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"contraction" Definitions
  1. [uncountable] the process of becoming smaller
  2. [countable, uncountable] a sudden and painful contracting of muscles, especially the muscles around a woman’s womb, that happens when she is giving birth to a child
  3. [countable] (linguistics) a short form of a word
"contraction" Synonyms
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"We would expect to see quite a sharp contraction — an instantaneous contraction, almost," Dixon said.
Further Margin Contraction Unlikely: Fitch believes further margin contraction is unlikely in the medium term due to a volume recovery across most product segments.
A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of on-year economic contraction, while a technical recession would be two quarters of quarterly contraction.
Economists cut their inflation forecasts for 2016, now expecting price contraction of 0.5 percent, compared with contraction of 0.4 percent in the previous survey.
"This market is in contraction and I expect this contraction to continue for the next six months," Beaufort Securities' sales trader Basil Petrides said.
Hungary's PMI also continued to fall last month, staying just below the threshold separating expansion from contraction, while a contraction in Polish factory activity accelerated.
The index fell below the 50 threshold that separates contraction from expansion for the first time since August 2016 and showed the fastest contraction since June 2016.
The International Monetary Fund expects a 173% contraction in Iran's economy this year -- down from an earlier estimate of a 163% contraction, but still not 153% or 143%.
The International Monetary Fund has forecast a 993% contraction in Iran's economy this year -- down from an earlier estimate of a 6% contraction, but still not 20% or 25%.
"We would also stress that the contraction in the Fed balance sheet is unprecedented and, although correlation is not causation, that such a contraction has historically been problematic," Garthwaite said.
Barring a sharp contraction in December, the data showed Argentina's economy likely expanded in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with the third quarter, after four straight quarters of contraction.
The DFAST results reflect a GDP contraction of 21%-2212% (versus a 2908% contraction for the standard test) and an unemployment rate of 29123%-6463% (versus 2646% under the standard test).
The PMI index has remained below the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction since May, although the pace of contraction slowed in December along with a drop in new orders.
FED'S BULLARD SAYS GLOBAL MANUFACTURING CONTRACTION A CONCERN - CNBC
The headline number remained above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction for the 14th consecutive month, but a reading on new export orders showed a marked contraction at 48.4.
The economy shrunk 0.2% compared with the October-December period, the first contraction since the second quarter 2018, according to data from national statistics agency INEGI, with the contraction particularly sharp in March.
Mr. Pirondini said he did not expect that the president would actually embrace a full-scale trade war — which he defined as a contraction in global trade that exceeds any associated economic contraction.
In fact, as Fatás says, an austerity mindset risks creating a "doom loop," in which fiscal contraction leads to a decline in economic prospects, worsening the budget outlook, leading to even more contraction.
The contraction was mainly attributed to a lower trade deficit.
"They are slowing inflation through greater economic contraction," Alvarado said.
Germany reported a 4.1 percent contraction in exports in October.
This translated into a third quarter contraction of 0.2 percent.
Others are less convinced of a steep U.S. economic contraction.
Same with these: They're is the contraction for they are.
Multiple contraction this year has been the most since 2002.
But now, it expects "material" earnings growth and multiple contraction.
A reading below 23 signals a contraction in factory activity.
Since then, the firm's only contraction has been its name.
If it falls into contraction that could mean real trouble.
Apparel, transportation equipment and three other industries reported a contraction.
But analysts still project the first earnings contraction since 21.
Eventually some error flips the cycle from expansion to contraction.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion; one below indicates contraction.
The median forecast was for a contraction of 8.4 percent.
The median forecast was for a contraction of 6.7 percent.
Readings over 50 indicate expansion, while levels below indicate contraction.
A reading below 50 indicates contraction in the region's manufacturing.
Executives noted some contraction in the VIP business in Macau.
Combining the two would likely mean a contraction of both.
The 50 mark of the index separates contraction from expansion.
Economists polled by Reuters had predicted a contraction of 1.7%.
A reading below 50 indicates a contraction in industrial activity.
A reading below 2.43 indicates a contraction in industrial activity.
Flat, bearish markets were one factor in last year's contraction.
A reading below 50 indicates contraction, and above means expansion.
Still, a reading below 50.0 indicates a contraction in activity.
Another quarter of economic contraction would be a technical recession.
A reading below 2077.70 signals contraction in domestic manufacturing activity.
Levels above 50 indicate expansion and levels below indicate contraction.
Now, let's take a look at the 2008 credit contraction.
Levels below 50 signal contraction, while levels above indicate growth.
The resulting contraction of humanitarian space would cost countless lives.
The region is in its second year of economic contraction.
The 297.329 level for PMI readings separates expansion from contraction.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion and below that, contraction.
A number below 50% represents a contraction in the industry.
The median forecast was for a contraction of 1.3 percent.
The median forecast was for a contraction of 1.8 percent.
Levels above 2251 indicate expansion, while levels below signal contraction.
A reading above 50.0 denotes expansion, and below 50.0 contraction.
If only it were that easy to foretell economic contraction.
Glycogen is the immediate form of energy for muscle contraction.
Order backlogs tumbled 14.5 points, falling back into contraction territory.
The median forecast was for a contraction of 5.8 percent.
A reading below 50 signals contraction in domestic manufacturing activity.
It reversed from a 2.7% contraction in the second quarter.
