Does This Sound Familiar?

by David Hachmeister

This marks 30 consecutive months of falling stamp sales. The fact that two of our participants in the past two years have lost big accounts to others not in the group has not helped the numbers at all. This month, they declined by about 15 percent when compared to the previous two Septembers. Small shops, which had been up almost 30 percent last month, slipped by about 9 percent this month.
    Other products rose by 7.17 percent. They are on a 20-month winning streak! Keep up the good work there!

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