Sentence examples for activity shrunk from inspiring English sources

Figures yesterday showed the eurozone's services sector activity shrunk more than originally expected in March.

A closely watched Chinese manufacturing index fell in May and showed factory activity shrunk for the seventh straight month, Reuters reported.

Manufacturing figures, meanwhile, showed activity shrinking for the seventh consecutive month.

Manufacturing activity shrank in December, while increasing in the rest of Europe.

Economists were most alarmed by data from France, where manufacturing activity shrank at the fastest rate in almost three years.

Manufacturing jobs actually declined, and manufacturing activity shrank after 18 months of growth, according to a purchasing managers' index.

Thus, they had good reason to worry when Chinese manufacturing activity shrank in February for the third straight month.

Purchasing managers index surveys showed euro zone business activity shrank in May, but at a slightly slower pace.

"When the borrowed money finished, the state could no longer finance its expenses, consumption fell and economic activity shrank".

The new downturn came on top of official data showing Greek manufacturing activity shrank for the 10th month in a row during June.

A recession is typically defined as an extended period of at least several months during which economic activity shrinks and unemployment rises.