The problem there will be the availability of consumer credit to consumers who aren't so well-heeled.
Analysts also expect the housing slump to bottom out in the middle of next year, as steep price discounts and better mortgage availability lure consumers back into the market.
Consequently, when the First Five-Year Plan ran into trouble, the government was able to insist on the fulfillment of most of the plans for key sectors of heavy industry, at the cost of a drastic fall in availability of consumers' goods.
We do not believe that the current scientific understanding justifies mandatory restrictions on the use of fossil fuels and we are certain that large economic harm would result from reducing fuel availability to consumers by adopting the Kyoto protocol or other mandatory measures.
Using Covad's qualification technology, the Web site will then determine service availability, allowing consumers to order the gateway and broadband service immediately.
The impact of timing of product availability to consumers on sales or demand satisfaction could help assess a tradeoff between cost and benefit of postponement strategies.
(See "Banks Slowly Regain Confidence").. Despite easing Libor and the raft of government initiatives to loosen lending, there are still few indications that credit availability for consumers and businesses is anywhere near pre-crisis levels.
Therefore, efforts targeted at improving food safety and reducing incidences of foodborne diseases should not only focus on public awareness creation but should also design more comprehensive programmes to ensure the making of food safety rules and guidelines and enforcing compliance to facilitate availability and consumers' choice of safe foods.
Herbal medicines are regulated slightly differently in different countries, which may have an impact on its availability to consumers.
Selection was based on their wide availability to consumers in rehabilitation aid stores, electrical appliance shops and department stores in Hong Kong.
