Vacancies continued to shrink in the first half of the year, as companies adjusted to falling demand.

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So the more smaller vehicles, the more it'll be a little bit more adjusted to what demand is in the car market.

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Continuing one level further, retail sales, again even on an inflation adjusted basis, have recovered 97.8% of the retail sales demand lost during the recession.

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Ms. Lindland said demand for trucks in October hit a two-year high on a seasonally adjusted basis.

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In a world where annual inflation is running at a 3% rate (actually more if you think for a moment about your rising healthcare and educational costs), there is an overwhelming demand for a security whose rate of return is a negative real (inflation-adjusted) rate of 3%.

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