Sentences with phrase «amid weak demand»

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The affluent city - state's economy has been hobbled by dwindling exports amid stubbornly weak global demand, while domestic consumption has also remained anemic with entire floors at some central shopping malls empty.

Riding a string of disappointing quarters amid weak global demand, Potash Corp. needs to increase its sales in growth markets, particularly India and China.

It was the weakest in nine years, as tight monetary conditions have crimped industrial activity and export growth slips amid waning demand from U.S. and European markets.

-LRB-...) Russia's economic growth has been slowing amid dwindling investment, hefty capital outflows, and weak demand and low prices for its commodities exports.

Edible oils market ruled weak on Monday tracking bearish Malaysian palm oil futures amid routine demand.

At the same time, emerging markets, which have been adjusting for the past four years amid slack commodity prices and weak global demand, are also in recovery mode.

Amid a low - interest - rate environment and weaker demand for loans, net interest and operating income both fell by 0.9 %.

Amid this unprecedented enrollment surge (an increase of some 2.3 million students over 1930), education leaders once again argued that the intellectual abilities of the new high - school entrants were weaker than those of previous groups of students; and these new students needed access to less - demanding courses.

Crude Oil prices have been rising, amid the relaxation of exports in the US, and weak global demand.

The industry's plan B, to export production to assumed perennial growth markets in Asia, has also floundered amid a global market awash with supply from other countries and weak demand; Chinese coal consumption fell nearly 3 % in 2014 while India, the world's third largest buyer, says it may stop imports of thermal coal in the next three years With domestic markets collapsing and no lifeline from abroad, 264 [1] US mines were closed between 2011 and 2013.

The coal industry has struggled amid cheap natural gas and weak demand in China.

Amid today's already weak demand, companies are exacerbating the problem by cutting investments and increasing dividends and stock buybacks.