Sentence examples for contraction in consumer spending from inspiring English sources

We wouldn't have seen the calamitous contraction in consumer spending that we're now witnessing.

Some fear that a slowing housing market may finally mean a contraction in consumer spending.

"This particular downturn is driven by a rare contraction in consumer spending, and that is starting to hurt a broader range of people than those hurt by the mortgage crisis".

But that doesn't lead to the conclusion that confidence will collapse and savings rates will soar, leading to a contraction in consumer spending.

But experts warn that corporate losses are simply radiating outward from financial firms to other corners of the economy, and they say the economy's thin green shoots and bear-market gains could turn to dust if rising unemployment forces deeper, unexpected contractions in consumer spending and corporate profits.

A decline in consumer spending contributed to a slight contraction in the third quarter from the previous three months, according to Brazil's statistics agency.

Economic output shrank by 0.5% in the third quarter, and announced layoffs and severe cutbacks in consumer spending suggested that the fourth quarter saw a sharper contraction.

In America the nascent recovery in consumer spending is faltering.

June figures show no slowdown in consumer spending.

Growth was buoyed by the large increase in consumer spending.

But austerity has contributed to a collapse in consumer spending.