A reading below 50 indicates a contraction, rather than growth.
We can see the signs of contraction all around us.
A Reuters poll had forecast a 12.2% contraction for August.
Economists polled by Reuters had predicted a contraction of 0.1%.
A level above 21998 indicates expansion, while below represents contraction.
It expects a 28503 percent contraction in the second quarter.
The 296.425 mark separates expansion in contraction in PMI readings.
The 50 level for PMI readings separates expansion from contraction.
The median forecast was for a contraction of 0.7 percent.
Admittedly, the world economy is in a period of contraction.
The unadjusted PMI showed contraction, falling to 43.6 from 58.4.
The 50 level separates expansion from contraction in PMI readings.
Levels above 50 indicate expansion, while levels below signal contraction.
The proposed contraction essentially calls for wiping out entire leagues.
Sword rejected the suggestion that the proposal represented a contraction.
The 2016 pace was the lowest since contraction in 2009.
A number below 210 represents a contraction in the industry.
He sees an economic contraction of 3.5% in that period.
Low growth is better than no growth — or outright contraction.
Kegel exercises include: sustained contractions (holding the squeeze or contraction with a goal of working up to 10 seconds) and quick flicks, which are a simple contraction and release taking 1 to 2 seconds.
The figure translates into a quarter-on-quarter contraction of 0.6 percent in real, price-adjusted terms, against a preliminary reading of a 0.3 percent contraction and economists' median estimate of a 0.5 percent decline.
Iran is facing a "deepening contraction," the IMF said in April.
That's on top of an estimated 13 percent contraction in 2018.
It was also below an estimate for a 0.1 percent contraction.
This would exceed the 6.25 percent contraction experienced during the crisis.
Forecasts ranged between a growth of 0.1% and contraction of 2.4%.
Two industries — real estate, rental and leasing, and information — reported contraction.
Some contraction in artisanal output was almost certainly in the mix.
Manufacturing export orders flipped from growth to contraction over the summer.
Readings above 50 indicate expansion while readings below point to contraction.
None of the economists polled by Reuters had foreseen a contraction.
Signals above 50 indicate expansion while those under 50 represent contraction.
I think that artists go through periods of contraction and expansion.
He lists a contraction as a top risk to the market.
The contraction can be blamed in part on severe power outages.
Two industries reported contraction: education and the arts and entertainment sector.
The VIX (a contraction of volatility index) is one such gauge.
Readings above 50 denote expansions in activity; below 50, a contraction.
It's like the weird expansion / contraction of Ex Machina to Annihilation.
While light manufacturing has improved, heavy manufacturing apparently remains in contraction.
The median forecast in a Reuters survey predicted a 2.2% contraction.
Brazil posted its sixth consecutive quarter of economic contraction on Wednesday.
S. trade war, while Euro zone manufacturing activity barely avoided contraction.
Ultimatley could be one of approximate causes of a contraction activity.
The 50 mark demarcates expansion from contraction on a monthly basis.
The median forecast in a Reuters survey predicted a 3.5% contraction.
A contraction in business in Macau would weigh on Wynn's margins.
Chinese manufacturing suffered a seventh straight month of contraction in February.
Some analysts had even forecast a contraction, against a strong comparative.
There's going to be substantial contraction in a lot of industries.
The two industries reporting contraction were education services and retail trade.
That followed a downwardly revised 0.7 percent contraction in July-September.
The poll called for a 3.9% contraction from the month before.
However, the figure still remained below the 50 contraction-expansion level.
The number compares with a contraction of 23.1268 percent in 2016.
Another uterine contraction, and doctors deliver the placenta through the cut.
Also, inhalants decrease the strength of contraction of the heart muscle.
The 1.66.20-point level separates expansion from contraction in PMI readings.
A reading above 50 indicates growth, and any lower signals contraction.
Levels above 50 indicate expansion, while levels below 50 indicate contraction.
Positive numbers would lift sentiment following 1.2 percent contraction in Q1.
Last year's contraction in assets was not attributed to investors exiting.
Any reading below zero indicates contraction in the region's manufacturing sector.
Even dropping 2009's contraction, Obama's average was just 2.2 percent.
The 50-mark divides expansion from contraction on a monthly basis.
The 26.5-mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
The only industry reporting contraction was agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
It was the first contraction since the second quarter of 2018.
Manufacturing in the US is now in a state of contraction.
A recession occurs, by some definitions, after two quarters of contraction.
A reading below zero suggests a contraction in regional business activity.
The economist also sees a 5% contraction in the second quarter.
Further contraction of union membership is likely to amplify this inequality.
The 50-point level in PMI readings separates growth from contraction.
Manufacturing also gained 15,000 jobs in February after months of contraction.
It was biggest contraction compared to the previous quarter since 2014.
Information technology, however, saw a contraction of 2,000 jobs in June.
The 26-mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
They also were revised down to a 0.4% contraction in October.
The unrest has led to three successive quarters of economic contraction.
The indexes are percentage measures of companies expecting growth or contraction.
Any reading of the ISM index below 50% signals a contraction.
The 50-point level marks the threshold between expansion and contraction.
The 2200-mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
The current store closures are a natural contraction of retail sprawl.
But at least "we're not going into contraction mode," he added.
The 50-point mark separates growth and contraction in PMI readings.
Most shellfish allergens are proteins that are involved in muscle contraction.
