Sentence examples for a fall in confidence from inspiring English sources

In the economy as currently structured, a fall in confidence and consumption would undoubtedly damage growth.

The background is a fall in economic confidence to levels only seen at the height of the financial crisis.

But the economic outlook was tempered by a fall in consumer confidence this month in the face of a stock market sell-off.

Younger generations have been less satisfied with services and this may lead to a fall in public confidence in the profession in the future.

Visits to some retail websites more than doubled and Visa reported that online spending by its card-holders grew by 26% compared with the same day a year ago.Despite concerns about a fall in consumer confidence putting the brake on store sales, online purchases are soaring in most countries.

These followed weak industrial output figures and recent surveys showing a fall in business confidence.

Several countries in the region have been hit by the debt crisis, which has led to a fall in consumer confidence and demand.

It also noted weakness in the housing market and a fall in consumer confidence, which it thinks could indicate that households will curb their spending in the months to come.

Mr Clarke can also point out that the retail sector is tough for all the larger retailers - hit by a fall in consumer confidence and the arrival of the Aldi and Lidl juggernauts from Germany.

'The risk is that people will start talking to other people who have lost their jobs and then start worrying about their own job, and we will see a fall back in confidence.' Provided confidence remains reasonably robust and unemployment does not shoot up dramatically, the Nationwide will look at raising its annual house price inflation estimate for 1997.

Overall the FTSE 100 is up 3.34 points at 6819.42, amid some downbeat eurozone figures including a fall in German consumer confidence.