Most economists also expect unemployment to peak around that level amid weakening domestic consumption caused by a prolonged recession and a credit squeeze that continues to hurt businesses.
In the Czech Republic, the report predicted, exports will weaken but private consumption will grow moderately as household debts are reduced.
Growth in the first quarter was driven mainly by exports, which are likely to weaken, while domestic consumption and investment are still lacklustre.
He writes that: "new ideologies, characterised by rampant individualism, egocentrism and materialistic consumption, weaken social bonds, fuelling that 'throw away' mentality which leads to contempt for...the weakest and those considered useless".
Their analysis found a clear tendency for austerity programmes to reduce consumption expenditure and weaken the economy.
Therefore, environmental policies to conserve nuclear energy consumption may weaken the economic growth and development in Israel.
Avoid drinking alcohol and sugary drinks, as even low consumption can weaken your immune system.
When the price does next subside, and the opportunity again arises to use taxes to weaken OPEC by discouraging western consumption of oil, America's government, especially, might bear this in mind.
We might preliminarily speculate that the longer the follow-up duration, the more people could change their coffee intake, which might weaken the association between coffee consumption and gastric cancer risk.
For instance, consumers' existing perception about fast fashion brands' unsustainable images (e.g., the use of sweatshop) and their actual consumption experience may weaken the link between their perceived social sustainability of a given fast fashion brand and brand relationships.