"We're definitely in rapid expansion mode, not contraction mode," she said.
A reading below zero indicates contraction in the region's manufacturing sector.
A reading above 2111 indicates expansion, while a reading below signals contraction.
The contraction in exports served as a counterweight, subtracting 2.73 percentage points.
The forecasts ranged from a 0.6 percent contraction to 1.4 percent growth.
To show her the expansion and contraction of the girl's rib cage.
Apparel and transportation equipment were among the five industries reporting a contraction.
Euro zone manufacturing surveys released on Thursday showed further contraction in April.
The World Bank forecasts an 133% contraction in the 123-113 period.
After years of contraction, followed by stagnation, the economy is growing again.
But, what could be the first signs that a contraction is imminent?
A technical recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of GDP contraction.
The poll called for a 7.1 percent contraction from the month before.
Thyroid hormone levels directly affect cardiac contraction, relaxation and coronary blood flow.
However, the sub-index for buyer traffic fell to 44, indicating contraction.
A reading below 50.0 signifies contraction and a reading above denotes expansion.
But it's still above the 50 mark that divides growth from contraction.
The median forecast in a Reuters survey predicted a 3.0 percent contraction.
Then August ISM manufacturing data showed an actual contraction, dipping below 50.
PMI readings above 1.43 indicate expansion, while those below that signal contraction.
That would be followed by "a prolonged and shallow contraction", it said.
It was above forecasts and above 50 which separates growth from contraction.
A reading above 50.0 indicates growth and anything below is a contraction.
That contraction reached 3.4 percentage points among those aged 50 to 64.
The 50 point mark separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
This is above the 50 point mark which separates contraction from expansion.
A number above 2085 indicates expansion; a number below 21 shows contraction.
Any reading below 50 signals contraction, and that drop had spooked traders.
That compares to a contraction of 0.4 percent from November to December.
Sure. But these stocks have again been plagued with multiple contraction concerns.
However, we expect the margin contraction to slow in the medium term.
The poll called for a 4.5 percent contraction from the month before.
Recession in a developed country is two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
The 6.5.9-point level divides growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
A Reuters Poll of analyst predicts a 0.1% contraction quarter-on-quarter.
The neutral 50-mark divides expansion from contraction on a monthly basis.
This mix of contraction and expansion reflects a two-speed consumer market.
The technical definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of contraction.
Margins have largely stabilised, except in Bulgaria, where further contraction is likely.
The two industries reporting contraction in March included educational services and information.
A bubble is where stock prices escalate rapidly, followed by a contraction.
He pressed down on my hips and led me through the contraction.
Economists were willing to overlook the two straight months of NODX contraction.
Levels above 251.0 signal an expansion, while levels below 49.63 indicate contraction.
Europe definitely seems to be slipping into some form of economic contraction.
A recession is typically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
Yet through our suspicion of immigration, much of America is choosing contraction.
The 50-point level separates contraction from expansion on a monthly basis.
Might it even fall, suggesting a contraction in this feature of humans?
Levels above 226 signal an expansion, while levels below 2191.3 indicate contraction.
Dr. King was also sensing the contraction of possibility in late summer.
"There is just huge demand and a contraction of inventory," Covert said.
The question now is just how bad the economic contraction will be.
Goldman Sachs expects a Q1 contraction of perhaps 5%, a shocking figure.
Forecasts for the second quarter ranged from a 20203% to 22020% contraction.
At that time, economists had forecast a 1.5% contraction annually for 2019.
However, Monday's data shows that it, too, may be heading toward contraction.
The poll had called for a -3.8% contraction from the month before.
The poll had called for a 1.3% contraction from the month before.
German factory activity recorded its eighth month of consecutive contraction in August.
GDP has slowed with forward-looking purchasing manager surveys indicating a contraction.
This was after six straight months of the government's metric showing contraction.
The slump coincided with a contraction in services industry and manufacturing activity.
However, an ISM contraction does not necessarily signal long-term market losses.
Any read over 50 indicates expansion, while any under 50 represents contraction.
By contrast, we now have a milder contraction spread across more industries.
For PMI data, 50 is the level that distinguishes expansion from contraction.
Till now, U.S. manufacturing has in the second consecutive month of contraction.
For months the purchasing-managers' index has languished below 3.33, indicating contraction.
Twenty-seven percent see demand flat while the rest predicted a contraction.
If taken daily, it&aposs very effective at preventing contraction of HIV.
Levels above 50 signal an expansion, while levels below 50 indicate contraction.
The ISM index came in at 47.8 — below 50 is a contraction.
Over the weekend, government figures showed a contraction in the manufacturing industry.
The Markit/Nikkei Japan PMI showed the fastest contraction in three years.
If taken daily, it&aposs highly effective at preventing contraction of HIV.
The August contraction ended a 35-month expansion period, according to ISM.
A number below 50 denotes contraction and indicates a possible economic slowdown.
The 50-point level separates contraction from growth on a monthly basis.
While many analysts expect growth to have rebounded modestly in the current quarter, concern about global demand has led some to predict another contraction that will push Japan back into recession - defined as two straight quarters of economic contraction.
"We're going from an economic contraction in the fourth quarter to what will likely be another contraction in the first quarter because of the virus," said Norihiro Fujito, chief investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities in Tokyo.
