Sentences with phrase «significant drag on growth»

However, net exports were weaker than projected and continued to exert a significant drag on growth.
The stance of U.S. fiscal policy in recent years constituted a significant drag on growth as the large budget deficit was reduced.
In contrast, net exports have been a significant drag on growth, largely because of weak merchandise exports.
In a recent note to clients, Madani wrote that housing investment may continue to assist GDP growth throughout the rest of 2013, «but there are still tentative signs that a day of reckoning lies around the corner, with housing likely to become a significant drag on growth next year.»

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A sharp sell off in the equity market «exerts a significant drag on world growth» in the period that follows, according to Deutsche Bank, with real GDP reduced by about 0.5 percentage points.
«The lower shipments suggest that Apple's Greater China revenues should be at the very least a significant drag on our overall estimate of 18 percent iPhone revenue growth in the second fiscal quarter,» Kvaal added.
There is also ample scope for reforming tax systems to deal much more effectively with broader environmental and related problems that can be a significant drag on economic growth, such as the health and productivity impacts of poor air quality, and severe congestion of major urban centers.
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