Sentence examples for upbeat trend from inspiring English sources

Analysts said the retail sales data were a good indicator of the start of the holiday shopping season and seemed to confirm a generally upbeat trend in economic data in recent weeks.

Bucking the upbeat trend were European food and drink manufacturers, which ended the day just in the red on continued fears about the rising cost of raw materials.

Meanwhile, the coming of spring unleashed a plethora of upbeat trends.

Analysts said investors were primed to leave havens and return to riskier equities because of upbeat trends in economic data — Friday's jobs report notwithstanding — and signs of some calm in the European markets.

And despite some upbeat trends like stronger retail sales and new reports that showed increases in personal spending, sales of new homes remained at historically low levels last month and the job market showed little sign of momentum.

The company's market experts made a case for positive outlook based on strength displayed throughout 2001 in the warehouse and distribution lease market; they also identified upbeat trends with apparent staying power.

Back in February, pundits were still cheerfully predicting upbeat decorative trends: the return of patterned carpet (Sarah Beeny), flamboyant, Florida-themed schemes (Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen) and patterned ceilings (Neisha Crosland).

For all the upbeat talk, the trend can diminish the range and vibrancy of what museumgoers typically experience.

Following the Miley school of positive spins, one would half expect Rolf Harris to tweet an upbeat "No 1 trending in the UK!" What next for Miley?

And they are still upbeat about the overall trend: commercial traffic is indeed going up.

Likewise, the album's more upbeat moments reflect the trend in secular adult alternative toward earnest vocals over whitewashed rock (à la Vertical Horizon).