The phrase "deep slowdown" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant or severe decrease in activity, performance, or progress in various contexts, such as economics or technology.
Example: "The economy is experiencing a deep slowdown, leading to increased unemployment rates and reduced consumer spending."
Alternatives: "severe decline" or "profound slowdown."
"It's an important slowdown but it's not a very deep slowdown, it's more a protracted slowdown".
Apple on Wednesday lowered quarterly sales estimates for the first time in more than 15 years, blaming an unexpectedly deep slowdown in China and President Trump's trade war for the shortfall.
"It's an important slowdown but it's not a very deep slowdown, it's more a protracted slowdown". Julian Jessop, chief international economist at Capital Economics, said: "The US authorities' unwillingness to underwrite a rescue of Lehman Brothers marks a new phase of the continuing financial crisis.
With the reporting season for companies close at hand, investors in Europe prepared themselves for bad news on Monday: Oil prices fell and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicted a deep slowdown across the world's major economies.
Although worries over supply linked to the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine have kept prices above $40.00 since the Christmas period, the OECD kept up a gloomy view of the world economy by pointing to "deep slowdowns" in developed and emerging markets alike on Monday.
That could be a sign of a much deeper slowdown.
The contrast with the eurozone, where PMI survey data published today suggested an even deeper slowdown, could not be sharper.
Fearing a deeper slowdown, Brazilian authorities last week introduced a fiscal stimulus package, including tax cuts on some appliances and food, intended to get consumers to spend again.
But a collapse in Europe risked a far deeper slowdown in the emerging world, as exports plunged and foreign capital fled.
This week, China stepped up its efforts to reverse the deepest slowdown since the global financial crisis in the world's second-biggest economy.
Experts are watching to see if this is a temporary easing or the beginning of a deeper slowdown in certain parts of the economy.
