The combination of increased spending and slightly slower income
growth led consumers to save at a slower pace.
Not exact matches
However, the Bank is projecting a return to
growth in the second half of 2015,
led by the non-energy sectors of the economy: «Outside the energy - producing regions,
consumer confidence remains high and labour markets continue to improve.
Economic
growth, strong profits and upbeat
consumer and business sentiment will help
led the way, strategist Jonathan Golub says.
And even as the recession has tightened
consumers» budgets, Mackey has
led the company to steady revenue
growth while avoiding layoffs.
Some business owners argue that raising the minimum wage will
lead to higher prices for
consumers, and some economists argue that it could depress job
growth or even end up eliminating positions as it
leads to more automation.
No matter the impetus, higher rates will
lead to constraints on credit for both
consumers and businesses, which will crimp
growth.
Greg Portell,
lead partner for
consumer products and retail at A.T. Kearney, says deals in the media space are likely to pickup as firms seek content for future
growth plans.
Beatriz Perez
leads the Coca - Cola Company's efforts to accelerate new
growth, create new connections with
consumers, and embed sustainability into operations with a focus on water stewardship, women's economic empowerment, and the environment.
«The first quarter's slowdown was
led by
consumers, whose incomes are under pressure from slowing employment and wage
growth as well as rising inflation.
She
leads growth strategies that include developing new products, services, channels and value propositions for both business - to - business and business - to -
consumer market segments.
But the
growth of the company and the brand value it has built up with
consumers in a relatively short space of time is remarkable, and it is a
leading indicator of the change that is occurring in
consumer behavior.
Although recent data shows a
consumer sector in good shape, with home prices rising and household spending accelerating, a sharp deceleration in payroll
growth calls into question the case for a
consumer -
led recovery.
«Solid job
growth in the months of October and November
led to a more - confident
consumer and healthy holiday shopping season for many retailers.
«As housing
leads the downsides, I think the
consumer picture may not
lead growth as much as the BoC seems to be hoping,» he said.
Canada's economy
led the G7 in
growth last year, mostly because of the willingness of the country's
consumers to spend money.
Julian has an entrepreneurial background in investing, having founded and
led the merchant banking effort at Atlas Advisors prior to co-founding Alliance
Consumer Growth in 2011.
As has been the case for some time, the
growth of
consumer spending has been
led by purchases of durable goods.
While this recovery is now relatively old, the good news is that sluggish
growth has
led to few imbalances, such as an inventory buildup, excess capital spending or a
consumer debt binge.
Economic
growth in the UK was broadly supported by
consumer confidence and exports reinforced by a weaker pound sterling, with the easing of credit conditions
leading to credit
growth, loose fiscal policy and global economic
growth.
Mordy believes that Chinese equities still have much upside potential, particularly in sectors that will benefit from
consumer -
led growth and financial reforms.
The financing will enable FlexShopper to accelerate its
growth in originating
consumer leases through its LTO e-commerce marketplace and patent pending LTO payment method, which is used by
leading retailers across the United States.
Five of the ten sectors have seen a decline in earnings
growth since the end of the quarter,
led by the Energy (to -10.9 % from -8.0 %) and
Consumer Discretionary (to 3.7 % from 6.2 %) sectors.
Household balance sheets are in great shape, thanks in part to the recovery in housing and stock prices and a sustained period of
consumer led growth seems likely.
Economic
growth in the first quarter retreated due to what we feel were transitory issues, including headwinds from a rising dollar, work stoppages at West Coast ports and harsh winter weather,
leading to a 0.7 % drop in the US gross domestic product during first - quarter 2015.1 We still maintain, however, that the two main pillars of the US economy —
consumer spending and corporate earnings — will continue to be supported by moderate economic
growth.
«
Led by proven leadership from across our organizations, together we will be well positioned to further enhance service to the customers and
consumers in a region of great importance for the Coca - Cola system while driving profitable
growth in multiple beverage categories,» he adds.
«Smaller packs that will enable simple
consumer affordability in populous growing emerging markets with India set to
lead global
growth for packaging in 2017.
The increase has been described as a sign of both
consumers» rising demand for premium beverages as well as how even the price increases of Baijiu, the main category
leading the
growth, last year failed to deter
consumer enthusiasm for the fiery liquor.
