April's decrease reflected declining costs of autos and computers.
Alcatel's chief executive, Serge Tchuruk, attributed the improved results to declining costs.
A maturing solar industry with declining costs set against rising energy prices for fossil fuels should help.
The company, however, had also faced other challenges from the rapid improvement and declining costs of gene sequencing.
They include the declining costs of hardware and bandwidth, the wide availability of open-source software, and the ability to generate revenue through online ads.
New ideas and declining costs are already leading to a dramatic uptake of solar technology across Africa, according to a report published this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Declining costs of apparel and computers kept consumer prices from accelerating in November, while industrial production fell for a second consecutive month, government data showed today.
The Conference Board, which is based in Ottawa, expects that auto industry profits in Canada would rise sharply because of declining costs for labor and materials.
Energy cost curves point to steadily declining costs because we're gradually removing fuel costs.
The 50-year history of the semiconductor business has been one of ever-declining costs.
Despite declining costs for 3D televisions, however, consumers have not taken to the channel.
