Classify the given a piece of financial news into three classes: positive, negative, and neutral. Output must be 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.
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Question: Operating profit for the 12-month period decreased from EUR17 .9 m while net sales increased from EUR58 .3 m , as compared to 2007 .

Answer: negative

Question: On the route between Helsinki in Finland and Tallinn in Estonia , cargo volumes increased by 36 % , while cargo volumes between Finland and Sweden fell by 9 % .

Answer: neutral

Question: It generated an operating loss of EUR 96.3 mn , down from a profit of EUR 43.9 mn .

Answer:
negative