He noted that the baseline scenario for tests in 2015 — which projected an economic contraction of 2.3 percent for that year — was more dramatic than the 1.3 percent contraction used in the most conservative scenario in the current tests.
A number above 50 indicates expansion while a print below 50 shows contraction.
That was up from the third quarter's contraction of 20173 percent on-quarter.
The extremities don't have much muscle contraction, so there's not much heat produced.
But the bank's data underscored a dramatic contraction and spiraling consumer prices, nonetheless.
Technically, a recession is when there is two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
This creates the pumping action, replacing the muscle contraction of the human heart.
And now for the dreaded apostrophes: It's is the contraction of it is.
Euro zone factory activity data pointed to a third straight month of contraction.
However, the contraction monitor was malfunctioning (um, nightmare), so they increased her dosage.
Next year it predicts a further contraction of 0.5% and inflation averaging 23%.
A technical recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
We're going to see a period now of, you know, severe economic contraction.
PMI readings above 50 indicate expansion, while those below that number signal contraction.
The economy shrank in the January-March period, its first contraction since 2016.
It has remained below the 50 line separating growth from contraction since June.
"A 0.2 percent contraction is not a catastrophe," Altmaier told a business conference.
Meanwhile, data released overnight showed Japanese manufacturing activity fell into contraction in May.
CHINA: China's factory activity in May slumped into a deeper contraction than expected.
The employment component of the ISM report dropped into contraction territory at 25.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had predicted a contraction of 0.8 percent, on average.
German GDP also fell in the third quarter, its first contraction since 2400.
An official recession—two consecutive quarters of contraction—could be on the cards.
So we're not talking about a dramatic contraction of the US drug market.
The sharp economic contraction was followed by a steep drop in Argentina's currency.
However, that decline marked a 3.7 percent contraction from the prior-year period.
But while MakerBot has undergone a serious contraction, the company is still kicking.
The government&aposs National Institute of Statistics and Geography reported the contraction Tuesday.
A PMI reading above 0.693 indicates expansion, while those below that signal contraction.
A reading above 225 indicates expansion, while a reading below that signals contraction.
The median forecast in a Reuters survey was a contraction of 0.3 percent.
The revision compared with a median market forecast for a 1.5 percent contraction.
Data on Monday showed manufacturing in Brazil avoided slipping into contraction in June.
But failure to get a deal would lead to a contraction, she said.
A reading below 2100 indicates a contraction in manufacturing in the Midwest region.
In January, Yaron had projected a "gradual contraction of the monetary policy accommodation".
It was also well above the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction.
However, it still remained above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction.
The International Monetary Fund has predicted a contraction of 1.8 percent this year.
The contraction in the number of deals only tells part of the story.
The 50-mark separates contraction in activity from expansion on a monthly basis.
The rapid growth of online shopping has also contributed to the industry's contraction.
It was the fourth month-on-month contraction since Lopez Obrador took office.
The annualized contraction would translate into a flat reading from the previous quarter.
ET on Wednesday, and is likely to show a contraction of 1.5 percent.
Manufacturing purchasing managers' indices (PMIs) pointed to a contraction of activity in December.
A global contraction of trade in dollar terms may be obscuring devaluation's benefits.
This was revised up from a preliminary reading of a 1.4 percent contraction.
Friday's German manufacturing activity survey showed a contraction for the third straight month.
"About [an] hour later, I woke to a strange, long contraction," she said.
It marked the biggest contraction since Reuters began keeping records in October 2011.
But the whole tech sector has been plagued by worries about multiple contraction.
A reading below 208 indicates a contraction in activity on a monthly basis.
The 50-point index mark separates expansion from contraction on a monthly basis.
The slump was outpaced by a 7.1 percent global market contraction, it added.
Euro zone manufacturing activity dropped for the fifth month and barely avoided contraction.
Another bout of spread contraction looks to be just a matter of time.
Readings above 50 indicate expansion, while a reading below that level signals contraction.
"A big physiological sign to look for is involuntary muscle contraction," Marin says.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 3.9% fall following September's 3.2% contraction.
On a month-to-month measure, September GDP alone marked a 0.1% contraction.
"We wanted to create the effect of contraction and expansion," Ms. Cattarin said.
The slump was much worse than the previous estimate of a 1.2% contraction.
But since January, there's been a year-over-year contraction at large restaurants.
Germany's GDP (gross domestic product) rate exceeded the -0.1% contraction expected by analysts.
It takes a smaller negative shock to pull the economy into contraction territory.
This pressing crisis required a substantial investment, and caused a systemic economic contraction.
National statistics institute ISTAT has warned the second quarter may show another contraction.
That led to a contraction in capital spending in the January-March quarter.
China's industrial firms reported higher earnings in March after four months of contraction.
It shows that only financials saw P/E contraction over the past decade.
It stayed well above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction.
This shortage, they add, is putting frontline healthcare workers at risk for contraction.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion while a print below 50 shows contraction.
"I don't teach to talk about the contraction of gas particles," he said.
Car production figures were particularly downbeat in that period, seeing a 1.9% contraction.
The manufacturing contraction has been a key part of the economic slowdown narrative.
Economists polled by Dow Jones expected a contraction in manufacturing activity for January.
Another quarter of contraction will put the world's third biggest economy into recession.
That's the seventh straight month of exports contraction in Singapore, according to Reuters.
