Significados de said the declines en inglés

Statistics New Zealand said the declines was due to cheaper meat, grocery, fruit and vegetables.

S&P said the declines in previous years were larger.

UBS said the declines were primarily due to a weakening U.S. dollar against the Swiss franc.

Analysts said the declines in Hong Kong were quite limited given a substantial correction in New York overnight.

Dealers said the declines that hit European markets after US indices opened yesterday indicate how volatile investor sentiment is at the moment.

Bristow, however, said the declines may be offset by its work for BP Plc BP.L in support of spill control and monitoring effort.

It said the declines resulted from a significant recognition of deferred revenue and costs in the year-earlier period at its True Position unit.

UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibe said the declines were due partly to HIV prevention programmes but he said more needed to be done.

He said the declines at the other big grocers were the result of the type of long-term sales declines that Sainsbury's had not seen.