Retailers carry less inventory; manufacturers have shorter lead times on production.

零售商少存货，制造商缩短制造周期。

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Why? There's less inventory because cash-strapped vendors aren't adding to their fleets.

为什么？因为现金紧缺的供应商不再扩大车队，导致库存减少了。

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Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory, more frequent releases, and more profit.

更快的周转意味着更少的库存浪费、更频繁的发货以及更多的利润。

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In short: the longer prices rise, the less inventory declines.

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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.

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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.

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