Sentence examples for by a sluggish spring from inspiring English sources

They are indicative of the steps most big retailers are taking to spur consumer demand after a miserable back-to-school season last year, which was followed by a sluggish spring.

A sticky autumn, thanks to the tax credits fiasco, has turned into a sluggish spring.

The housing market this year has rebounded from a sluggish 2014, buoyed by solid job growth in California and nationally. .

Following a sluggish 2012, manufacturing grew at a faster pace last month, driven by an increase in new orders and more hiring at factories.

After a sluggish 2015, they think 2016 will be a bumper year, with earnings per share rising by 12.9%.

Most economists expect a sluggish first quarter, but a brisk pickup from then on.

The private sector did not immediately rush to fill the gap left by the public, and by the sluggish summer of this year the government's creditworthiness was being called into question not so much because it was spending too much, as because of fears that the economy would soon be too small to sustain the debt being racked up.

The data on Friday also showed that consumers' short-term inflation expectations hit a 26-year high, fueling worries that the United States could be entering a period of stagflation like the late 1970s and early 1980s, characterized by a sluggish economy and accelerated price growth.

See articleBack down to earthThe economy of the euro area grew by a sluggish 0.5% in the third quarter compared with the previous one, according to preliminary estimates.

For all the concerns and bravado, air travel through the day was measurably lighter than usual, a circumstance not just influenced by events of a year ago but also by a sluggish economy and travel patterns that show Wednesdays are some of the least traveled days of the week.

The trend may push the domestic tourism market through an otherwise sluggish summer.