A technical recession happens when there are two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
A contraction in retail industry jobs drove a weaker-than-expected employment report.
Two consecutive quarters of contraction would meet the definition of a technical recession.
Prices have fallen before, including during a recession-induced contraction in 2008-09.
After SARS, China suffered several months of economic contraction and then rebounded dramatically.
The island's economy and population will return to a world of economic contraction.
A reading above 50 indicates growth, and any lower than that signals contraction.
That would represent a 0.6% global contraction in passenger demand for the year.
But it remained below the 50-point mark that separates expansion from contraction.
The World Bank has forecast an 8.7% contraction in the 2019-2020 period.
ET. The gauge in October showed manufacturing contraction for a third straight month.
Nearly all of the key ISM indicators were at contraction levels in November.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below that signals contraction.
Soon, the heart started functioning, spurting blood into the air with each contraction.
The contraction, however, was smaller than a revised 3.4 percent fall in November.
Capital investment also rebounded from a 2.1 percent contraction in the March quarter.
Most recently a major manufacturing survey showed the industry is solidly in contraction.
Japan plans to raise a sales tax in October 2019, which would tip the economy to an annualized 2.9 percent contraction in the fourth quarter next year, the poll found, but smaller than a 3.5 percent contraction projected last month.
Investors have also questioned the accuracy of Russian GDP figures after Rosstat recorded a GDP contraction of just 0.2 percent last year, much shallower than expected, while revising the 2015 contraction to just 2.8 percent from an initial 3.7 percent.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had expected, on average, a contraction of 0.8 percent.
The median forecast in a Reuters poll was for a contraction of 3.0 percent.
Manufacturing grew by 3.1 percent from a 0.2 percent contraction in second quarter 2017.
That number was also the weakest performance since a 1.14333 percent contraction in March.
This is mainly due to food inflation turning positive after three months of contraction.
Hu noted it was a second-straight month of contraction in corporate bond financing.
But first-quarter profit is still seen logging its first annual contraction since 2016.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below that level signals contraction.
The figure was significantly higher than the 50.0 mark which separates expansion from contraction.
A survey reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a figure below 50 represents contraction.
But the ripples from slowing trade growth or even contraction would be widely felt.
Kengoro's 116 actuators instead pull on wires that mimic the contraction of human muscles.
You gotta have a universe that's large enough to allow for expansion and contraction.
NIGERIA'S economy shrank by 1.5% in 2016, its first annual contraction in 25 years.
Imports plunged 10.9 percent to $127.2 billion after the previous month's 13.8 percent contraction.
From late 2014 to late 2016 GDP shrank by 7.7%, its longest contraction ever.
The same contraction for China's economy, he contends and Zaagman agrees, would be disastrous.
JAPAN AUG FLASH MANUFACTURING PMI 49.5 VS JULY'S FINAL 49.4, FOURTH MONTH OF CONTRACTION
All this means a recession—defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction—is unlikely.
That's a big rebound from the contraction in the final quarter of last year.
It includes a heat map detecting signs of overheating or contraction in financial activity.
But first-quarter profit is still seen logging its first annual contraction since 533.
Pressure to dilute austerity amid rising unemployment and economic contraction may also constrain consolidation.
The contraction of the economy is the biggest in the history of Latin America.
We ate some dinner and just worked on keeping me focused through each contraction.
We tried to get some rest, but of course I woke with each contraction.
Those discounts contributed to a contraction in its gross margin rate during the quarter.
Any muscle contraction is good because it's pumping blood back up toward your brain.
The median forecast in a Reuters survey was for a contraction of 0.2 percent.
A number above the 50-level indicates growth, while one below 50 suggests contraction.
A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion while those below that figure signal contraction.
"Because of the elasticity decrease the amount of contraction that takes place," Falanga said.
Meanwhile, there has also been a contraction in the total number of public companies.
He may eventually benefit from early signs the economic contraction may finally have bottomed.
It came in at 52.9, above the 50-mark that demarcates expansion from contraction.
The contraction was sharp and brutal for short position-holders but not entirely unexpected.
Short-term corporate borrowing costs have risen with the contraction of institutional prime funds.
The years of austerity and economic contraction took a particularly harsh toll on Prepa.
Output shrank 15.6 percent in 2017, the largest annual contraction since at least 1993.
The Caixin manufacturing PMI also remained in contraction territory but edged up to 48.4.
The economy has entered into recession in 2016 with an expected contraction of 2%.
A reading above 50 suggests expansion, while one below that level points to contraction.
A reading below 50 signals contraction, while a reading above that level indicates expansion.
That beat the median forecast of a 22014 percent contraction in a Reuters poll.
Jobs are still being created, but manufacturing and corporate earnings both remain in contraction.
Data earlier this month showed a shock 4.1 percent contraction in the third quarter.
That means the second quarter of 2016 was the third consecutive quarter of contraction.
Seventeen of the 22007 manufacturing industries reported growth and no industry reported a contraction.
In the span of history the current contraction of the observant population is precipitous.
Germany and Japan, the world's No. 3 and 4 economies, are already in contraction.
Exports grew 16.4% to 1.6 million tonnes, rebounding from an 18.8% contraction in September.
And even as far out as 2022, you're still seeing an earnings contraction expected.
For the full year, analysts surveyed by FactSet anticipate a 26% contraction in profit.
