Employee turnover plunged, productivity soared, and with it, the cost per vehicle plummeted.

Now that the cost of housing has plummeted, however, there are few audible sounds of relief.

The cost has plummeted, particularly in the last four years, as new techniques have been introduced.

The cost of capital equipment, meanwhile, from laptop computers to lathes, has plummeted since 1995.

And the cost per megabyte of data will plummet.

In September 1999, it put the plant up for sale as the cost of electricity had plummeted, being uneconomic to generate.

Most cattle prices rose as the cost of corn plummeted.

If patients listened to their doctors, he said, medical costs would plummet.

The cost of a seat on the Ukrainian exchange, with so little stock trading, has plummeted.

But in the mid-90's, the cost of video and digital electronics plummeted, while the quality of results improved.