Sentence examples for shrinking for the first from inspiring English sources

In Japan, the economy was shrinking for the first time since the Second World War.

AIM, its market for international and domestic start-up companies, is shrinking for the first time.

In real terms credit is shrinking for the first time since the mid-1970s recession.

World trade flows are shrinking for the first time in two decades.

According to the Commerce Department's new figures, released on July 31st, the economy was actually shrinking for the first nine months of 2001.

The Latin American economy is shrinking for the first time since 2009, with a projected growth for the entire region of half a per cent in 2016.

Manufacturing figures, meanwhile, showed activity shrinking for the seventh consecutive month.

8.58am BST German PMI Germany's manufacturing sector has also suffered another weak month, shrinking for the sixth month in a row.

Closer to home, Mexico has been in recession since April, with its economy shrinking for the third straight quarter.

| Updated The number of American households with access to a television set and a TV signal is shrinking for the second year in a row.

The world's third largest economy unexpectedly fell into a technical recession after shrinking for the second consecutive quarter in July to September.