The contraction in the fourth quarter was the economy's worst in nearly a decade.
Britain also dodged a recession, chalking up growth of 0.3% following a previous contraction.
That would be the weakest pace since a contraction in 2018's third quarter.
However, the figure stood well above the 50 line, which separates growth from contraction.
China's massive manufacturing sector, already under pressure before tariffs hit, has tumbled into contraction.
Equatorial Guinea experienced a "severe" contraction, Lagarde said, while Cameroon saw some robust growth.
Bullish investors have highlighted these metrics, saying calls for an economic contraction are overblown.
That missed the median forecast of a 13.2 percent contraction in a Reuters poll.
Estimated GRP growth for 2016 is 3%, versus the national economic contraction of 13%.
It's the first time that production has shown a contraction in almost a decade.
The "een" part of the word is a contraction of "eve" — or evening before.
The company decided to close 22008 underperforming restaurants globally, which was a rare contraction.
Should the supply contraction intensify, it could, however, bleed over to the demand side.
In its April World Economic Outlook, the IMF forecast a 2019 contraction of 5.2%.
The manufacturing index hit 35.7 in February; any number below 50 indicates a contraction.
He thinks the early success owed a lot to an economic contraction in 2016.
PMI readings above 503 indicate expansion, while those below that level signify a contraction.
Last month, the U.S. registered its biggest contraction in manufacturing activity since June 2009.
The same month, World Bank forecast an 42.003% contraction for the 212017-2121 period.
An indicator less than 28503 means contraction that raises costs for business and consumers.
Japan's index dropped to 47.6, from 48.8, marking the steepest contraction in seven years.
December also marked the fifth straight month of contraction for the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Continued contraction in manufacturing could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult policy position.
Analysts surveyed said that a downturn in construction likely drove the contraction in June.
A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion, while any figure below 50 signals contraction.
However, there was a contraction in exports — a key component of its economic growth.
On Wednesday, a JPMorgan analyst warned the Q2 contraction could be up to 14%.
Most analysts now expect a contraction in gross domestic product in the first quarter.
Notice that no amount of willpower is going to help resolve this internal contraction.
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" BOC'S POLOZ: OIL IMPACT IS ENOUGH IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR NOW, CONTRACTION IN SECTOR APPEARS TO BE COMPLETE "It's enough in the rear view mirror now and the big thing was the contraction of the sector - that appears to be complete.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion in activity while a number below that indicates contraction.
Both indices edged up in July but both, critically, remained below the expansion-contraction threshold.
It has been above the 22018-mark that separates growth from contraction since mid-2013.
The market had expected a 4.0 percent contraction, according to a Reuters poll of analysts.
According to JP Morgan Chase, the new levies could tip the economy into a contraction.
Furthermore, companies' expectations for future output showed contraction for the first time since November 2012.
Its economy shrank 2.5 percent last year, the only Chinese province to see a contraction.
Contraction in the industry, particularly in North America, has negatively impacted companies such as Praxair.
Manufacturing PMI was reported at 50, considered neutral, while a number below 50 shows contraction.
I'm having a Braxton Hick's contraction at the moment and should probably drink some water!
IHS Markit predicts a 5.8% annual contraction in the fourth quarter, while ING predicts 7.0%.
A reading of above 50 points signals an expansion in activity compared to a contraction.
In addition, euro zone factory activity data pointed to a third straight month of contraction.
A reading of more than 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 shows contraction.
A reading above 50 indicates growth, and any lower signals contraction on a monthly basis.
Our estimates are unchanged but peer multiple contraction drives our PT to $231 (from $240).
Tuesday's data showed a milder contraction in orders from China and Europe compared with June.
Five economists predicted an outright contraction, with the most pessimistic forecasting a 0.6 percent decline.
This contraction, however, is far from reflecting the health of overall business—which is booming.
The contraction is led by Oman's commitment to cut oil production in line with Opec.
Readings above 53.83 indicate an expansion on a monthly basis, while readings below signal contraction.
A recession is usually defined as at least two quarters of contraction in a row.
Martian quakes are caused by cooling and contraction, which create stress fractures on the crust.
"This is some of the strongest evidence yet for whole plate lithospheric contraction," Watters said.
Investments rose 0.4 percent though, in the first increase after 10 straight quarters of contraction.
But production growth slowed markedly, nearing the 50-point threshold that separates expansion from contraction.
The only euro zone nation suffering contraction was Greece, whose economy shrank by 0.5 percent.
At least one economist cautioned against reading too much into the single on-quarter contraction.
First-quarter GDP figures, due out on May 20th, are expected to show a contraction.
Rather, it was Thursday's Institute for Supply Management's reading on manufacturing that indicated a contraction.
But South Africa suffered its worst quarterly contraction in nine years in the first quarter.
The economy shrank 0.2 percent in the second quarter, its first contraction in three years.
Manufacturing has been a soft spot and ISM surveys show that it is in contraction.
Thursday's reports showed declining business spending, a contraction in manufacturing and a slowing labor market.
Many analysts said the contraction in Chinese imports has occurred mostly in the technology sector.
Negatively, Fitch expects revenue contraction in the residential and government segments to continue in 2017.
And as the world's seventh-largest economy, the contraction will hurt global growth as well.
"We were expecting a more shallow contraction," Standard Chartered Africa chief economist Razia Khan said.
