Sentences with phrase «driven by consumption»

The obvious (lazy) reading of both of the Smurfs films (for they are nearly identical) is that they are stories driven by the consumption of and desire for illegal substances and herbal highs.

Most if not all deforestation is ultimately driven by our consumption, so avoiding products and companies responsible for deforestation is the logical first step.

«I don't think it's fair to blame Indonesia when it's being driven by our consumption of these products.

Demand growth in the quarter was driven by consumption and equipment investment; some of this demand was met from abroad, as imports continued to expand at a faster pace than exports.

But the old formula relying on manufacturing and exports is giving way to a more mature economy driven by consumption and services.

It is likely to be tough, but China's new leadership needs to do less and not more if it wants an economy driven by consumption rather than investment and exports.

Not exact matches

The U.S. economy still is driven by domestic consumption.

However, going back to the old model of consumption - driven growth underpinned by the housing market, all this recent positive economic news shouldn't get anyone breaking out the champagne.

«For decades, the tobacco industry denied claims and science that it harmed the health of its customers; downplaying criticisms by citing the consumers» freedom to chose their lifestyle and how responsible usage was perfectly fine — while at the same time scientifically engineering the product and promotions to drive ever - higher consumption.

An unbroken growth streak has created 7 million jobs and the expansion is now self - sustaining, driven by domestic consumption.

The paper's authors apply a simple model of the world oil market to reach their conclusions, which are driven by the potential for the pipeline to increase global oil supply, thus lowering oil prices and increasing consumption.

Over time this means that households will retain a growing share of China's total production of goods and services (at the expense of the elite, of course, who benefitted from subsidized borrowing costs) and so not only will they not be hurt by a sharp fall in GDP growth, but their consumption will increasingly drive growth and innovation in China.

But as news consumption is increasingly driven by social media sharing, it's becoming easier than ever for no - name sites to reach a big audience.

In Japan and China, especially the latter, weak consumption and high savings are not driven by very high personal savings preferences.

That said, the oldest Boomers are past their «peak consumption years», meaning less spending on key categories like transportation, housing and apparel, with the windfall more than picked up by their children, netting out to about an average 0.77 % demographic driven annual growth rate across sectors through 2060.12

Asset holdings are lower in states with high exemptions, suggesting that the consumption smoothing result is driven by lack of self - insurance, not by less access to credit.

What's important to remember is that these long - term swings are driven by the fundamental economic laws of supply and demand, as well as the continuous technological progress that can affect both output and consumption.

The speed with which China's GDP growth slows in 2013 will tell us a lot about how determined Beijing is to rebalance the economy in such a way that growth is driven more by higher household income and consumption and less by investment funded by rising government and government - related debt.

Volume / mix increased 0.8 percentage points driven by strong consumption gains in condiments and sauces and gains in foodservice that were partially offset by shipment timing versus the prior year period as well as ongoing consumption weakness in Italy.

This was partially offset by consumption - driven gains in macaroni and cheese as well as innovation - led growth in Lunchables, Capri Sun ready - to - drink beverages, and P3.

This is according to mining and engineering consultancy Hatch iron - ore regional director Welekazi Cele, who explains that iron - ore consumption is driven primarily by steel demand for infrastructure development, which is linked to population and economic development.

Growth continued to be driven by domestic demand, with strong growth in consumption and public demand, moderate growth in business investment, but subtractions from dwelling investment and inventories.

Such trends are in keeping with the Communist Party's latest five - year plan to restructure the Chinese economy to make it less reliant on investment in heavy industry and other capital - intensive sectors and more driven by innovation and consumption.

Much of the decline has been self - imposed as communist leaders try to steer China to more sustainable growth driven by domestic consumption following the past decade's explosive expansion based on trade and investment.

Growth in the quarter was driven primarily by private spending, with consumption, housing and business investment all rising strongly.

A second - half U.S. earnings recovery will be underpinned by three key factors, we believe: a slowdown in the U.S. dollar's rise, stabilizing energy prices and solid consumption growth driven by rising wages.

I coined the term «Creditism» to describe an economic system driven by credit creation and consumption, in contrast to Capitalism, which was driven by investment and savings.

The growth in consumption over the last few years have been driven by the «wealth effect» created by people feeling richer as the value of their property has increased (have a look at my blog post from June 19th last year).

Mobile internet consumption increased at an average rate of 44 % a year between 2010 and 2016, driven by the spread of mobile devices, improvements in technology and greater availability of mobile - adapted content.

Consumption was also supported by an increase in household net wealth in the December quarter of 4.2 per cent, driven by a substantial increase in the value of equities and rapid growth in house prices.

