The government had earlier reported a marked decrease in sales of fireworks and firecrackers in the capital.
In 2006, Amazon announced that for every 100ms in load time there was a 1% decrease in sales.
Both companies said they expect a decrease in sales, with Howard noting industry analysts have estimated a drop of 6 percent to 8 percent.
In the games division, Sony had a decrease in sales for the PS3, PSP and PS Vita of 12.2 percent from last year, although of course it's counting on the PS4 to turn that around.
On its post-earnings conference call, OmniVision said the weaker gross margin in the April quarter reflects the impact of a decrease in sales of previously written down inventory and an increase in inventory valuation allowances.
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Despite a decrease in sales of semiconductor chips and TVs due to seasonal factors, an increase in profitability in display panels and mobile phones pushed up quarterly operating profit margins by 1.7 percentage points to 12.9 percent.
Part of the decrease in ticket sales may be attributable to the Met's successful simulcasts to movie theaters.
Most of the drop is credited to a decrease in hardware sales.
Hot Topic, in the middle of a brand restructure, reported a softer sales decrease than expected with a 5% drop, compared with an expected 6% decrease in same-store sales.
It was the first decrease in same-store sales in more than a year.
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Rite Aid credited the decrease to store closings and a 1% decline in same-store sales, composed of a 1.3% decrease in the front end and 0.9% slide in the pharmacy.
Export-led growth works well in a world where the price elasticity of demand for the exported goods is effectively infinite, where any decrease in costs will always lead to an expansion in sales.
Sales typically decrease in January after the holiday shopping rush is over.
According to Jonathan Banks, executive automotive analyst with the NADA Used Car Guide, used-vehicle prices will remain largely at their lofty levels because of looser lending standards, recovery in the housing and construction markets, a gradual decrease in unemployment levels, an increase in supply from booming new-car sales and pent-up consumer demand.
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In terms of dollar sales, sales in Japan marked a 7% annual decrease.
We currently forecast the EBITDA margin on Coach handbag sales to decrease from 35% in 2010 to 32% in 2012 and remain steady beyond 2012.
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Pharmacy same-store sales were negatively impacted by the decrease in Medicare Part D patients, recent generic introductions and the loss of certain contracts with large clients.
Barclays Capital estimates Apple will sell 33.7 million iPads this calendar year and increase sales to 42.1 million in 2012. eMarketer thinks Apple will claim 78% of global tablet sales in 2011, just a slight decrease from its 85% share in 2010.
The increase was the result of an improved sales mix, partially offset by a 3 percent decrease in volume of carats sold during the quarter.
However, if the company finds its iPad sales unaffected due to competition, it may not feel compelled to decrease its price in the near term.
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"Despite an overall retail video game decline of 11%, November had the smallest year-over-year decrease we have seen for dollar and unit sales so far this year, " it said in a statement.
The expected decrease in revenue includes not only the seasonal factor, but also some revenue decreases due to tablet end sales.
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When sales leveled off and then decreased during the recession, these private companies saw a drastic decrease in their top lines.
Senior Statistician Ma Xiaoming said the sales price decrease indicates that, after arduous and unremitting efforts, the momentum of housing prices in general have been effectively curbed, and achieved remarkable results in the real estate regulation.
The increase in revenues is primarily due to the same store sales growth partially offset by revenues associated with the net decrease of 50 stores compared to last year.
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If sales trends follow those set during the 2008 gas price crisis, then automakers will likely see a decrease in demand for fuel-efficient models once gas prices return to normal.
General Electric topped both sales and profit expectations, showing a 21% gain in earnings per share on a 4% decrease in revenues, associated mainly with selling its NBC Universal unit to Comcast.
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