Also at a March 2009 low was the HSBC sub-index for factory input prices.
The arrangement involves Microsoft cutting its "factory gate" prices to retailers - schools should still shop around for the best licensing deal, Becta said.
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This means that even though a potential direct investor can own his factory outright, he may well have to pay higher electricity prices if he builds his factory in the Philippines compared to other locations.
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Coach has shifted toward more factory stores, which sell goods at lower prices than traditional locations, and introduced coupons to match an increased in promotion among retailers.
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Ltd. said the company will later Monday announce the revised prices of its vehicles which will incorporate the increased factory and import taxes.
Otherwise, any gains it makes on the factory floor will quickly be erased as its customers drive down prices or switch to foreign suppliers.
Ann Taylor factory stores offer past season best sellers from the Ann Taylor stores at discounted prices and are extensions of the brand in the outlet environment.
One sign of positive economic growth is in the housing sector, with house prices still buoyant by recent standards, but elsewhere figures showed that factory activity in the US barely grew in April.
Stories circulated that the workforce there needed more training than Toyota had counted on, and sales slumps in 2008 and 2010 due to high oil prices and the recession forced the company to temporarily shut down the factory.
He also noted that chip factory utilization rates have declined to slightly below-seasonal levels, and that contract prices for both DRAM and NAND memory chips are expected to drop in Q3, due to weak PC and smartphone demand.
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Hasan, who declined to give his last name, was a furniture factory worker in Aleppo but fled the city after the war intensified, work dried up and prices sharply rose.
They also examined estimated fuel costs according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mileage ratings assuming 15, 000 miles a year, using factory-recommended fuel--that is, regular, premium or diesel--at today's prices and weighted for a realistic mix between city and highway driving.
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