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After seeing the Baltic Dry Index drop steadily since the end of October 2010, a survey by Bloomberg showed that with approximately 200 capesizes, or cargo ships spanning more than 1, 000 feet, coming out of the shipyards this year, a surplus in vessels will lead to a glut that will produce additional pain to shipping companies.
FORBES: Shipping To Suffer Despite Record Trade In Iron Ore And Coal, With 35 Miles Of Ships Coming Out Of Shipyards In 2011
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Unemployment began to drop in 2011 and has been falling steadily.
FORBES: The Triumph Of Good Economics: 'Austere' Baltic States Outgrow Their European Neighbors
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Yet that sad record quickly altered, for as soon as 2002 there was a drop to 155 reported crimes, and that number steadily declined to just over 100 until a 60% uptick in 2010.
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With the dollar steadily sliding, China has resisted pressure to drop the peg.
BBC: NEWS | Business | China mulls move from dollar peg
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From a peak net in-migration of 70, 000 in 1993, the inflow declined steadily to 45, 000 in 1997, and is expected to drop further.
ECONOMIST: The suburban West
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After a brief 100 pip drop and the release of the abysmal US data though, the GBP has been climbing steadily higher and has recouped 78.6% of the earlier sell-off.
FORBES: Portugal's Debt Raise Should Bolster Euro
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It should fall steadily next year, as this year's VAT and energy-price increases drop out of the annual rate, reaching the 2% target by December, says Simon Hayes of Barclays Capital.
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