We have had to lower the price of some of our products, but the downward pressure on prices has weakened a little bit in the third quarter, compared to what we had expected beforehand.

The silicon cycle has been in a downtrend since late last year,

The silicon cycle has been in a downtrend since late last year.

Gasoline prices are still eating in the consumers' wallet, and fuel costs are now in the price of products that people buy, bringing about inflation worries. The consumer is going to be more budget conscious in the months ahead. They are going to shop around, or they are simply going to shop less.

It's not an avalanche of lower prices, but it's better than it has been.

Shorts wager on price declines by selling shares that they have borrowed in the hope of buying them back at far lower prices.