Translation of "Starker preisverfall" in English

Prices on the scrap market declined sharply.

Falling metal ore prices had led to unprofitability.

Lithuania (-22.4%) and also seen (-9.5%). In contrast, there was a moderate price rise in Cyprus (+2.2%) for cereals and rice.

Despite this positive development in production and sales quantities over a relatively short time, indicating the commitment of the Community industry to this product and its production potential, its financial performance has deteriorated reaching a level threatening overall viability in a market facing severe price depression due to increasing volumes of Korean low priced imports.

Two basic tendencies are at work: on the one hand, there is a steady fall in prices (examples are given in Chapter 2), and on the other there is a rapid increase in volume coupled with major qualitative change (development of new products such as faxes, new communication media such as X25 networks, satellite channels, etc.).

European Union, a price decrease was seen (-3.8%).

After the slight fall recorded in 1997, prices kept constant in real terms in 1998, though there was a slight increase in nominal

This was due to strong drop in prices and weaker sales in Germany.

Market participants in other EU member countries are much worried about the severe decline in prices occurring in Germany.

As for animal output, volume declines are recorded for most of the crop products (at an average rate of -0.6%).

The ensuing glut of olive oil on European and world markets pushed prices down sharply.

The declining market in conventional projection systems together with the continuing dramatic fall in prices resulted in drops in sales.

The sharp drops in prices and world-wide excess capacities have not left SolarWorld unscathed.

Few predicted that in a few years the global economy would fall into recession, with dramatic price falls, exchange-rate and market volatility and a credit drought that would strangle the trade finance that exporters and importers need.

The reforms of the COMs will lead to substantial price reductions that will be compensated to a very small extent by income support and premiums for private storage.

The sharp fall in house prices that followed caused a dramatic downturn in household wealth, leading to lower consumer spending and an overall fall in GDP.

Imagine a bank that invests in illiquid assets but allows depositors to redeem their cash overnight: if a run on these funds occurs, the need to sell the illiquid assets can push their price very low very fast, in what is effectively a fire sale.

The biggest drops were seen for container ships in the 3500 TEU range (minus 20 %, comparing June 2001 to June 2002), large bulk carriers (minus 17 %) and large oil tankers (minus 15 %).

It illustrates the continuation of the downward trend and the steep price falls in some Member States.

On the other hand, under the expiry option, when quotas are lifted in 2015/16, production jumps to match demand, causing a strong price decrease after quotas expire.

During the period considered, the strongly growing volumes of low-priced dumped imports from the PRC have affected the sales volumes of the Union industry and resulted also in serious price erosion.

The sharply increased amount of dumped imports in recent years caused a strong price depression on the Community footwear market at wholesale level, i.e. where competition between imported and Community manufactured footwear takes place.

The sharply increased presence of dumped imports in recent years caused a strong suppression of the prices both at wholesale/distribution and retail level, i.e. where competition between imported and Community manufactured ironing boards takes place.

Commissioner Fischer-Boel reminded delegations that after a major fall in prices during the autumn of 2005, mostly owing, according to her, to the media campaign following the outbreak of avian influenza, mostly in Asia and in some east European countries, the poultry market had recovered by Christmas.

The price fall for cow beef is biggest, as the French market is mainly consuming cow beef.

Whereas at the beginning these were an extremely effective tool for start-up support and market roll-out, following initial success they have since resulted in inappropriate excessive subsidisation, which has at times led to such a significant drop-off in prices in the electricity market that it is not worthwhile for companies to provide reserve capacities and further develop them technologically, or to develop and invest in urgently needed storage technologies.

The companies argued that the sharp fall in prices of CPTs during the IP due to the competition from flat panel displays affected differently their domestic and export prices.

This strong decline in real prices and the slight increase in volume combined to give an average annual fall of -3.4% in the real value of animal feedingstuffs.