"sinking prices" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to indicate a decline in prices. For example, "The weak economy has caused sinking prices in the real estate market."
Revenues from its traditional fixed-line telephone business declined almost 13percentt as a result of new competition and sinking prices.
Their plan was to take advantage of sinking prices even as they kept their house for a few years, hoping to acclimate to their more compact quarters while the market had time to rebound.
Last fall, they bid just under $1 million on a two-bedroom condo on West 93rd Street but, to their surprise in a time of sinking prices, another buyer bid more than $1.2 million.
If currencies fall by enough, then negative rates might just pay off provided that sinking prices elsewhere don't lead ever more of the global economy to take the plunge into sub-zero waters.Dig deeper: Rates turn negative for some in Germany (November 2014) Will low interest rates boost the equity market?
Executives of Samsung Electronics forecast today that the company's high-end products would guarantee another year of robust earnings, shrugging off the sagging prices of memory chips Samsung, the global leader in memory chips, has stood alone in that business, which has struggled with sinking prices.
"The current situation was obviously provoked primarily by external factors," he insisted during the news conference, citing the sinking price of crude.
The trifecta of rising food and energy prices, tight credit, and sinking home prices continue to weigh heavily on consumers wallets.
Facebook scored a huge war chest from its high-priced IPO, but many feared that the sinking price would crush morale, send veteran employees packing and make it difficult to hire new rock stars.
Sinking home prices also sap consumer confidence.California now faces a $16 billion budget shortfall.
So what is the most commonly invoked explanation for an industry where sizzling demand translates into sinking share prices?
Some investors rushed for the exits, sinking bond prices more than 4 percent in the fourth quarter that year.
