Environmental watchdogs say the program has contributed to a 60% drop in total releases of the 299 core chemicals that it has tracked from the start.

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The first report was a big drop in growth for both the Durable Goods and Core Durable Goods which came in at -1.0% and -0.6% respectively.

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The numbers start to drop off from there, and the mean age of a core gamer is 30.

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The semiconductor industry, Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people )'s core business, faced similar challenges in the 1980s, when it began its drop from 90 percent to 40 percent of the world market, Grove said, before aggressive trade and other U.S. policies helped it recover and stabilize at about 50 percent.

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Because the audience wasn't dominated by teenage girls, "The Hunger Games" didn't experience the drop-off in sales between Friday and Saturday common for films whose core fans are willing to invest the time and energy to secure a coveted seat at an opening-day screening.

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