Sentence examples for a sales decline from inspiring English sources

General Motors said today that its sales dropped 17.9percentt last month from the blistering pace a year earlier, while Ford Motor reported a sales decline of 14.9percentt, excluding its purchase of Land Rover last July.

Increased costs, a sales decline in Europe and price markdowns hurt Fruit of the Loom in the quarter.

Ms. Mulcahy has cut more than 17,000 jobs in the last two years and has slowed a sales decline.

Sales at furniture stores dropped 0.4percentt and bars and restaurants had a sales decline of 0.2percentt in January.

The cosmetics producer has struggled with millions of dollars in losses, a heavy debt load and a sales decline.

That was the case last year, when the major brake on the housing market and the reason for a sales decline from 1999 was the lack of inventory.

Ad sales declined at the company's local TV and radio stations.

The street also has J.C. Penney's profits tumbling to 10 cents a share from 54 cents a year ago, on a 6% sales decline.

Rather it is a reaction to a major sales decline.

The business jet division had a 6.7 percent sales decline, but posted a 9 percent increase in operating earnings.

One way or another, there will be a payback, such as a big sales decline in August or September or fewer customers for the coming 2006 models.