Could be declining demand overall, could just be a slow down in rising demand.
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Japanese firms are closing factories and laying off staff in the face of declining demand and a rising yen.
This has resulted in a long-term drop in traditional mail volumes, particularly letters, and declining demand for conventional post office services.
However, sales declined to 7.7 million tons in 2009, as ArcelorMittal put limits to steel production to counter declining demand during that period.
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Despite the attraction of acquiring state-of-the-art technology, no Chinese company wants to be the first to face declining demand in markets it does not understand.
Where defense conversion has been undertaken in this country in response to the declining demand for military-related production, it has often not worked out very well.
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Both IDC and Gartner this afternoon reported that global PC shipments rose modestly in the second quarter, but with declining demand in the U.S. market.
Despite clear indications of declining demand for home improvement products, the company continued with this expansion policy, leading to a stark decline in margins over the period 2009-11.
Since returning as CEO in January 2007, Dell has been struggling to revive sales and profit on declining demand for PCs, which account for the majority of revenue.
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The loss of a major customer together with a continuing reduction in order levels at a time of declining demand within the UK printing industry have adversely affected the company.
It is also leaving its 2013 capital expenditure at the same level as last year, underlining the uncertainty in the demand outlook and concerns about rapidly declining demand for personal computers.
Schools, already beset with declining demand for two-year M.
Already this spring, declining demand has hit producers hard.
In times of economic woe, when normal patterns of consumption and investment are frozen, prodigal government spending can sometimes be the only way to break the vicious circle of declining demand and shrinking employment.
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The globalisation of the world economy, together with declining demand for manual labour and the simplistic belief that this must put nations increasingly in competition with one another, has lately given investment in knowledge a political resonance it lacked before.
Even so, the drooping real-estate market, combined with declining demand for Chinese exports in Europe and elsewhere, pulled back China's economy to an 8.1% pace in the first quarter of 2012, the slowest growth since the spring of 2009, when the world was in recession.
Edward Murphy, a research director at the American Petroleum Institute, points out that it costs foreign refiners no more than 4 cents a gallon to ship gasoline to the U.S. That means increased imports from Europe, which has seen declining demand for gasoline as motorists opt for diesel.
Singapore Airlines plans to raise capital expenditure by 67% over five years as it battles for market share in an industry facing declining corporate demand.
The market for indulgent food is declining, and demand for healthier alternatives is growing.
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The solar sector, in short, remains a giant mess: Too many players, too much capacity, not enough demand and declining subsidies.
However, it says while average emissions per oil barrel are declining, since the demand for oil production has increased, overall emissions have increased as well.
The usual suspects--rising global demand, declining production and foreign oil cartels--have all played a role in the reversal in one way or another, but the primary reason is more complicated.
Declining commodity prices usually indicate demand for goods is dropping and the economy is in trouble.
The combined impact of declining supplies and raging energy demand has redefined the economics of crude oil.
Ford's revitalization is a long-term project, and with demand for cars declining, all the secret committees in the world won't guarantee its success.
What's more, demand for refinancing is declining, since many homeowners already took advantage of lower mortgage rates.
Over time, inadequate demand will be offset by declining wages and other costs of employment.
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The U.S. also has abundant raw materials, and considering demand for raw materials is declining, the price is also falling.
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We believe a shift from PCs to alternate growth segments will help drive demand as well as stabilize declining DRAM prices in the future.
Sales of the existing line of trucks and SUVs have waned in recent months, and analysts say consumer demand for larger SUVs is declining in light of higher gasoline prices.
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