That was the biggest drop since April 2017, and the fourth consecutive month of contraction.
A nurse came into my room and watched me grimace with pain during a contraction.
"The slowdown in growth is due in particular to a contraction in tourism," it said.
That would mark the first contraction in the world's third-largest economy since late 303.
Inventories helped boost GDP in 2015 and ultimately kept the fourth quarter out of contraction.
"Full year, IE Singapore is looking for a contraction and so are we," Ling said.
That compared with a median market forecast for a revision to a 1.5 percent contraction.
"Today's data reduces the possibility of a contraction in the first quarter 2019," Banorte added.
A reading above 20163 indicates an expansion while a reading below suggests contraction in activity.
That temporarily weakens the muscle, thus smoothing the wrinkle or the pain the contraction causes.
Africa's most developed economy registered its steepest contraction in a decade in the first quarter.
Cutting interest rates, perversely, can thus lead to a contraction in the supply of credit.
It was the first contraction since July 2016 and the weakest reading since February 2016.
The median forecast in a Reuters poll indicated a 0.15 percent monthly contraction in August.
If confirmed, it would be the first quarterly contraction since the second quarter of 2013.
The muscle cells Dr Parker chose were genetically engineered so that light activated their contraction.
ISM manufacturing was better in October than in September, but it is still in contraction.
October ISM manufacturing data is expected to show a contraction for the third straight month.
Private sector imports fell 25% to $498 million, in line with the overall economic contraction.
A reading above 8003 marks expansion in the sector, while a reading below signifies contraction.
However, Thursday brought news that manufacturing is back in contraction mode and construction has stalled.
I took a few bites of yogurt, and felt a super strong contraction coming on.
That contrasts with a 7% contraction in active equity and balanced funds during the period.
It said June's decline of 0.1 percent was the first monthly contraction in six years.
It affects the enzymes that control muscle contraction, not hormones that cause muscles to contract.
On Friday, Mr. Castro said there had been a "certain contraction" of that oil supply.
He predicted its economy would shrink 21 percent in 21.3953 after similar contraction last year.
That reflected, in part, a 6.8% dip in construction and a 5.6% contraction in mining.
The two industries reporting contraction were arts, entertainment and recreation, and accommodation and food services.
Flash PMIs for the U.K. showed a contraction in both services and manufacturing in November.
To many, a contraction during the first and second quarters of 2020 looks increasingly likely.
"We have seen tremendous multiple contraction over a very short span of time," Agati said.
This is a very rapid contraction and we're flirting with what's called a bear market.
The index was at 49.4 points, below the 1.83-level that demarcates growth from contraction.
Imports and exports recorded the largest year-ended contraction since the second half of 2019.
The Venezuelan regime has already survived five years of economic contraction, under increasing external sanctions.
Indeed, studies have shown a strong correlation between PrEP use and the contraction of S.T.I.s.
Goldman Sachs economists expect a 24% contraction in the nations second quarter gross domestic product.
Nine major economies are near, or already in, a contraction, including Germany, Europe's economic engine.
But it will limit the magnitude of the expansionary effect, not turn it into contraction.
After 0.4% growth in the first quarter of the year, analysts predict a slight contraction.
Markit's flash manufacturing purchasing managers' index for August fell just below 50, indicating a contraction.
Electronic exports increased by 2.5% in February, after a 13.0% contraction in the previous month.
Analysts expect a contraction but say the rand may be more influenced by global factors.
Chan forecast 13 GDP to range between a contraction of 1.5% and growth of 0.5%.
It has been above the 50 mark that divides growth from contraction since mid-2013.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 0.7 percent year-on-year contraction in March.
In addition, profit margins are enduring their longest late-cycle contraction in post-war history.
But publishing, then in the middle of a profound contraction, was not a welcoming industry.
PMI readings above 50.0 point to growth in activity while those below indicate a contraction.
The company also saw a contraction in sales of phones and electronics, which impacted GMV.
Data for September from Spain and Italy was also below 50, indicating a broader contraction.
In December, the U.S. manufacturing sector had its biggest contraction in more than a decade.
It rebounded slightly in November but remained in contraction territory, data from IHS Markit showed.
The government estimated that the protests alone contributed 2 percentage points to the economic contraction.
Liaoning's economy shrank 2.5 percent last year, the only Chinese province to see a contraction.
That would meet the formal definition of a recession — two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
Malaysia's manufacturing activity remained in contraction, with new orders down for a 15th straight month.
Coming tomorrow: How is America's services sector holding up amid a four-month manufacturing contraction?
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a 1.8 percent year-on-year contraction in February.
Gundlach also mentioned ISM manufacturing readings showing a contraction as suggestive of a future downturn.
There is manufacturing PMI Monday, important after ISM manufacturing data showed a contraction in August.
The 0.2% contraction raised the prospect that Brazil could fall back into recession this year.
The first signs of contraction surfaced in August, ending a 35-month run of expansion.
Two industries— "management of companies & support services" and "agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting," reported contraction.
But the next economic contraction isn't likely until at least 2020, J.P. Morgan has said.
Many observers expect Brazil's $1.8 trillion economy to post its first annual contraction since 2016.
Seven non-manufacturing industries including retail trade, educational services and information reported contraction in January.
