Sentence examples for third straight decline from inspiring English sources

Last week was the third straight decline, and the reading was the lowest since July 19.

Spending by Japanese companies fell by 1.7percentt from the previous quarter, its third straight decline.

The ratio of the coincident index to the lagging index, which is considered an alternative predictor of the economy's direction, fell slightly in November, the third straight decline.

Industrial production in Japan fell a worse-than-expected 2.2percentt in November from October, the third straight decline, as the country's nine-month-old recovery slowed.

The Dow's third straight decline, 1.86percentto to 8,841.58, meant the blue-chip average has retreated 532 points, or 5.68percentt, from the peak it hit the Monday before Thanksgiving.

That's the third straight decline, and the lowest score in the survey's 10-year history.

That nearly matches Wall Street analysts' estimates and is the second straight decline.

The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index lost 15.30 points, its fourth straight decline, to close at 1,441.59.

Safian Investment Research of White Plains said its Composite Forecasting Index fell 1percentt, its sixth straight decline.

The four-week average, which smoothes fluctuations, dropped to 523,750, its ninth straight decline.

It was the second straight decline after confidence reached a six-year high of 85.1 in July.