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Of the leading aerospace and defense (A&D) companies surveyed, all executives agreed that the most important factor driving globalization in the A&D industry is the rapid growth of markets outside North America and Europe, according to the Aerospace and Defense Insights: Accelerating global growth report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). This report, which highlights feedback from leading CEOs and senior executives in the A&D sector, shows that these growing markets offer new customers, lower costs and access to talent - all of which are in short supply in developed markets. Many A&D companies are investing in new markets to pursue the customers and relationships that will help drive sales growth over the next two decades.

A study of 4,000 working parents found that employees with child and dependent care supports provided by their employer report far less stress and significantly better health than employees without access to these benefits. These same employees are more engaged in their work and are less likely to report lost work productivity due to stress.

In April 2010, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds was higher than in March 2010. This increase was due both to increases in share/unit prices and to net issues of shares/units.

A new survey of nearly 250 business and IT Wall Street professionals reveals that almost one-half expect 20-30% of their technology budget to be allocated for transformational initiatives in 2010 and 2011. The Wall Street professionals polled in the survey shared the view that the most likely increases in IT investments for analytics are expected to be risk, compliance and trading.

In 2008, there were 26 000 campsites in the EU27 with an estimated total of around 10 million bed places. Since 2000, the number of nights spent on campsites in the EU27 has remained relatively stable and amounted to 354 million nights in 2008. Nights spent on campsites represented 15% of all nights spent in collective tourist accommodation establishments.

While economic news may still not be great, the hallmark of the season – the summer vacation, may not be completely in jeopardy. Two-thirds (66%) of Americans are planning to take a summer vacation this year. This closely mirrors data from 2009, when 65% were planning a summer vacation.

Anticipating substantial increases in global information technology spending outside the U.S., senior technology executives in the U.S. see stronger revenue and profit ahead for their industry in 2011, although they see a longer path to recovery for the overall U.S. economy, according to the results of a recent survey by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax, and advisory firm.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has released 2009 results from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS). These data include the average amount of time per day in 2009 that individuals worked, did household activities, and engaged in leisure and sports activities. Additionally, measures of the average time per day spent providing childcare - both as a primary (or main) activity and while doing other things - for the combined years 2005-09 are provided. Except for childcare, activities done simultaneously with primary activities were not collected.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany increased 1.6 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) increased 0.3 percent in April.

In April 2010 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of EUR 5.1 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net inflows of EUR 19 billion (non-seasonally adjusted).