Sentences with phrase «biggest drag on the economy»
The biggest drag on the economy was business investment, which decreased for the second consecutive quarter.
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«The continuing decline in the housing market is something that hasn't bottomed out as quickly as we expected, and so that's continued to be a big drag on the economy,» Obama said during the town hall forum.
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If the U.S. dollar was a drag on the world's biggest economy earlier this week, it is even more so now.
The latter two are big supports for the Ontario economy, while the former is obviously a massive drag on Alberta.
In order to change that, they need to win a majority first, a goal that Cameron, in his refusal to remove George Osborne and reverse direction on the economy (the biggest drag on the Tories» poll ratings), did little to advance yesterday.
Together with a slight improvement in drag (its coefficient drops one hundredth to 0.30; the Camry's is 0.28) and a slight reduction in weight — as much as 78 pounds, depending on trim — the new 2013 Altima posts big gains in EPA fuel economy: the city rating jumps from 23 mpg to 27 mpg, and highway mileage goes from 32 mpg to a top - of - the - class 38 mpg.
The big drag on value for American miles for international flights are fuel surcharges on British Airways, which often cost more than just buying the cheapest economy fare outright.