Specifically, paid time off, holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50% in the 1980s.

具体地说，带薪假、公共假期、病假在20世纪80年代缩减了50％。

youdao

In 2009 its loan book shrank by 17%.

2009年其发放的贷款总额缩减了17%。

youdao

Last year the global luxury market shrank by 8%.

去年全球奢侈品市场缩水8%。

youdao

And in other economic news, a report by the Institute for Supply Management said its non-manufacturing index shrank by less than expected.

VOA: special.2009.02.06

But then,one by one, the steel works closed as the industry shrank.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

For example, between 1880 and 1900, the monetary base in Italy actually shrank by 4.8%.

FORBES: The Gold Standard, and the Myth About Money Growth

Its figures show the economy shrank by 0.3% in the last three months of 2012.

BBC: UK to avoid triple dip recession, says BCC

Oklahoma's list of schools that "need improvement" shrank by 85 percent in a year.

NPR: Seeking Solutions for the Nation's Broken Schools