Economists had expected trade to grow after it shrank in June, but the rate of growth surpassed expectations.
In the meantime, the C.W.H.L. will carry on and hope to avoid the fate of the Western Women's Hockey League, which suspended play this season after it shrunk to two teams.
The following year, though, the Army reached its greatest extent after which it shrank in size.
The New York Power Authority, for instance, said its work force had climbed slightly over the last decade, after it had shrunk with the sale of its two nuclear power plants.
In 1993, scientists became alarmed after severe floods caused the dead zone to double in size to more than 17,000 square kilometers, and their worries grew after it failed to shrink substantially in subsequent years.
A few weeks ago my new Bear Stearns account manager attempted to hit me with triple commissions on a new investment strategy for my retirement account, after it had already shrunk by a third.
After it is washed, wool shrinks.
That first night with Johanna, and more and more every night after, it was like she shrank in bed, or I grew, until we were the same size.
Joining Mr. McHugh during a news conference at the annual session of the Association of the United States Army, General Odierno was asked what would happen if the Army was ordered to keep shrinking after it reached 520,000 beginning in 2015.
Exeter-based Flybe is seeking to revive its fortunes after losses forced it to shrink its operations.
