Sentence examples for sharp revisions from inspiring English sources

At the same time, sharp revisions in recent economic data raised concerns that the United States economy might be entering a new recession.

This iteration tends to include sharp revisions, because almost all of the final month's numbers are available.Some statisticians argue that there is a case for postponing the GDP data, as countries such as Canada and Australia do, until it is comprehensive.

Economists had expected no change in the BEA's third effort at estimating GDP, and such sharp revisions are rare in a third estimate.

It is not unusual for the government to make sharp revisions to GDP numbers, as it does not have complete data when it makes its initial estimates.

For many analysts, it was not the size of the exposure, but the sharp revision that unnerved them.

The report was a sharp revision of the World Bank's November forecast, which predicted an increase of 3percentt in gross domestic product in 2009.

In Britain, for instance, Internet ad spending will rise 32percentthis yearaccordingding to ZenithOptimedia, a sharp revision from the agency's previous prediction of a 26percentt gain.

The sharp revision in Russia's economic forecast is the first admission from the government that the economy will contract.

That marks a sharp revision from a prior reading of 63.3, and the drop comes as Americans grow more discouraged over the sluggish pace of economic recovery and lack of improvement in the job market.

The Energy Information Administration said the sharp downward revisions to its estimates were informed by more data.

On closer inspection, consumer spending is already less robust than it appears: April's rise in retail sales was offset by sharp downward revisions in February and March.