Sentence examples for severe consumer from inspiring English sources

Diamond, for whom the word 'perky' seemed invented; a lithe fitness woman and a severe consumer one.

Along the current regulations, very severe consumer tests have been recently introduced.

However, in recent years, China's rapid economic growth has contributed to severe consumer inflation, leading to increased government regulation.

This week's news about October retail sales (-2.8% relative to the previous month and now down in real terms for five months in a row) confirm that the U.S. has entered its most severe consumer-led recession in decades.

Since then there have been four recessions, but they have not been so severe that consumers cut back enough on other things to push up the proportion of consumer spending devoted to the three necessities.

Domestic earnings for both companies were already under severe pressure, with consumer spending down.

The severe weather meant consumer sales being lower than expected, which in turn led to lower sales by the company to its retail customers.

Continuing to subsidise affordable measures such as lofts and cavity walls at current levels through Eco... could [have] severe implications for consumer bills.

Faced with a severe cut in consumer spending in its home market, the Italian telecom giant has reported a series of lackluster financial earnings.

Economic output shrank by 0.5% in the third quarter, and announced layoffs and severe cutbacks in consumer spending suggested that the fourth quarter saw a sharper contraction.

Britain's leading employers' organisation on Monday cuts its forecast for economic growth this year in response to the severe squeeze on consumer incomes and a sharp drop in business confidence.