The second is consumer capitalism, the intricate socio - economic system that taps the human drives of individual gain and greed, rewarding incentive and encouraging participation in the system by the prospect of increased consumption of pleasurable goods or services and access to otherwise restricted activities.

Consumption is not measured by the amount of gasoline purchased or the number of miles it enables us to drive.

And the Great Contraption shall be built by His humble children who dwell upon the earth upon which lays the tainted sand onto which the writing about the Great Contraption shall be written by Him... (10:15 - 21) And so shall the Great Contraption serve the humble children and transport them to all corners of the world in half the time of the fastest contemporary propeller - driven aircraft, thus shall the need no longer be great for the consumption of the foul in - flight meal, nor the mingling with the wicked air hostess in her offensive garment which does reveal the calfs of her shapely, comely and smooth white legs and nubile curvaceous buttocks which call as like a siren to the very soul of a devout man, and her breasts.

One is that consumption is inherently good — a concept driven home effectively by the advertising industry.

On this the holiest of Capitalisms holidays lets us celebrate crass consumption by driving our gas guzzling SUVs to the strip mall on the other side of town and fighting the other sheeple for latest Chinese sweat labor made cheap plastic gadget.

Currently the fastest growth can be seen in the high - performance food category, particularly ready - to - eat baby food and fruit compotes driven by glass jar replacement and growing consumer demand for light weight, safe and convenient packaging for on - the - go consumption.

Efficient 24V drive technology minimizes energy consumption By contrast with conventional conveyor systems that are equipped with a drive in continuous operation, the Interroll RollerDrive makes it possible to build up an intelligently controlled conveyor system divided into zones.

The continual parental reminder to «eat your vegetables» stuck with Millennials and Gen Zs because they are driving the growth in fresh and frozen vegetable consumption, according to a study released by The NPD Group, Chicago.

From its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and Western Regional office in Salinas, Calif., United Fresh and its members work year - round to make a difference for the produce industry by driving policies that increase consumption of fresh produce, shaping critical legislative and regulatory action, providing scientific and technical leadership in food safety, quality assurance, nutrition and health, and developing educational programs and business opportunities to assist member companies in growing successful businesses.

While in Hong Kong, its per capita consumption is forecast to grow to 6 litres by 2020 but consumption for super premium wine category will decline by 5.4 %, mainly affected by mainland's China's continued anti-corruption drive, according to Deglise.

According to a new report compiled by the IWSR and leading trade show Vinexpo, UK spirits consumption will hit 33m cases in 2021, driven by the popularity of gin, Scotch and rum.

The Beer, Wine and Spirits Producers» Commitments 2013 - 2017 include adding to packaging globally (except where similar information is already legally required, prohibited or already provided by voluntary agreements) a standard set of easily understood symbols or equivalent words to discourage (1) drinking and driving (2) consumption by those under - age and (3) consumption by pregnant women.

These are driven by: (1) changing market dynamics; (2) changing patterns of consumption; and (3) a less affluent demographic as Treasury expands its distribution west across China.

It blamed pressure on both price and margin in the Chinese market, which was being driven by changing market dynamics, changing patterns of consumption and a less affluent demographic.

National Conference to Address New Market Realities in «Cross Industry Dialogue» By Elizabeth Hans McCrone As millennial consumption continues to drive marketplace innovation and all sectors of the alcohol beverage industry are projected to rise, wine, beer, cider and spirits segments may be finding increasing reasons to work together for their proverbial common good.

The report describes strategies implemented by the beverage companies to drive consumer behavior toward consumption of lower calorie beverages, including the following:

Globally, the outlook for the meat alternative market is positive and will continue to be driven by an emerging consumer trend towards meat reduction on a part - time basis, also called flexitarianism, entailing increased consumption of plant - based foods without completely cutting out meat.

The development in this larger, wide mouth neck finish is driven by the combination of three factors: - the continuous growth of aseptically processed, shelf stable beverages such as juices, drinkable dairy, Ready - To - Drink coffees and teas, preservative free drinks and water - the dynamic growth of on - the - go beverage consumption in single serve packaging formats - and the increasing consumer demand for on - the - go beverage convenience, hygiene and resealablity provided by a flip - top sport cap with a larger neck finish for superior hydration.

In our factories, our sustainability process drives decreased energy consumption by installing new technologies and more efficient equipment while optimizing business and manufacturing processes.

The global market for metal cans, barrels, drums and pails is projected to exceed $ 80 billion by 2022, driven by rising consumption of all types of beverages and growing popularity of convenient, cost - friendly, eco-friendly and safe packaging options.