Sentence examples for weak spending from inspiring English sources

But weak spending is a treatable condition.

But with incomes so weak, spending is only barely where it was when the recession began.

So the weak spending report led some economists to sound a more pessimistic note on growth in the current quarter.

Weak spending and higher rates (property taxes levied on businesses) are leading many firms to give up their high-street shops.

Mr. Levy warned that big retailers back home were pressing him to hold down costs in China because of weak spending by American consumers.

The jump partly reflects weak spending in May last year when an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome kept shoppers at home.

"Looking ahead, we can expect weaker spending.

That is usually a sign that companies expect weaker spending from consumers and businesses.

The single most important reason for the downgrade to consumption growth in 2005 was weaker spending on household durables like freezers.

We are likely going to see weaker spending in March," said Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pa.

Its chief executive, Frederic Cumenal, remained cautious about the company's prospects following a mixed year, with low bonuses for Wall Street bankers and weaker spending from foreign tourists.