The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor, defines marketing professionals as those who examine market conditions to determine potential sales of a product or service.
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Beef processor IBP (nyse: IBP - news - people) says slowing sales of beef and tight supply conditions in livestock markets are hurting its sales.
So yes, housing now might still be in recession conditions, with the pace of new home sales slow and home construction weak, and prices still down by more than 20% nationally from their peak in 2006.
"We have the possibility that if demand increases and sales conditions improve, we can make another plant of 400, 000 units, " he said.
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Today, short sales are considered a fact of life with the current conditions in the housing market.
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Telecoms sales are ruled out by market conditions, but a sale of Air France could be predicated on the airline's turnaround in recent years.
For the Digital Appliances market, although global economic conditions pushed demand down on the previous quarter, Samsung was able to expand sales of premium refrigerators and washing machines as the company experienced growth in developed markets such as Europe and the U.S. Looking ahead, the company expects moderate growth in emerging markets while low growth is likely to continue in developed economies.
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Liberal Democrat Baroness Doocey criticised the terms and conditions set by Locog (London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games) for ticket sales, particularly the requirement that the person who bought the tickets must attend the event.
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As for Digital Appliances, sales of air conditioners rose on the back of strong seasonal demand and favorable market conditions in emerging markets.
In light of the tough macro conditions while the PC market growth rate has slowed down, tablets and smartphones sales are witnessing tremendous growth which is expected to increase in the future.
The subindex of expected business conditions rose 2 points to -8% last month, but the expected higher real sales subindex declined fell 1 point to -4%.
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