The economy may stay in a slump, but the central bank will be fine.
But a survey of 1, 500 engineering firms revealed a slump in orders, output, investment and jobs.
France's largest bank, BNP Paribas, has announced cost-cutting plans as it reports a slump in profits.
Last year, China venture recovered from a slump and gained at an unprecedented rate.
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It's also great to see song thrushes apparently recovering from a slump in the 1990s.
In the U.S. the tech sector looks to broadband to rescue it from a slump.
The private sector went into a slump and the public sector took up the slack.
While many drug companies have been in a slump, Sanofi has been on a tear.
"I think when 'West Wing' ended, I just went into a slump, " she recently said.
It is estimated to be in the low 50s, a slump from around 62% in 2007.
The over-regulated and over-subsidised housing market is in a slump, trapping 500, 000 households in negative equity.
Clarins blamed a strong euro, a slump in American demand and "significant" marketing and commercial costs.
Yet America accounts for 80% of its revenues, so a slump at home hurts.
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But a slump could lead to debt default and a messy exit from dollarisation.
Some economists worry that a slump in mortgage refinancing could now cripple consumer spending.
That is often how psychologists help performers overcome stage fright or athletes snap out of a slump.
The drop in confidence was due to a decline in production and a slump in new orders.
After all, drastic measures were necessary in this C7 to get the Vette out of a slump.
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However, their pessimistic predictions of a slump to growth of 6% seem to have been too extreme.
But history need not repeat itself, for sensible policy can stop a bust turning into a slump.
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Stocks are rebounding after a slump Wednesday, when reports of slower manufacturing growth and hiring dragged down markets.
It's not quite right to say that society's collective failure of imagination stems from a slump in innovation.
The economy, buffeted by a slump in garment exports and tourism because of the war, is perking up.
Tien says some exporters are already reporting canceled orders, while the tourist industry remains mired in a slump.
But recent evidence of a slump in his own popularity seems to have given him pause for thought.
General Motors' European subsidiary said the decision was a response to a slump in car sales in Europe.
Should Keynes's insights be drawn on temporarily and selectively, as the toolkit for understanding and fighting a slump?
Other carmakers have also been hit by a slump in European car sales.
The price of rice and dairy was unchanged, although meat fell 1.7% due to a slump in pork prices.
Argentina's economy remains trapped in a slump that has now lasted three years.
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