Near-term outlook cautious. (Stock Index).
Broad equity indices and lodging stocks experienced gains during the four-week period ending April 7 amid progress with military action in Iraq. But the indices and lodging stock prices continued to remain more than 20 percent below previous-year levels. Economic news during the time period was unfavorable,...

Gains limited to 6 stocks. (Stock Index).
Lodging stocks trailed broad equity indices during the four weeks ending March 4. Only four of the 26 C-Corporations and two of the 14 real-estate investment trusts in the PricewaterhouseCoopers' lodging stock index experienced gains. Credit rating agencies lowered ratings for a number of hotel-owning companies, citing...

Oil not a factor in room-demand fluctuations.
Q What is the relationship between airline and lodging demand and the price of oil? A Demand for air travel tends to move with hotel roomnight demand. The price of crude oil, however, had little correlation with lodging demand and airline demand fluctuations in the period from...

Consumer confidence rises. (Stock Index).
Lodging stocks outperformed broad equity indices for the four-week period ending May 6, with 36 of the 40 stocks in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Lodging Index experiencing gains. The S&P 500 recorded its highest level in 2003 on May 6. First-quarter earnings announcements by companies in the S&P 500 exceeded analyst...

Exports post 12.3% growth in October at $3.75 billion.
Philippine exports accelerated in the year through October boosted by strong demand for its electronics, although the pace was lagging other major Asian rivals. Exports in October rose 12.3 percent from a year earlier, outpacing a rise of 8.4 percent in September data, government figures showed yesterday....

Segments share declines in last downturn.
Q In the most recent downturn, which chain scale segments experienced the largest declines in demand, occupancy, real average daily rate and real revenue per available room? Which chain scale segment experienced the largest supply growth? A From 2000 to 2003, the luxury segment experienced the largest...

Economic growth foreseen.
Lodging stocks outperformed the broad equity indices for the four-week period ending July 15, with 32 of the 40 stocks in the Pricewaterhouse-Coopers' lodging stock index experiencing gains. Increases in ISM's new orders and production component indices to above 50 (representing expansion) in May and June and...

Unemployment rate up from May level.
Byline: SHERRI BURI McDONALD The Register-Guard Lane County's jobless rate rose slightly in June, reflecting the wave of students entering the work force to search for summer jobs. The rate was 6.3 percent, up from 6 percent in May, according to figures released Thursday by...

Real GDP growth predicted.
According to Smith Travel Research, U.S. lodging industry revenue per available room increased 1.9 percent during the 28-day period ending Oct. 4 from comparable previous-year levels. Increases in the Institute of Supply Management's indices for manufacturing and nonmanufacturing activity in September indicate continued economic expansion. Further increases...

Oregon jobless rate continues to fall.
Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports The job outlook in Oregon improved for the fourth straight month as the unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent in November, the lowest point since February. Oregon has had the highest unemployment rate in the nation for most...