Sentences with phrase «by weaker domestic demand»

Chinese handset makers have also entered a «down cycle,» the letter said, driven by weaker domestic 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.

Business investment is inhibited by the low prices for Canadian crude and weak domestic demand.

Weak domestic consumption simply is not generating the necessary demand to absorb added manufacturing capacity created by ever - rising investments.

For me the main information coming out of CPI inflation data is that consumer demand relative to total production continues to be too weak to drive up prices, something confirmed earlier this week by the August trade numbers, which failed to suggest strong growth in domestic demand.

That suggests that weak domestic demand is becoming an increasingly significant source of disinflationary pressure, adding to the impact from falling world energy prices and the end of a period of administered price rises as governments sought to repair their finances by increasing revenue from sales taxes and charging more for services such as health care.

Domestic demand has been held back by weak consumption, which fell by 2.6 per cent over the year to the December quarter in response to restrictive measures introduced in 2002, aimed at slowing the previously very strong rates of growth in consumer credit.

In contrast, the Bank of Korea reduced interest rates by 25 basis points in November, for the second time in six months, reflecting continued weak domestic demand and a rising exchange rate.

Growth and confidence remain elusive for small firms Challenging domestic conditions, access to finance and weak consumer demand are taking their toll on the optimism of small firms according to the latest data from the «Voice of Small Business» Index, which shows confidence fell by 5.8 points.

Acutely aware of the car industry's recent sales plunge and weaker domestic demand, government officials are hoping this new initiative will boost sales and new investment once again and discourage carmakers from scaling back their production by shifting to a new market.