Sentences with phrase «by stagnant growth»

In his address George posited professional services firms are now in the mature stage of their industries» life cycles, as evidenced by stagnant growth in demand, hyper - competition, clients increasingly exerting their buying power, falling prices, and the emergence of alternative business models.

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China's consistently higher growth rates are regarded with alarm by stagnant developed nations.

Typically, the description means a sharp contraction followed by a long period of slow or stagnant growth.

The fact is the global economy has never recovered from the 2008 - 2009 recession and, as predicted by the IMF, is now entering a period of «mediocre» or «stagnant» growth.

Spain's high unemployment, excessive debt, and stagnant growth stem indirectly from policies implemented by Germany that forced down the GDP share of German wages while also reducing domestic investment.

While the economy has picked up from last year, overall spending is being crimped by stagnant wage growth and rising costs for healthcare and education, according to the consultant.

An $ 8.2 million deficit, created by stagnant sales tax growth and ballooning health care and personnel costs needed to be filled, and the county did it by offering $ 10,000 buyouts to employees close to retirement.

The report also shows that growth in the number of research articles by Americans has been stagnant compared with an increasing number written by Western Europeans in the last decade.

A research team led by Carnegie Mellon University's Robert Siegler found that 5th graders» understanding of fractions and division predicted high school students» knowledge of algebra and overall math achievement and that U. S. students» inadequate knowledge of fractions and division is a major source of the stagnant growth in the subject.

District and campus leaders set out to address a lack of student growth in middle school math performance, insufficient readiness for Algebra I, and a deep - seated apathy toward math as demonstrated by stagnant student growth on state assessments, local benchmarks, and student survey data.

Further, if they are troubled at all they seem to be more troubled by the possibility of «stagflation»... stagnant growth and inflation at the same time.

As in the US, electricity consumption is also stagnant, so growth in renewables usage, boosted by EU climate and energy targets, are making the market environment tougher for coal utilities as well.

Organic food now accounts for more than five percent of total food sales in the U.S. Organic food sales increased by 8.4 percent from last year, blowing past the stagnant 0.6 percent growth rate in the overall food market.

But in recent years, the growth in demand for legal services has remained mostly stagnant, making revenue growth tough to come by.

The Federal Reserve in September hinted at yet another rate cut to offset economic weakness marked by stagnant job growth.