US Prices, Housing Starts Plunge
450 views · Published 20 November 2008 · 2:27 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
There's more bad economic news. The U.S. government says consumer prices fell by a record amount in October. And U.S. home building dropped to a record low for the month. Meanwhile, U.S. automakers returned to Congress to press again for 25 billion dollars in emergency government loans. In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial average fell below 8 thousand for the first time since 2003.
