2,490,391 |
2,393,623 |
2,556,000 |
| U.S. Population |
Mar. 1, 2008 |
303,537,698 |
302,921,426 |
300,676,277 |
| Unemployment Rate |
Apr. 2008 |
5.0% |
4.9% |
4.5% |
| Diesel Prices |
Apr. 28, 2008 |
$4.17 |
$3.25 |
$2.81 |
| Bankruptcy Data |
Apr. 17, 2008 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Mar. 2008 |
0.90% |
-0.10% |
0.60% |
| Beverages (Non-alcoholic) |
Apr. 17, 2008 |
-0.32% |
0.00% |
+10.71% |
| Food Processing |
Apr. 17, 2008 |
+1.54% |
+3.98% |
-9.69% |
| Crops |
Apr. 17, 2008 |
+3.46% |
+22.64% |
+34.81% |
| Energy |
Apr. 18, 2008 |
+3.71% |
+14.89% |
+19.44% |
| Retail Trade & Food Services |
Mar. 2008 |
$381.416 |
$380.711 |
$374.033 |
| Index of Consumer Sentiment |
Mar. 2008 |
69.50% |
75.50% |
88.40% |
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FEATURED ARTICLE
The Ripple Effect of Consumer & Corporate Bankruptcy
 Increases in bankruptcies are causing a ripple effect on the U.S. economy.
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FEATURED SUCCESS STORY
Client Saves Millions and Makes Millions
 Bottom Line: Efficiency Improved, Capacity Increased, Product Quality Controlled, ROI Increased, and Financing Secured
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ASK AN APPRAISER
Q: What are the risk factors that are taken into consideration in a business valuation?
A: In addition to the appraisal approach, business risk, financial risk, and liquidity risk should also be considered.
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Legislative Overview: The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
There is a new legislative act currently being considered by the Senate. While a majority of the provisions are designed more for the homeowners and communities struggling with the high number of foreclosures, there is one commercial component that bears watching – the Extension of Net Operating Loss Carryback.
In an effort to aid homebuilders and other businesses hit hardest by the economic slump, this bill will extend a law allowing corporations to apply excess net operating losses to tax returns from prior profitable years and receive any applicable refunds. For 2008 and 2009 losses, the provision would extend the “net operating loss (NOL) carryback” to four years (back to 2004 and 2005, respectively) from the two years currently in law.
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In AccuVal's monthly Tax Watch, our Director of Tax discusses some obvious, and not so obvious, ways to determine if you may be paying too much in property tax... and what to do about it.
You might be paying too much in property taxes if ...
... you have received notification of a business personal property tax audit and you haven’t done pre-audit planning or a “reverse personal property tax audit.” Read more.
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About AccuVal
AccuVal provides a full suite of valuation, advisory and asset management solutions used for financial reporting, leveraged finance, litigation support, risk management and tax purposes. With 100+ professionals in 12 offices throughout the world, AccuVal provides reliable appraisals of machinery, inventory, real estate, accounts receivables, businesses and intangible assets in more than 100 industries.
- Comprehensive solutions - Valuation and advisory services needed for a variety of applications:
- Borrowing money secured by business assets
- Financial reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- Saving money on property taxes
- Maximizing depreciation strategies
- Reducing insurance premiums by right-sizing coverage and preparing a realistic disaster plan for business interruption
- Operations improvement
- Litigation support and expert testimony
- Maximizing ROI through superior asset management, redeployment and disposition strategies by sister company LiquiTec
- Strategic planning, feasibility analysis and crisis management
- Universal recognition - Valuation conclusions accepted by the world's largest corporations, lending institutions, law firms, accounting firms, insurance companies and government agencies
- High quality - The industry standard for providing accurate valuations, timely solutions to complex business issues and maximum return from the sale of business assets
- Industry knowledge - In-depth expertise from serving over 100 industry segments
- Responsiveness and excellent communication - Timely and thorough client knowledge-sharing throughout each engagement
- Global reach - Vast worldwide resources
- Comprehensive database - The world's largest database of transaction information and market data
- Fair pricing - Competitive fees
- Accessibility - Offices throughout the United States, Canada, India and Singapore
For more information about our services, please visit www.AccuVal.net.
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