Sentence examples for weak pace from inspiring English sources

Productivity is rising at a relatively weak pace.

The American economy will grow this year and next but at a weak pace, the I.M.F.

FOR more than a year, economists have been perplexed by the startling contrast between the nation's economic growth and its weak pace of job creation.

Although the service sector has returned to growth, its weak pace of expansion reflects still-subdued domestic demand – especially from consumers – in many Eurozone countries, notably France and Italy.

The CML's chief economist, Bob Pannell, said: "The softer pace of approvals through the second half of last year contributed to the relatively weak pace of mortgage lending in January.

The statement, issued after a regular two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, acknowledged the weak pace of growth during the first half of the year, which it described as "modest" rather than "moderate" — the words are synonymous in English but distinct in the Fed's carefully calibrated lexicon, suggesting an even more lackluster economic performance.

The downgrade meant that the UK grew at the weakest pace since the end of 2012 over the quarter.

The service sectors in China (pdf) and Britain expand at a weaker pace.

The survey's gauge of future business, new orders, slowed in August to the weakest pace this year.

Global economic growth will reach 0.5percentthis yearar, the weakest pace since World War II, the monetary fund said.

Worker productivity fell at a 1.9 percent annual rate, the weakest pace since the fourth quarter of 2008, the Labor Department reported.