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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (5770)	3/5/2003 8:38:45 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

[World DRAM Price] Prices of DDR Chips Drop to Break-Even Level March 5, 2003 (TOKYO) -- ICIS-LOR's worldwide DRAM price survey said that the rolling average prices of 128Mb chips (PC133, 16M x 8) for large-volume users for the 30-day period ended Feb. 14, 2003 (Jan. 16-Feb. 14) were US$2.48 in North America, US$2.20 in Europe and US$2.24 in Asia. Compared with the previous week (the rolling average for the 30-day period ended Feb. 7), an increase of 6.85% was marked in North America, 8.38% in Europe, and 7.18% in Asia. As for the prices of memory modules, the spot prices of 128MB DIMM (PC133) rose from the previous week by 0.82% in North America to US$17.55, by 1.67% to US$18.72 in Europe and dropped by 1.17% to US$17.93 in Asia. Regarding the rolling average prices for the 30-day period ended Feb. 14, the prices of SDR (Single Data Rate)-type 128Mb DRAMs rose except in the Asian spot market. On the other hand, those of the DDR (Double Data Rate)-type continued to drop, and reached break-even levels. But no signs for picking up have been seen yet; the decreasing trend has accelerated. Table: 30-Day Rolling Averages of 128Mb DRAMs (PC133, 16M x 8) Jan. 16 -Feb. 14, 2003 (survey by ICIS-LOR)Area Contract price Week-on-week comparison North America US$2.48 +6.85% Europe US$2.20 +8.38% Asia US$2.24 +7.18% *Week-on-week comparison is the comparison with the 30-day rolling averages of Jan. 9-Feb. 7, 2003. Previous report: DDR Chip Prices Continue to Fall (Tamao Kikuchi, Nikkei Market Access)

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (5770)	3/5/2003 9:31:48 AM
From: BWAC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25522

Wouldn't the calculated unemployed percentage be higher? Since the labor pool was lowered. I'm not sure if he was referring to high tech good paying jobs or low paying manual labor jobs. Where I live the Mexican immigrants hold just about all the low skill, hard manual labor jobs. Which I guess could be keeping a born US citizen from having a job. Except that I don't see anyone much wanting to take these type jobs anyway. Its easier to sit home and collect. <g>