The phrase
"shrinking supply" means that there is less of something available than before.
Full definition
While condo conversions benefit multifamily owners by
shrinking the supply of apartments, condo buyers are typically renters, so conversions won't necessarily lead to a jump in occupancy rates.
I will not leave a pile of paint brushes to dry next to the sink on my
ever shrinking supply of normal dish towels.
Farmers are faced
with shrinking supplies of irrigation water, a diminishing response to additional fertilizer use, rising temperatures from global warming, the loss of cropland to non-farm uses, rising fuel costs, and a dwindling backlog of yield - raising technologies.
Measures such as these crack down on inhumane puppy mills
by shrinking the supply of puppy mill dogs flooding the market.
In theory, because gold never gets used up and can be recycled infinitely, above - ground stocks
overwhelm shrinking mine supply as a consideration for predicting future gold prices.
«
By shrinking the supply of puppy mill dogs flowing into our market, the ordinance is expected to boost adoptions for homeless animals and increase sales for small, responsible dog breeders,» said Humane Society of the United States» Arizona State Director, Kari Nienstedt.
Basically, by increasing the federal funds rate, the Fed attempts to
shrink the supply of money available for purchasing or doing things, by making money more expensive to obtain.
Growing demand,
shrinking supply — that's the formula for rising prices, known in the labor market as pay.
Shrinking supply, in turn, is contributing to a sharp rise in housing costs.
A global glut of oil made markets complacent, but that sentiment seems to be changing in the face of growing global demand and
shrinking supply.
As they mated with
a shrinking supply of females, the X-shredder males would push the population lower until there are no female mates left.
But a new paper contradicts the notion of
a shrinking supply of native - born talent in United States.
Rausch notes that one factor hampering sector - wide growth is
a shrinking supply of prospective operators, single - site or otherwise.
It is nevertheless plausible that
a shrinking supply of teachers increases principals» uncertainty about their prospects for finding superior replacements for unsatisfactory members of their staffs, especially for certain harder - to - staff teaching positions.
Data examined in the study revealed the metro Milwaukee region has
a shrinking supply of new teachers to replace existing teachers reaching retirement age, which account for nearly half of all teachers who leave.
Like any business, colleges need to sell themselves — in their case to
a shrinking supply of prospective students.
With a wary eye toward
the shrinking supply of Pennsylvania teachers, Drexel University has started...
Districts are experiencing shortages for a variety of reasons, with the most commonly reported cause being
a shrinking supply of newly credentialed teachers.
79 % of the districts that reported shortages say that they are experiencing shortages because of
the shrinking supply of newly credentialed teachers.
Causes: Districts are experiencing shortages for a variety of reasons, with the most significant reported cause being
a shrinking supply of newly credentialed teachers, a problem cited by 79 % of districts.
The positive news continued in April, when
a shrinking supply of homes on the market helped drive the median sales price up 12.4 % to $ 163,000.
Thanks to climbing interest rates and
a shrinking supply of available housing, the cost of buying a home looks set to rise throughout the U.S. in 2018.
Weak prices will push high - cost producers out of business and
shrinking supplies will bring balance to commodity prices.
In Dr. Hansen's approach, a straightforward rising tax is imposed on the carbon content of fuels, instead of Mr. Barnes's notion of
a shrinking supply of purchased, and traded, permits.
In the competition for scarce water, China's cities and industry invariably get first claim, leaving farmers with a shrinking share of
a shrinking supply.
With the volatility of fuel prices,
the shrinking supply and increased demand for oil across the world, California again must lead the nation in taking a stand on environmental policy.
The European Biodiesel Board says that biodiesel reduces greenhouse gasses by 50 to 95 percent compared to conventional fuel, and has other advantages as well, like providing new income for farmers and energy security for Europe in the face of rising global oil prices and
shrinking supply.
Soaring costs are being attributed to
shrinking supplies, rising production costs due to higher energy prices, adverse and unpredictable weather (likely due to global warming), rapid economic growth (with its attendant problems of environmental exploitation and degradation) and a growing demand for biofuels.
Lender demand remains high even amid what appears to be
a shrinking supply of deals.
«The activity indicates a firming in the East / West Corridor's Industrial submarket which has led to tenants taking a proactive approach to
the shrinking supply of quality space.
I would raise rents above market on the San Diego quad units as soon as rent control is announced realizing
a shrinking supply will result in the units getting rented shortly if current tenants depart due to the increased rent.
Over the last three years the Bend rental market has shifted dramatically from one with an ample supply of rentals and moderate demand to one with
a shrinking supply of rental units and a growing demand for those units.
Used homes, as you likely know more than anyone else here, are in short and
shrinking supply and will continue to be so.