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                    [Summary] => Sales of pre-need companies dropped by 23.72 percent in the first eight months of the year, mirroring low investor confidence and the slowdown in the economy.


Data collated by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s non-traditional securities department showed that the value of plans sold during the period January to August this year fell to P21.09 billion from P27.65 billion.


The number of units sold likewise dropped by 19.08 percent to 348,849 from the previous year’s 431,093.


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                    [Summary] => Sales of pre-need companies dropped by 23.72 percent in the first eight months of the year, mirroring low investor confidence and the slowdown in the economy.


Data collated by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s non-traditional securities department showed that the value of plans sold during the period January to August this year fell to P21.09 billion from P27.65 billion.


The number of units sold likewise dropped by 19.08 percent to 348,849 from the previous year’s 431,093.


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Sales of pre-need firms down 24% in 1st 8 mos

October 6, 2003 - 12:00am

Sales of pre-need companies dropped by 23.72 percent in the first eight months of the year, mirroring low investor confidence and the slowdown in the economy. Data collated by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s...

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