Sentence examples for shrank for the first from inspiring English sources

In the first quarter of 2001, America's private-sector financial deficit shrank for the first time.

In almost every case output shrank for the first two or three years of the process.

The survey showed new export orders shrank for the first time in a year.

In fiscal year 2002, the economy shrank for the first time in two decades.

Last month, the manufacturing sector shrank for the first time since January.

At the end of 2011, the German economy, the world's fourth-largest, shrank for the first time since 2009.

The euro zone's GDP shrank for the sixth straight quarter, falling by 0.2% from January to March.

Meanwhile, the October survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors found that buyer inquires shrank for the fourth month running.

Elsewhere in Asia, Singapore's economy shrank for the second time in three quarters at the end of 2011.

WASHINGTON (AP) — American factory activity shrank for the third straight month in August as new orders, production and employment all fell.

In addition, manufacturing output shrank for the third consecutive quarter, mainly because of lower shipments to the United States, which buys about 85percentt of Canada's exports.