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They are low only compared with the summer of 2008.
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Demand is expected to be 0.3 percent lower than the forecast for the summer of 2012 and the region is expected to have about the same amount of generating resources as compared with the peak period in the summer of 2012.
WSJ: NE power supply helped by conservation, efficiency
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On Thursday, the Air Transport Association, the industry group for commercial airlines, predicted a meager 1% decline in the number of passengers expected to fly in the U.S. this summer, compared with June-August 2007.
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In GCSE English, 63.9% of entries got at least a grade C, compared with 65.4% last summer.
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But though a quarter of that population, about 15 million people, claims some Irish heritage, their visitor numbers are going south as well, with a 6 percent decline last summer compared to 2011.
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The U.S has snagged the top spot at the past three Summer Games and won 102 medals, compared with 63 for China in 2004 (Russia was second with 92 medals).
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Last summer Gree recorded 35 billion page views from mobile phones compared with only 400 million from PCs (Japanese SNS subscribers at over 25 million).
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Over the summer, the station attracted 6.32 million listeners, compared with 6.36 million the previous quarter and 6.43 million last year.
BBC: Record ratings for digital radio stations
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However, Europe's second-largest travel firm said it had 19% fewer summer holidays left to sell and it had increased average selling prices in the half-year, compared with the same period a year before.
BBC: Thomas Cook sign
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The news comes at an opportune time for Alcoa, which last summer launched new aluminum alloys that it says will lower the cost, weight and maintenance of aircraft compared with the composites currently used.
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