The dramatic plunge in the prices of oil and industrial commodities as a result of
slowing demand from China together with increased supply from the United States, decimated energy and materials companies» profits.
Not exact matches
And with more blockbusters being released each summer, the industry stands to benefit
from stronger sales in the summer months, when
demand for toys has traditionally
slowed.
Strong
demand from those beers have helped the Dutch brewer outperform the
slow - growing U.S. beer industry.
Developers are shifting toward building rental - purpose units to fill the
demand from that market, and new construction will likely
slow down this year, says Guatieri.
Have very clear terms of payment for your sales and move quickly to
demand payment
from a
slow - paying customer.
Even if U.S. growth suddenly
slows,
demand from emerging markets should keep the assembly lines humming.
There's an increasing concern that iPhone
demand is
slowing, and the iPhone X is expected to sell 14 million units in the current quarter, down
from an estimated 29 million
from the quarter before.
«You should start to see a pickup in
demand from other sources increase as buybacks start to
slow,» said Sonders.
The stock jump follows some mea culpas
from analysts who were were too pessimistic, misled by reports
from Apple suppliers that implied
slowing demand for iPhones.
Apart
from slowing global
demand, export growth is seen crimped by a strong dollar, which so far this year has strengthened by about 4 percent against the currencies of the country's main trading partners.
There are two main reasons for the commodity pullback, says de los Reyes: China's GDP growth has
slowed from about 11 % a year to single digits, and supply has finally caught up with
demand.
Fuel prices have been in a downtrend since June, losing nearly 50 percent of their value, on the back of a price war waged by OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) against the U.S. shale producers and as
demand from China decreased amid
slowing growth.
We don't deny that
demand growth can
slow materially
from around 2026... But legacy projects peak this decade, well before
demand is likely to, setting up for an imbalance.»
Chinese export growth did
slow towards the end of last year, but only
from around 30 to around 25 per cent, and, in any case, the bulk of China's growth is being driven by domestic
demand.
Since the beginning of this year, company executives have lobbied for more support
from banks, as
slowing growth and a property slump have reduced China's
demand for steel.
Analysts are still expecting China's economic growth to
slow later in the year, however, as a cooling property market weighs on
demand for building materials
from cement to steel.
Another report
from the Commerce Department showed new orders for U.S. - made goods rose more than expected in March, boosted by strong
demand for transportation equipment and a range of other products, but business spending on equipment appeared to be
slowing.
The second set of policies that Beijing should implement to protect the country
from a lost decade of much
slower growth is to create alternative sources of
demand as quickly as possible that do not require credit expansion.
Apart
from slowing global
demand, exports are seen crimped by a strong dollar, which so far this year has strengthened by about 4 percent against the currencies of the country's main trading partners.
At the same time as this additional supply became available,
demand for commodities
from China and other parts of Asia
slowed (
demand shifted back in
from D2 to D3).
Despite steady
demand from employers and brisk economic growth recently, average monthly job gains
slowed from 187,000 in 2016 as the 4.1 % unemployment rate meant fewer available workers.
In Canada and the United States, for example, the annual growth rate of the labour force
slowed from around 1 1/4 per cent in 2006 to less than 1/2 per cent in 2016.11 This decline has reduced potential output growth and investment
demand.
Slow manufacturing of consumer goods reflect the absence of any momentum in new orders
from merchants which reflect the absence of any momentum in consumer
demand.
BHP Billiton VP Huw McKay explains that, despite recent weakness, owing to
slowing demand, and against most predictions, to date, the price of the steelmaking raw material is still up 31 %, having retreated
from a surge of 52 %, after near - decade lows, in December last year.
Demand has suffered as global growth has
slowed, particularly
from commodity - intensive emerging markets.
The growth of domestic
demand is now in the process of
slowing from its recent rapid pace, and in the short term this is unlikely to be offset by stronger external conditions.
Growth of non-farm GDP over the latest four quarters for which we have data was just over 4 per cent; domestic
demand, while
slowing a little
from its most recent peak, expanded by 5 1/2 per cent over that period; employment growth over the past year has been around trend, though lower in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained close to the lower end of the range in which it has fluctuated over the past two decades.
