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Wholesale inflation is worst in 27 years
Soaring costs for gasoline and food pushed inflation at the wholesale level up by a larger-than-expected amount in June, leaving inflation rising over the past year at the
15 Jul 2008 |
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HK Retail sales value up 12.9%
Hong Kong Retail sales growth moderated in May, with total value up 12.9% on a year earlier to $23.1 billion and volume up 5.5%, the Census & Statistics Department says.
05 Jul 2008 |
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June flat sales rise 17.1% in HK
June saw 11,876 flat sale and purchase pacts, up 17.1% on May but down 0.9% on a year earlier, the Hong Kong Land Registry says.
05 Jul 2008 |
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HK Building unit sales rise 18.6%
There were 75,320 sale and purchase agreements for all types of building units registered in the first half of the year, the Hong Kong Land Registry says, up 18.6% on the same period last year and down 8.4% on the second half of 2007.
05 Jul 2008 |
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June car sales plummet; more declines expected
A last-minute no-interest financing offer and strong sales of some cars helped General Motors Corp. keep its U.S. sales over Toyota Motor Corp. last month, but it was still the worst June for the industry in 17 years and a harbinger of more misery ahead.
02 Jul 2008 |
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June car sales plummet for nearly all automakers
Nearly all the major automakers reported steep sales declines for June, but for General Motors at least there was consolation: Toyota, its leading international competition, had it worse.
02 Jul 2008 |
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Hong Kong Wholesale market ready to accept live birds
Hong Kong supply of live chickens in retail outlets will resume on July 2, the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department says, adding it will make arrangements to help local farms send chickens to the wholesale market on July 1.
02 Jul 2008 |
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New home sales and prices both drop in May
Sales of new homes tumbled for the sixth time in seven months in May while median prices kept plunging, underscoring the depth of the nation's housing woes.
26 Jun 2008 |
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Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months
Faced with a continuing plunge in pickup truck and sport utility vehicle sales, Ford Motor Co. on Friday tried to deal with the mess by delaying production of the new F-150 pickup truck and announcing further factory cuts.
22 Jun 2008 |
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