Sentence examples for sharp decline in orders from inspiring English sources

Transportation equipment, down four of the last five months, fell 2.4 percent, mostly because of a sharp decline in orders for commercial aircraft and parts.

In any case, it is notable that readings below 40 — a rarely occurring indication of a sharp decline in orders — are now being seen in the new-orders indexes for the euro zone, Britain, Australia and Japan.

Engineering firms were amongst the biggest fallers in Europe, after a warning about a sharp decline in orders from ABB. (See "ABB Feels The Crunch").

Eurozone PMI vs GDP growth 9.11am BST New orders drop sharply in eurozone Eurozone companies saw a sharp decline in new orders in July, forcing them to lay off staff.

That implies leaner stocks and reductions in discretionary spending, such as capital projects or advertising campaigns.September's sharp decline in industrial orders is an early sign that companies are cutting back.

UK manufacturing output shrank in August, led by a sharp decline in export orders, a survey suggests.

A Chinese manufacturing survey released Thursday showed heavy inventory backups and a sharp decline in new export orders in August.

One of the main reasons was a sharp decline in new export orders, with manufacturers blaming slacker demand in Europe and China.

The government reported a sharp decline in durable-goods orders, suggesting that U.S. manufacturing was slowing down, and there were discouraging numbers from the housing market.

Stocks finished the trading session higher, shrugging off a weaker than expected October consumer sentiment index, and a sharp decline in durable goods orders, to buy up tech stocks.

Earlier this year Mr. Siegelman, a Democrat facing a sharp decline in tax revenue, ordered elementary and high school allocations cut 3.7percentt while cutting higher education allocations 11.1percentt.