Sentence examples for imported consumer from inspiring English sources

Americans bought $31.7 billion worth of imported consumer goods, led by pharmaceuticals, furniture and televisions.

A weaker currency also shifts the balance of demand by making imported consumer goods dearer and exports cheaper.

Most of the people selling imported consumer goods in Russia learnt their trade at a time of high inflation and a rudimentary banking system.

Colombian officials said that as much as 45percentt of their country's imported consumer goods are bought with money laundered through the peso exchange.

Prior to the economic upheaval caused by the eruptions, Montserratians enjoyed a relatively high standard of living, including dependable housing and imported consumer goods; many also took holidays abroad, often to the United States.

Referring to sterling's fall, he said: "Over time, this is likely to put significant upward pressure on import prices and, because around 30% of consumption is imported, consumer prices as well".

The bank controls meant that companies importing consumer goods had to wait days or weeks for a transaction, so imported goods began to disappear from shelves, and consumers hoarded staples like sugar and oil.

IT WOULD be rare in Western Europe, but in the continent's post-communist half it is commonplace: entrepreneurs start off with a fistful of dollars and become multi-millionaires a few years later, without venture capital, private equity placements or even any significant bank loans.Take Univex, a Polish firm established in 1990 to import consumer electronics.

This massive borrowing, estimated to have totaled 10 billion US dollars, was used to re-equip and modernize Polish industry, and to import consumer goods to give the workers more incentive to work.

The United States also imported more consumer goods like pharmaceuticals, gems, jewelry and televisions.

If it weren't for cheap African imports, consumer spending would have shrunk even more.