Sentences with phrase «temporary factors»

While temporary factors such as bad weather played a part, another report showed manufacturing continued to cool this quarter and some firms are concerned about the stronger euro.

Inflation has been slightly higher than anticipated and will continue to be boosted in the short term by temporary factors, particularly gasoline prices.

The companies have blamed a variety of temporary factors — such as delayed inventory shipments, bad weather, and fewer international tourists — for the slowdown in business.

This, however, partly reflected temporary factors, including weather - related disruptions to production and quarter - to - quarter volatility in resource exports.

But she said there also are temporary factors pushing up inflation, such as a rise in prescription drug prices.

Keep in mind that temporary factors such as a day's heat and humidity can also impact the amount of exercise your dog can tolerate.

Some analysts have suggested that that figure was held down by temporary factors, including price wars among cellphone service providers.

The bank said inflation, a key factor in its rate decisions, has been slightly higher than anticipated and could stay that way in the short term because of temporary factors like stronger gasoline prices.

The recent improvement, it said, was largely fuelled by unexpectedly robust residential investment as well as temporary factors such as the resumption of expenditures in the energy sector and the consumer - spending lift from bigger child - benefit cheques.

GDP growth likely stalled in the fourth quarter of 2015, pulled down by temporary softness in the U.S. economy, weaker business investment and several other temporary factors.

The rebound in real consumer spending last month supports expectations that consumption was held back by temporary factors in the January - March period and will gain momentum in the second quarter.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said temporary factors held back the market in May, as implied from prior data on contract signings.

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre said Friday that he thinks the economy got a lift last year from temporary factors and he noted there are «ominous signs» ahead due to U.S. uncertainty, slowing growth and weakening investment.

As anticipated, growth in the United States during the first quarter was weak, reflecting mostly temporary factors.

Measures of underlying inflation, which seek to look through temporary factors, reached over 4 1/2 per cent.

I think it's important to break the UK Brexit referendum vote into two components: the first being the permanent effects it will likely have on the United Kingdom, Europe and the global economy; and the second being the more temporary factors.

Although most of the weakness was comprised of temporary factors like a large drop in defense expenditures, weaker inventory accumulation, and worries over the fiscal cliff crisis, the lower - than anticipated growth number raises concerns.

LONDON — After posting its highest growth in a decade during 2017, the 19 - country eurozone lost some momentum at the start of the new year, largely because of temporary factors such as the «Beast from the East» cold weather phenomenon that gripped much of Europe in late winter.

WASHINGTON (June 21, 2011)- Existing - home sales were down in May as temporary factors and financing problems weighed on the market, according to the National Association of Realtors ®.

For example, a company might have $ 5.50 per share in cash, but due to the market's irrationality... or some other temporary factor... the company is trading for... let's say... just $ 3.75... a 31 % discount to its cash backing.

Reasons for the fall in demand are thought to include installation of solar PV and improvements in energy efficiency (helped by temporary factors like milder summers).

World offshore wind industry growth dropped to 1,188 MW in 2016, due to temporary factors in Europe.

Yellen has said temporary factors have been holding down inflation recently, such as drops in prices of cellphone plans and prescription drugs.

This does not mean we should not listen to what investors are saying — it just means we should not overreact to their comments — particularly if their views reflect temporary factors.

Excluding these temporary factors, underlying revenue was 0.9 % below Q1 2017.

Excluding these temporary factors, underlying revenue was 0.9 % lower than Q1 2017.

The Bank of Russia said consumer price growth is slowing down due to temporary factors and that the pace of inflation reduction continues to be «unstable».

Porter doesn't think there have been major changes in the government's budgetary outlook since the fall because 2017's surprising strength was largely due to temporary factors.

Sluggish growth figures for Europe in the first three months of this year may not all be down to temporary factors, according to a Citi economist.

Although a number of temporary factors are keeping headline inflation near its 2 per cent target, our measures of core inflation are in the lower half of the target band and have been trending downward in recent quarters.

«While a moderation was anticipated, temporary factors... are resulting in sizable short - term fluctuations in growth.»

The Bank expects total CPI inflation to be close to 2 per cent from early 2017 onwards, when these temporary factors will have dissipated, but downward pressure on inflation will continue while economic slack persists.

The U.S. economy continues to strengthen largely as we expected, shaking off the temporary factors that held it back earlier in the year.

Later on, markets seized on Draghi's comments that the recent bout of Eurozone weakness were due to temporary factors and that the ECB expects solid and broad based expansion of the euro area economy.

Most market watchers have consoled themselves with the view that most of the softness was a function of temporary factors, including harsh winter weather and a West Coast port strike.

The narrative has the economy bouncing back in the second quarter, as those temporary factors fade.

There were some temporary factors at work for us, too, but the main issue was slower exports to the U.S..

As we noted in our July Monetary Policy Report, when all the temporary factors are stripped out, the underlying trend in inflation in Canada is in the range of 1.5 per cent to 1.7 per cent, below our target of 2 per cent.

Inasmuch as these temporary factors are dampening activity, they don't deserve action from Poloz.

Measured on a CPI basis it fell to about 2 per cent in 2009, but that figure flatters us a bit as it was partly a result of some temporary factors.

Consistent with the upturn in output growth, deflationary pressures continue to moderate, although this partly reflects some temporary factors such as a poor harvest boosting rice prices sharply.

Part of the recent soft U.S. growth is admittedly a function of two temporary factors: a brutally cold winter and the West Coast port strike.

There was a weak March quarter result for growth in output, which most observers attribute to temporary factors, though it remains to be seen just how robust the return to growth has been since.

Japan continues to experience deflation, although recently some temporary factors have slowed the decline in consumer prices.

While we believe that temporary factors have amplified the drop in services inflation, the ECB will likely worry about potential second - round effects of lower oil prices and currency appreciation on the price of some other (non-energy) goods and services, including on Non-Energy Industrial Goods inflation which fell sharply, from 0.7 % to 0.3 % in February.

Inflation had remained stubbornly low over the past year, due largely to temporary factors like low cell plan phone prices, which stymied officials who expected the very strong pace of hiring would pressure wages and push prices higher.

After accounting for these temporary factors, adjusted earnings increased 9 % to $ 1.71 per share.