But, over the long term, it's better to have a growing work force, not one that's shrinking compared with the number of retirees.
But Chile's problems look far more manageable than those of Colombia.Chile's economy came to a halt a year ago sincee September, it has been shrinking, compared with the same period in the previous year.
Our story had revealed that Harris had six schools in England's top 50 ranked by checking how much the year group taking GCSEs in 2013 had shrunk compared with the size of the same cohort when it entered secondary education.
In a study published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology in 2002, the tumors in 80percentt of patients who received chemotherapy and Zevalin shrank, compared with 56percentt who received chemotherapy and Rituxan.
Of relevance to today's tax reform debate is that corporate tax expenditures have shrunk compared with those for individuals.
The food Americans eat that is made fresh at home by someone who is close to them is shrinking compared with food consumed at restaurants or prepared outside.
In the most recent quarter, Tyco's sales shrank 4percentt compared with the period in 2000, Mr. Swartz said.
Although Hong Kong's economy grew in April to June from the first three months of 2009, it shrank 3.8percentt compared with the same period last year.
In the first quarter of the year, the economy actually shrank slightly compared with the quarter before.For countries that are obliged to buy most of their oil abroad, the high price is also pushing up imports, and so taking a toll on the balance of trade.
According to UrbanDigs, a Web site that tracks real estate data, in the 16 consecutive months between September 2010 and February 2012, the number of new condominiums, co-ops and town houses coming on the market in Manhattan shrank when compared with the same period the year prior.
