instruction:
Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.
question:
Finnish electronics contract manufacturer Scanfil reports net sales of EUR 241.2 mn in 2006 , down from EUR 321.6 mn in 2005 .
answer:
negative


question:
A total of 16.5 mn passenger ship journeys took place in the northern Baltic Sea in 2007 , slightly down from 16.5 mn in 2006 .
answer:
negative


question:
The company plans to expand into the international market through its subsidiaries and distributors from 2011 onwards .
answer:

positive


