Deflation is gonna hit home in this industry as well.
At the peak of SARS, when no one wanted to go anywhere, your fearless correspondent was out there trying the talent at the local Mongkok brothels. The costs was about $250 for 30 or 45 mins.
These prices steadily went up during the past 5 and one half years to their current levels. Any this mess is going to take longer to go away than the SARS scare.