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Press release, April 2; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES Asia
Tuesday 2 April 2013
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Posted on Apr 3, 23:19
Consumer durables likely bottomed mid-2012. Since then auto sales have risen to pre-recession levels as consumers make up for postponed replacements; housing sales are up as well. The econometrics point to 2013 being a recovery year not a new bottom.