However, given the generally favourable environment for business investment and ongoing stimulus to incomes
from the rising terms of trade, any
slowing in
demand from last year's pace at this stage seems likely to be relatively mild.
Drawing these various pieces of information together there is some evidence to suggest that domestic
demand is now in the process of
slowing from the above - average pace seen in 2004.
A skeptic would be justified in wondering how likely it is that family - and community friendly workplaces will become the norm, or that experiments in neighborhood design will
slow suburban sprawl, or that changes in telecommunications will inspire us to rise
from our couches in search of activity more
demanding than channel surfing.
Dairy consumption in the US has over the last decade has
slowed, but
demand from Asia — led by China — has been helping offset some of the US» milk woes.
The company ships to buyers in 14 countries,
from Australia and South Africa to Mongolia, and Sutton sees no sign of global consumer
demand slowing.
And while the Mexican government is
slow in collecting and publishing reliable data, most public information comes
from farmers» associations that
demand trade protection.
As supply increases
from producers in the Southern hemisphere and
demand growth
slows the currently high global dairy prices are expected to ease somewhat, according to market analysts.
Due to the extreme intensity the Argentinian
demands from his teams, under Bielsa, players do have a tendency to
slow down as their mental and physical fatigue builds toward the end of a season.
Terry McAuliffe, former chair of the Democratic National Committee and gubernatorial candidate in the 2009 Democratic gubernatorial primary, says that he is hearing
from sources on the ground that the lines are being
slowed down by Republican poll watchers who are
demanding excessive proof, such as extra forms of identification, for many voters.
• The longer term picture remains positive, with increasing urbanisation in emerging markets driving strong
demand growth across a range of commodities, and a
slower supply response
from the industry.
Miner publicized her list of questions and won unusual support
from fiscal conservatives who agree that she is right to
slow it down and
demand answers.
A four - degree - warmer world will therefore
demand a range of responses,
from immediate and bold to
slow and cautious.
This, coupled with rising health care costs and lower reimbursements
from insurance companies, may
slow the predicted rapid growth of the MD&D industry — and job opportunities — even as the
demand for scientists with more advanced training increases.
Even without the environmental drive, new railways
from mines to ports, falling investment in coal - fired generation and
slowing power
demand growth could see China's miners export some of their surplus output at competitive prices, hitting regional miners and the viability of new projects.
The infant solar power companies, however, must gain their foothold by taking business away
from the incumbent and politically powerful coal, natural gas and nuclear power providers, at a time when overall growth in U.S. electricity
demand is still
slowed by an underperforming economy.
If force
demands from an exercise are smaller, then your body will use more
slow - twitch fibers.
They can form groups that are too large, too small, or too unwieldy in composition; move groups too fast or too
slow; teach
from a curriculum that is too
demanding or too easy; or fail to provide enough time for instruction.
The growing global
demand for food and bio-energy, and the recent rises in food prices,
slow down progress in reducing poverty, but increase
demand for water
from the agriculture and energy sectors.
The company blames falling
demand for its trucks resulting
from the
slowing economy.
The Volt's charge is supplemented by the Regen on
Demand paddle mounted on the steering wheel, which allows drivers to select the amount of regenerative braking they wish to apply at any particular time, delivering extra energy
from slowing the car down to the battery pack.
The innovative Power Flow screen helps you track your driving, while Regen on
Demand ™ seamlessly transfers the kinetic energy
from the vehicle's motion and stores it in the battery while
slowing the vehicle down, all with the press of a steering wheel - mounted paddle.
It can move the car entirely on battery power at modest acceleration during an initial launch
from a stop or at other times under low torque
demand and when
slowing the car by regenerating electricity back into the 1.3 - kWh lithium - ion battery.
Between lack of interest
from Google, lackluster customer
demand,
slower replacement cycles, and phablets cannibalizing sales,
demand for tablets has
slowed down.