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The Cheapskate Sweepstakes

TVs:

ACs: down 30 per cent in the last three years

Refrigerators and washing machines: less 10 per cent

Cellular handsets: down 50 per cent since 2000

Cellular phone tariffs: down 90 per cent since ’99

PCs: down 70 per cent in the last five years

Printers: down 80 per cent in the last two years

Cars: down 10-20 per cent in the last two years

Interest rates: down 15-40 per cent in the last five years

Air fares: down to 2nd AC sleeper levels (some sectors)

Hotel rates: down 30-40 per cent in the last two years

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