Sentence examples for show a contraction from inspiring English sources

Economists widely predict that the fourth quarter will also show a contraction.

The index is on a 100-point scale; numbers below 50 show a contraction.

Economists said the data made it more likely that the economy would show a contraction in the third quarter.

"Another area of meaningful weakness is imports; imports were originally reported as growing by 5.4% but now show a contraction of 0.4%.

The E.C.B. revised its projections downward to show a contraction in the euro zone this year of 0.2 percent to 0.6 percent.

If the revised data on the gross domestic product indeed show a contraction in the second quarter, academics will make the point that as they see it, two consecutive quarters of decline do not a recession make.

But a measure of US business activity showed a contraction for the first time since September 2009.

That still shows a contraction, but at a much slower pace.

The Chinese data in particular showed a contraction in activity in the first quarter, while eurozone surveys were mixed.

Adding to the fears of a more widespread global downturn, manufacturing output data from Germany on Friday showed a contraction for the third straight month.

The BEA's first estimate of output in the fourth quarter of 2008, published in January of 2009, showed a contraction of 3.8%, later revised to a 6.8% drop.