Not only have these economies been hit hardest by the worldwide slump in information technology.

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Food is recession-resistant, and farming has been one of the sectors least affected by the worldwide slump.

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Yet an American recession need not guarantee a worldwide slump.

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Although buffeted by the worldwide slump in air travel that followed the terrorist attacks in the United States, many European airlines have managed to bounce back with surprising strength.

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Helped by a worldwide slump in oil prices, he has managed to bring inflation down for four months running (see chart), even if the government's year-end target of 50% looks too optimistic by 15 percentage points.

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Since then, Scotland's economy has suffered as a consequence of the worldwide aviation industry slump.

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Hotel revenues and occupancy levels are improving worldwide after the economic slump.

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Indian iron-ore output is closely tracked by producers worldwide, who last year saw prices slump due to slower economic growth.

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The company blames its expected loss this year on the slump in consumer appliances and a worldwide glut of memory chips.

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