Sentence examples for trade is weak from inspiring English sources

"The retail book trade is weak.

Iran and Cuba, both embargoed by Washington, have had close relations in medicine and farming but trade is weak, less than $20 million a year.

Britain cannot afford for manufacturing to shrink much further, since then it will lose "critical mass", adds the CBI in a plea for a national strategy for the sector.The argument about trade is weak.

This in a city that thrives on trade: a port, near Canada, home to Microsoft and Boeing, two of America's biggest exporters, and birthplace of such global crazes as "Frasier" and fancy coffee.Around the world, support for free trade is weak at best; and the WTO is copping the blame for the perceived evils of globalisation.

Despite its weight in Greater Porto international trade is weak, in 2004 it represented 1.1% of departures and 0.9% of arrivals, its coverage rate of arrivals against departures suppressed the 100% mark.

While eurozone trade is weaker than expected, British exports to emerging economies are faring better.

The 500-acre theme park was closed for four days as a result of the accident and Merlin Entertainments said that summer trade was weak after the crash.

Christian Schulz, from Berenberg Bank, said: "German trade was weak at the end of 2012, with exports failing to rebound from their sharp November fall and imports falling further.

[end] The full statement from INSEE is online here, including this chart: Photograph: INSEE 7.28am GMT Germany's statistics body warned that trade was weak in the last quarter, pulling GDP growth down to +0.3%.

The Japanese stock markets were closed for a public holiday but Nikkei futures trading was weak.

The results, reported after the close of market trading, were weaker than expected and Oracle's shares tumbled in after-hours trading.