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cash-for-clunkers program but also to other, more fundamental, factors...prices paid but modest declines in prices received. Financial Developments

price ranges. On the price front, District homebuilders reported that ...The calls we are getting are from people who want to take their businesses

grabbing-the-big-and-letting-go-the-small’ privatization program in China...grabbing-the-big-and-letting-go-the-small’ privatization program in China

price pressures persist and there are scattered signs of increased wage...and, to a lesser extent, unseasonably cold weather in the second half

prices and a modest dip in activity since the last report. Office markets...prices, and anticipate substantially less upward pressure on prices in

prices are generally holding steady, wages are rising and some retailers...prices; while list prices are holding steady, they are undertaking less

price pressures were generally constrained. Retail sales growth in the...prices-paid component of the surveys suggested modest price increases.

prices for most consumer goods and services. Wage increases also were ...prices above costs. District housing demand remained solid, although signs

for those [workers] that don't learn as fast." Prices for finished goods...the market is tremendously active," while another respondent there noted

Prices paid by District manufacturers for petroleum-based products and...prices for some foods, including milk, chicken, and beef. Durable goods