Sentences with phrase «than household goods»

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If China runs a current account surplus with the United States, for example, the assumption is that Chinese manufacturers have a fundamental cost advantage over American manufacturers, the result of which is that American households and businesses find it cheaper to import Chinese goods than to buy American goods, and Chinese households and businesses find it cheaper to buy Chinese goods than to import American goods.

We believe the main factor that drove the most significant bull market in U.S. stock market history (household debt that enabled unrestricted consumption of everything from goods and services to homes) will reverse and continue the deleveraging process that will more than likely continue for a very long time.

As a trusted ingredient supplier to consumer - branded packaged goods companies in the food, beverage, oral care, fine and household fragrance categories, Robertet maintains a presence in more than 50 countries, including raw materials processing and compound production facilities in 18 nations.

Lazada provides merchants with direct access to more than 560 million consumers in six countries and features a wide product offering in categories ranging from consumer electronics and household goods to fashion and health products.

With more than 6 million pounds produced in the U.S. each year, bisphenol A is found in dental sealants, baby bottles, the liners of food cans, CDs and DVDs, eyeglasses and hundreds of household goods.

If you put up your household goods as collateral for a loan (other than a loan to purchase the goods), you can usually keep your property without making any more payments on that debt.

If you moved more than 50 miles, you can deduct 23 cents per mile of the cost of getting yourself and your household goods to the new area, (plus parking fees and tolls) for driving your own vehicle.

Federal law exempts up to $ 12,250 of household goods, as long as no single item is worth more than $ 575.

An individual's value to his creditors at time of filing a consumer proposal comprises his assets valued at liquidation (auction) pricing (that may be a garage sale for your furniture and household goods, the wholesale cash buyer for your car, or the pawnbroker for your jewellery) after deducting exemption in prescribed, legislated amount (s) for car, household goods, clothing, tools of the trade, medical aids, home, life insurance, pensions, RRSP, etc., which amounts to little or nothing for the large majority of us, less than our debt in any case.

A higher percentage of female respondents this year picked clothing, electronics, movies, household goods and sporting goods than last year.

• Pet owners are more likely to decrease spending on luxury items and electronics, including groceries and household goods, rather than on care or supplies for their dogs and cats.

She was coming with us — even if relocating her cost more than moving all our household goods.

Households are feeling better about the economy than they have since well before the financial crisis began, according to the survey — and a significantly larger number say they plan to buy homes and other durable goods in the near future.

In just a few short years, The Green Chair Project has been able to serve more than 1,900 people and keep 577 tons of household goods out of landfills.

At grocery stores around the country, shoppers are finding more than the usual selection of foods and household goods.

The survey covers 144 cities in six continents and measures the comparative costs of more than 200 items in each location, including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment.

Premium outlets, which include more red - carpet designers than conventional outlet centers, have grown by exploiting consumers» desire for brand - name fashion and household goods while helping retailers boost sales and pay lower rents.