Executives said they expected the improvement to carry on into 2010 but warned that high unemployment and slow economic growth would continue to keep consumers under pressure.

高管们表示，他们预计好转态势将在2010年持续下去，但警告称，高失业率和缓慢的经济增速将继续对消费者构成压力。

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He believes corporate cost-cutting could continue to lead to higher-than-expected profits even on modest sales improvement.

他相信，即便销售收入的改善仍旧不多，但在公司成本削减措施的推动下，利润也可以继续高于预期。

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Drive improvements on T&A process to meet the efficiency/quality requirement. Optimize existing process to keep continue improvement.

对工艺提出改善意见以达到效率和质量的要求。不断优化现有工艺并进行持续改进。

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Consumers will still continue spending on home improvement and maintenance projects, and LOW is in excellent financial shape.

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Nonetheless, this is a headline-driven market and gold will continue to benefit on the margin until there is improvement in near-term expectations for Europe and to a lesser extent, the United States.

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"In the absence of any positive stimulus and sentiments... we foresee the pressure on volumes to continue until there is significant improvement in macroeconomic factors, " said Rakesh Srivastava, senior vice president of Hyundai Motor's India unit.

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