Sentences with phrase «recent sluggish economy»

In fact, there are more pets than people in the U.S. And, as a show of their affection, American spending on pets has nearly doubled, despite the recent sluggish economy.

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Others, like Kessler, say the economy could grow beyond its recent sluggish pace if domestic policies encouraged investment in large infrastructure projects, such as upgrading aging transportation and power networks, which in turn would put more businesses to work.

Recent work at the Bank of Canada and elsewhere shows that about half of the slowdown in trade growth among advanced economies in the post-crisis period can be explained by weak economic activity, especially sluggish business investment.

Economists said its decision to raise rates despite some recent sluggish data in areas like consumer spending showed that the Powell - led Fed has faith in the economy's resilience.

Recent signs of a recovering housing market have prompted Orland Park officials to pull the plug on discounted development fees that were put in place three years ago to help builders in a sluggish economy.

A recent independent poll showed that 39 percent of voters blamed President Bush for the sluggish economy; 24 percent blamed Granholm.

But there's a question mark on how recent world events like the earthquake in Japan, inflation in China and a sluggish America will affect our economy, which have in turn made the central bank cautious.

At least, this is the nice, neat version of the most recent OECD report; a 160 - page analysis of how Canada is faring in this current sluggish global economy.

Indeed, recent BLS data suggests a rise in construction job openings over the course of 2013, which bodes well for future job creation, which in turn will help support the ongoing sluggish recovery in the broader economy.