Sentence examples for demand has picked from inspiring English sources

"Demand has picked up, especially with our commercial customers".

In 2009 the crisis created a backlog of homes on the market, but so far this year, demand has picked up.

Demand has picked up for consumer goods like cars, furniture and electronics, and for industrial commodities like steel, oil, paper and chemicals, the Fed reported.

Although demand has picked up in China and elsewhere in Asia, consumers in the traditional markets — the United States and Europe — have been slow to resume purchasing.

The International Air Transport Association said Thursday that while air travel demand has picked up in the first months of the year, European carriers were still expected to lose a combined $2.2 billion in 2010.

The increase in fares is the result of a remarkable discipline shown by the airlines, which have generally not added more flights this year even as the economy has improved and demand has picked up.

And demand for oil has picked up elsewhere, too, particularly as Asia's economies have recovered from their financial squeeze.

Demand for toys has picked up in recent weeks, Vendex said, and talks to sell F. A. O. Schwarz continue with potential bidders.

"With most businesses looking to stabilize or modestly boost inventories, underlying demand for imports has picked up substantially," Joshua Shapiro, chief United States economist for MFR, a consulting firm, wrote in a research note.

The demand from other countries has picked up for slack demand in recession-hit Europe.

In recent months, her husband has seen his income increase a little, as demand for trucking services has picked up.