Sentence examples for surplus slowed from inspiring English sources

The growth of China's trade surplus slowed.

That leaves only fiscal policy; yet the government, an uninspired coalition stronger on business practice than economic theory, has shied away from the big surplus that might slow the economy and reassure outsiders.

The surplus hit 1.5 trillion yen $14.1 billionn) as imports slowed 5.4percentt.

Only a few weeks ago, there was a great deal of tsk-tsking among Democrats like Mr. Corzine as the economy slowed, the budget surplus shrank and Mr. Bush faced the prospect of breaking his promise not to dip into the Social Security surplus.

This surplus was slow to dissipate, as gift givers preferred the older Liberty Head quarter eagle that had been struck until 1908.

But just as predictions of rising government surpluses and the slowing economy gave a lift to his sweeping tax-cut initiative, the California crisis has aided Mr. Bush's efforts to sell an energy policy that in more normal times would probably have faced intense opposition.

China's trade surplus leapt to $31.7 billion because import growth slowed to a rate of 6.3% compared with 12.7% in May.The LIBOR scandal rumbles on.

Japan's merchandise trade surplus shrank 11.3percentt in February as exports slowed in the midst of the Chinese New Year, when many businesses in Asia are closed.

With its currency strengthening, Brazil's exports slowed in July and the country posted a trade surplus of just over $2 billion for the month, bringing the surplus to $12.45 billion so far this year.

Japan's merchandise trade surplus grew in September by 1.1percentt over September 2001 as export growth slowed, a worrying sign for the economy.

South Korea's trade surplus fell by almost two-thirds in July as export shipments slowed for the summer holiday and rising oil prices increased the import bill.