Sentence examples for prices slow from inspiring English sources
Friday's numbers raised more worries about deflation, a destructive loop in which falling prices slow economic growth, leading to lower wages, lost jobs and more stagnation.
"In recent weeks we have seen consumer confidence improve, housing turnover show signs of a bottom in certain markets, and home prices slow their decline," the chairman and chief executive, Robert A. Niblock, said in a statement.
"High oil prices slow economic activity, but they came at the most opportune time they could come," Mr. Goldstein said.
The yen slid for a fourth day on concern that the economy's recovery might falter as exports slump and surging oil prices slow economic growth around the world.
A recent survey conducted by the University of Michigan, for example, showed that consumer confidence, buffeted by high gas prices, slow job growth and the war, had dropped slightly in September, although still ahead of last year's levels.
He acknowledged that despite his pledge to transform the condition of China's peasantry when he took office in 1998, farmers still faced glutted grain markets, sliding prices, slow or even negative income growth and a heavy tax burden.
Gasoline prices rose at a faster pace, while the increase in food prices slowed.
THESE are tough times for carmakers, many of which are labouring under high oil prices, slowing demand and financial weakness.
See articleThe pace of decline in American house prices slowed slightly in February, according to Standard & Poor's, a rating agency.
British stocks rallied in April, property prices slowed their steep descent as mortgage approvals increased, and consumer confidence gained.
British stocks rallied in April, property prices slowed their steep descent as mortgage approvals increased, and consumer confidence rose.
