Sentence examples for dented growth from inspiring English sources

The quarter's stock market slump dented growth at this unit, the company said.

Economists are in the dog house after a succession of bad calls, from the failure to spot the 2008 banking crash to the impact of the Brexit vote, which many said would be terrible and has so far only dented growth.

And that has dented growth now.

Meanwhile, increased competition from Chinese and South Korean firms has also dented growth, in part thanks to the yen, which has strengthened significantly since the 2008 financial crisis.

A sales tax increase planned for April 2017, to 10% from 8% now, is expected to dent growth for that year.

Even if delinquency rates remain low, consumers might have to tighten their belts to pay back debts, denting growth.

Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP's chief executive, sought to counter concerns that an expected slowdown in Internet advertising spending would dent growth prospects.

He finds that since 2007 TFP has actually been a drag on the economy, denting growth by about 0.9 percentage points a year.

Even before the global rout, IMF head Christine Lagarde had warned that the slowdown in China, the world's second-biggest economy, and the prospect of rising interest rates in the US were feeding uncertainty and denting growth prospects for 2016.

A study released by the Basel Committee last month argued that while tighter capital requirements might temporarily dent growth, in the longer term they would help support the global economy by reducing the risk of financial crises.

But it also flagged up several key risks, including the looming vote on Britain's future in the EU – potentially in September next year  which it believes could dent growth prospects.