The phrase "a decrease in consumer" is not complete and lacks clarity in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reduction in consumer behavior, spending, or demand, but it needs to be followed by a noun to specify what is decreasing.
Example: "There has been a noticeable decrease in consumer spending over the past year."
Alternatives: "a decline in consumer" or "a drop in consumer".
A decrease in consumer expectations, the money supply and manufacturers' new orders for capital goods weighed it down.
Both said a decrease in consumer spending after the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had hurt their businesses.
Recent statistics published by the Syrian Investment Agency, a state-run firm that oversees investment in Syria's infrastructure, transportation and agriculture sectors, pointed to a decrease in consumer and investor confidence.
Thus, electricity suppliers must increase the electricity price, which might lead to a decrease in consumer welfare.
It also leads to a decrease in consumer surplus because those who want rides and are willing to pay the higher prices can't get rides.
When a recession happens, the factors mentioned above and a decrease in consumer spending create a sort of ping-pong effect, reducing the ability of companies to take risk and the ability of consumers to pick up new iPods.
Despite the fact that our economic problems are due in large part to a $400 billion-a-year decrease in consumer spending, many Congressional Democrats and economists have criticized this part of the stimulus plan because they think that a large portion of the tax cuts will be saved rather than spent.
That might be a long-term befit to some manufacturers, but the increased cost to develop and maintain a full suite of apps would likely wipe out any decrease in consumer churn.
Changes in the prices of related goods (substitutes and complements) Population size and composition Changes that decrease demand Circumstances which can cause the demand curve to shift include: Decrease in price of a substitute Increase in price of a complement Decrease in consumer income if the good is a normal good Increase in consumer income if the good is an inferior good.
It hasn't been an easy year for New Yorkers, what with the fall of Wall Street, a media-industry shakeout and a significant decrease in consumer spending that has forced many of the city's venerable retailers including jeweler Fortunoff and women's clothing chain Searle to file for bankruptcy protection.
Falling home prices have combined with a substantial decrease in consumer spending to pressure Home Depot, and the company recorded a fourth-quarter loss of $54.0 million.
