In short: the longer prices rise, the less inventory declines.
Of course, inventory will probably turn up this spring and summer because of the regular seasonal pattern, but the underlying trend will be less inventory than is typical for each season, not more.
Your avatar has a race (human, elf, orc etc), a class (warrior, priest, wizard, etc), a more or less extensive inventory of all sorts of stuff (weapons, armor, potions, fishing rods, etc), a level and, in effect, a bank account.
The Saudis and some other OPEC countries did indeed reduce production in the Fall of 1973, but the cutback was less than the inventory buildup in early 1973.
Contrary to the post-bubble narrative of a buyer-less housing glut, inventory levels in some markets have contracted.
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Mr. Kassim says he likes to see inventory at less than 50% of sales, whereas Hulme's was two-thirds.
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The effect seems to kick in after the first twelve months of price increases, when the market starts to break out of the inventory spiral, and inventory declines less sharply.
Housing inventory levels are less than half a year ago, according to Applied Analysis, an economic consulting firm in Las Vegas.
Until 1998 the company (then called Consolidated Stores) didn't have a computerized system to track inventory, much less how quickly the items were moving.
The one possible flaw in the theory: Stores do such a good job predicting demand and managing inventory levels that less discounting than expected will be needed.
Late in 1987, the United States finally resumed the production of chemical munitions, clearing the way to replace the existing inventory on a less than one-for-one basis.
Analysts blame an inventory clogged with less advanced processors.
But if they continue to streamline inventory, it is less likely they will have the cars on hand that consumers are looking for.
Since the hotel chains can sell more hotel stays themselves and rely less on OTAs to fill up spare inventory, fewer hotel nights are available for bookings through online travel agencies.
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In addition to the cost of reshuffling its iMac inventory, the thinner, less-expensive, aluminum-clad models could reduce the fat margins that Apple has been reaping from its desktop machines over the past several quarters.
Should they invest in new inventory and capital equipment, much less personnel?
With enhanced visibility of inventory, quality, supply capability and demand fluctuations, we can expect to see reduced inventory, increased capacity utilisation and less waste in entire industry and multi-industry supply chains.
Even Clear Channel is keeping Google on a tight leash, initially allowing the company access to less than 5% of its total ad inventory and drawing up what essentially amounts to a black list of existing advertisers that Google is prohibited from contacting.
This suggests Best Buy has sold less than 10% of the units in its inventory.
This compares with a normal inventory-led cycle where recessions are less frequent, occurring every five years or so.
Graham liked to buy companies for less than net current assets, meaning cash, inventory and receivables minus all obligations.
Right now, the average online publication only sells 50% of its inventory at market or premium rates (far less than my 75% print world percentage).
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The Bouchards figured they could run them better, with, for instance, only two months of inventory, while focusing on customers that were less cyclical than auto and appliance makers.
On the bright side: as much as consumers are still looking for deals, lower inventory levels at some chains this year means less extreme discounting will be necessary to clear merchandise.
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Tighter inventory is good news for sellers, who face less competition.
Then, 19-24 months after prices bottom, inventory falls by roughly 1% per month, less than half the rate of decline than in the months just after prices bottom.
So the family holds off on selling right now, adding to the decrease in inventory and ultimately an increase in prices that has less to do with robust buyer demand and more to do with a markedly tiny supply pool.
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In general, he says, there is less overhead for service-based businesses, which don't require large outlays for equipment and inventory.
It was efficient for inventory, cash conversion and for customers who could get a PC to their specifications in less than a week.
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The Internet began to even things out a bit, and the payment landscape became less about being able to integrate the hardware and more about online access to the right software for functions like inventory and accounting.
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