"John R. Carroll" wrote in news:cEFwl.22602$ snipped-for-privacy@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com:
Yup.
Here's some more good news just in: January USMTC numbers shows the TOTAL number of metal cutting machines sold for the month at 663. That's the lowest number ever reccorded since the program began in 1964. That's a
72.2% decline from January 2008 and a 52.8% decline from the previous month.The total value was $84,566,000.00 only the second time ever the value fell below $100 million. The last time was 2003.
?There?s no way or reason to try to sugar coat these numbers ? they are the lowest since the program began in 1996,? said Peter Borden, AMTDA President. ?While a few small pockets of activity have continued, most everyone will be on the sidelines until there is some confidence and positive direction for the rest of the economy. No one knows at this point where the bottom is and if a recovery will occur this year. The optimism that we had hoped would follow the Inauguration thus far has not materialized.?
I need a government job. I should have bought one from Obama's pal Blagojevich last year when I had the money.
We should start a pool on which builder will be the first to go t*ts up.