«While the Irish and UK
consumer foods markets remain highly competitive with heavy promotional activity which delayed input cost recovery, Kerry's
leading brands maintained good
growth in the UK market and stabilised market shares in Ireland,» it said.
That sort of
growth is considered spectacular and market -
leading in retail meat sales where
consumers are generally habitual in their buying patterns.
This
growth is expected to be driven by factors such as raising health concerns among the
consumers, new product launches by
leading companies and aggressive marketing by retailers about gluten - free products.
To meet the two - digit market
growth from carbonated soft drinks
consumers, Oman Refreshment Company (ORC), a franchisee of PepsiCo International, has recently acquired a new production line from Sidel, the
leading global provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging, which will enable the Omani bottler to increase its production capacity.
To deliver this self - optimising performance and increased long - term value, it combines intelligent automation with innovative technologies of connected machines and data - analytics management,
leading to optimised production and maintenance services.
Consumer preferences are broadening and overall demand is increasing due to unprecedented population
growth, increased
consumer spending power and growing demand for personalisation of products in terms of design and taste.
This marks the first year of Ornua's new five - year
growth plan, Ornua 2021, which positions the business as a
leading global dairy organization, funded by 33 dairy co-ops, which delivers results for its customers,
consumers and stakeholders.
Leading baby brand tommee tippee ® has teamed up with one of the world's top advertising agencies McCann Worldgroup to develop a new
consumer facing brand campaign to support its ambitious
growth plans.
Some recalled playthings (check recall lists on CPSC.gov (the
Consumer Product Safety Commission's site) have double the legal
lead limit, and
lead poisoning is serious — it can
lead to kidney damage, learning and
growth delays, and more.
GT Advanced Technologies Inc. is a
leading diversified technology company producing advanced materials and innovative crystal
growth equipment for the global
consumer electronics, power electronics, solar and LED industries.
These losses will
lead to higher benefit costs, lower tax receipts, less
consumer spending and lower
growth.
Our
leading indicators are already pointing towards another recession — house prices are falling,
growth is slowing, lending is drying - up and
consumer confidence is shrinking.
«The biggest surprise in the study is that «no
growth hormones» is the number one concern
consumers have across the board on all of these products,» says U of I food economist and
lead researcher Brenna Ellison.
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leading consumers of botanical supplements in 2016, with European Union market
growth forecast to be $ 8.7 billion by 2020.
Spurred by
growth in online music sales, Entertainment / Lifestyles overtook Personals / Dating to become the
leading paid content category, with
consumers spending $ 264.8 million on the category in the first half of 2005.
«Our
growth and momentum will continue with the arrival of the all - new 2012 Rio 5 - door in the next few weeks, which will join the Optima Hybrid as Kia's second vehicle to deliver up to 40 miles per gallon while also offering
consumers class -
leading horsepower and world - class design.
Pearson and Bertelsmann believe that the combined organisation, the world's
leading consumer publishing company, will have a stronger platform and greater resources to invest in rich content, new digital publishing models and high -
growth emerging markets.»
Pearson and Bertelsmann believe that the combined organization, the world's
leading consumer publishing company, will have a stronger platform and greater resources to invest in rich content, new digital publishing models, and high -
growth emerging markets.
The market for e-readers, currently
led by the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader, is poised for
growth, according to Weili Dai, a Marvell co-founder and general manager of the
consumer and computing business unit.
This will directly impact the pocketbooks of
consumers, and could
lead to even lower economic
growth during the quarter (and even during fourth - quarter holiday spending).
Continuing asset deflation, and declining but still positive economic
growth (as the government measures it)
leads the Fed to continue to loosen, or stand pat in the face of rising
consumer price inflation.
Statistics Canada said the economy registered 2.7 per cent
growth in the exports of goods,
led by increases in motor vehicles and parts as well as
consumer goods and crude - oil bitumen.
This as economic
growth —
led by housing and
consumer spending — stalls out and the Fed removes stimulus that never really worked in the first place.
While the effects of tariffs and other trade barriers on businesses,
consumers and the government are uneven and can shift over time, history has shown that they usually
lead to higher production costs, hurting domestic
consumers (individuals and businesses) and slowing long - term
growth.