Sentence examples for a contraction in activity from inspiring English sources

Anything below 50 signals a contraction in activity.

A figure below 50 indicates a contraction in activity.

Any figure below 50 indicates a contraction in activity.

The Chinese data in particular showed a contraction in activity in the first quarter, while eurozone surveys were mixed.

The overall index also fell abruptly to a level indicating a contraction in activity.

Federal Reserve officials, who have cut rates four times since August including sharp reductions twice last month, are predicting that the economy will escape a true recession — usually defined as a contraction in activity that lasts for at least two back-to-back quarters.

Though the number topped forecasts, a figure below 50 nonetheless indicates a contraction in manufacturing activity.

In that survey, too, a reading below 50 indicates a contraction in economic activity.

The release last Thursday of preliminary manufacturing data for May, which surprisingly indicated a contraction in manufacturing activity, was just one more in a series of weak data points.

A reading below 50 indicates a contraction in manufacturing activity.

Business confidence has turned down and a closely watched survey of purchasing managers points to a further contraction in activity over the summer months.