Even so, it has seen its cargo volume drop from 225, 000 tonnes per year during the late Soviet era to a barely profitable 60, 000 tonnes per year now.
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Selling, general, and administrative expenses as well as manufacturing fixed costs were kept well under control, while the quarter was burdened by temporary inefficiencies related to the volume drop and an inventory reduction.
This significant volume drop was also had at the Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ), which saw its U.S. equity volumes fall each quarter on a year over year basis and in most cases sequentially in 2012.
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In the quarter, NAND Flash revenues were down 12% sequentially on an 11% drop in sales volume, a drop the company blamed on a one-time increase in volume in Q3 from the sale of work in process inventories resulting from the restructuring of the IM Flash joint venture with Intel.
They say a ban could cause trading volume to drop on the exchanges that permit flash as traders look for better execution in alternative, less-transparent venues.
What might be less obvious is that it has been asking for permission to do that since 2009, during which time total mail volume has fallen more than 5% and First-Class volume has drop by more than 12%.
What makes the drop in volume especially unsettling is that it came despite a drop in interest rates.
Anheuser-Busch, which owns the Budweiser brand and dominates the convenience store space with 60% of total volume, saw its total sales drop 4.6% as volume fell 6.5% compared to 2012.
The Salton Sea is shallow just 50 feet (15 metres) at its deepest point so a small drop in volume exposes a lot of silt.
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Last year saw a 1% rise in value and a 5% drop by volume, much of that explained by sharp declines in France and Spain, which are in the top four export markets.
The Dow posted its 684-point drop on record volume as four New York Stock Exchange issues declined for every advance.
The Dow posted its 684-point drop on record volume, as four issues on the New York Stock Exchange declined for every advance.
Perhaps the greatest impact of a rise in VAT will be on retailers which are likely to see a drop in sales volume.
Since 2000, reports the Air Transport Association of America, there's been a 21% drop in passenger volume for flights of 500 miles or less.
Micron said revenue from NAND Flash products were down 4% sequentially, due to a 9% drop in sales volume, partially offset by a 5% increase in ASPs.
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D-mark of sales, so declining sales volume will cause a relatively large drop in employment.
Measurements from August 25th onwards show a steep drop in the detected volume of cosmic rays from the heliosphere, just as the extrasolar rays are picking up.
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According to another report by Accenture research, from 2008 - 2009 Poste Italiane registered a 9.9% drop in its postal product volume in response to the increasing digitalization of mail.
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Mortgage financing giant Freddie Mac says proceeds from cash-out refinancings are set to drop 40% this spring compared with the volume last spring.
Mr. Caro explained: "When Ted Sorenson lived at 62nd and Central Park West, " referring to JFK's speechwriter and close confidante, Mr. Caro, who was at work on his multi-volume LBJ biography and lived a few blocks north, would drop by to pick Sorenson's brain.
The volume of sales fell 0.1% on the month, after a 0.2% drop in February.
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Its daily volume averaged 9.6 million contracts, down 9% from a year earlier and a 27% drop from November.
Louis, attributed the drop to price decreases for Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides, which were not offset by volume growth.
The latest data showed the total volume of orders declined for the fourth successive quarter, with the increase in overseas sales failing to outweigh the drop in the domestic market.
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