RATING SENSITIVITIES Negative rating actions could result from expectations for total leverage sustained above 2.5x due to: --Serial acquisitions that are substantially debt- funded; --Operating EBITDA margin contraction from gross margin contraction related to a higher services mix more than offsetting operating expense-driven leverage.
The risk of contraction for our cohort is low (though both NYC and Menlo offices have a flow of visitors who are well-connected, highly-networked, high-frequency travelers) and in the event of contraction, the likelihood for our cohort of recovery is high.
Canaccord Genuity analysts said Alphabet's sequential gross margin contraction was the largest in the company's history.
In bringing the case, Flyers Rights documented what this contraction of space means in actual inches.
Contraction in the overall psoriasis market, greater discounting, and inventory drawdown contributed to the Otezla disappointment.
A figure above 50 represents expansion in the sector, while a figure below 50 indicates contraction.
The seeds of the current crisis were planted around 22009, in a period of budgetary contraction.
Pharmaceuticals production in April jumped 10.7 percent, accelerating sharply from the 7.2 percent contraction in March.
A private survey on China's manufacturing sector showed the first contraction in 19 months in December.
Wilson said a contraction in earnings growth shapes much of his view on the year ahead.
A number above 50 indicates expansion within the sector, and a number below 50 shows contraction.
Several large banks have even lower projections, with Barclays Capital forecasting a contraction of 0.1 percent.
A number above 50 indicates expansion within the sector, and a number below 303 shows contraction.
A reading above 50 represents expansion in a sector, whereas a reading below 50 represents contraction.
The index has held above the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction since February 2016.
A figure above 50 represents expansion in a sector, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction.
If the downturn in stocks grinds on toward zero, such extreme spread contraction may yet return.
According to the region's estimates, GRP increased 0.4% in 2016 after a 2.9% contraction in 0003.
She said the contraction of industrial output has opened up space for monetary easing in June.
Leasing allows them to finance rapid expansion or contraction of their fleets without taking on debt.
The index has been above the 50.03 mark that divides growth from contraction since mid-2013.
With this being the world's seventh-largest economy, the contraction will hurt global growth as well.
It was its second-straight reading below 50, which marks the line between growth and contraction.
This contraction is led by Brazil whose economy is projected to shrink 222.6 percent this year.
That surprised market commentators and the Bank of England, which had pencilled in stagnation, not contraction.
Sales to the slumped 7.0 percent last month on-year, compared with March's 6.2 percent contraction.
Ireland was then in contraction until around 2014 before embarking on another spell of economic growth.
Erdogan wants cheaper borrowing costs to get the economy growing again after two quarters of contraction.
It now sees contraction in Europe and has a more moderate view of expansion in Brazil.
Electronics exports in March plunged 26.7 percent year-on-year after an 8.2 contraction in February.
The contraction comes amid a mild slowdown in international tourist spending and a glut of supply.
The Bank of Italy's monthly report also showed an ongoing contraction in bank lending to businesses.
A figure below 50 suggests a contraction; Lebanon has not crossed above that threshold since 2013.
The American economy lost 33,000 jobs in September, the first contraction in payrolls for seven years.
Livestock encroachment into wildlife habitats, land-use change and armed conflict combine to account for contraction.
A Reuters poll of economists had forecast a month-on-month retail sales contraction of -90.513%.
A Reuters poll of economists had forecast a month-on-month retail sales contraction of -0.3%.
Brokerage Ambit Capital says it does not rule out a contraction in the October-December quarter.
This was the biggest contraction since July 2016, when manufacturing output fell 3.3, Reuters data showed.
Earlier survey data for the much larger services sector pointed to the sharpest contraction since 2009.
The fallout could push economic growth to a second straight contraction, the standard definition of recession.
Over the weekend, China reported manufacturing PMI that remained below the 50 level that indicates contraction.
The muscles contract and then relax, similar to the regular muscle contraction experienced during normal exercise.
Fitch expects EBITDA margin contraction of 21000 bps to 2110% in fiscal 21000 and stabilization thereafter.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector, while a reading below 85033 reflects contraction.
The GDP contraction was smaller than the 1.1 percent decline analysts polled by Reuters had forecast.
The index stayed above the 50 threshold that separates contraction from expansion for the 29th month.
We are also going to see some contraction in the balance sheet later on this year.
The index has been below the 50 mark that separates contraction from expansion since February 2015.
It was the weakest result since 2012 and marked the sixth straight month in contraction territory.
A score below 50 indicates a contraction in the sector, while one above 50 means expansion.
A number above 50 indicates activity is expanding, while one below that level indicates a contraction.
The factory-gate price sub-index pointed to a contraction for the first time since March.
In its April forecasts the IMF never once foresaw the contraction looming in the next year.
Weak Performance: TDP's revenue contraction and profitability deterioration is likely to continue in the short term.
February's reading of the twin gauges of factory activity showed a contraction in the manufacturing sector.
This is likely due to the moon's interior contraction and other pressures, according to the study.
If the downturn in stocks grinds on towards zero, such extreme spread contraction may yet return.
Our economy began its contraction right about the last quarter of 6900, that's 2628 years ago!
The survey showed economists expect a 2.4 percent contraction of Argentina's gross domestic product this year.
We are expecting Singapore's 2017 NODX to finally expand, after recording four previous years of contraction.
On a month-on-month basis, sales increased 1.3 percent from a 1.2 percent contraction previously.
A reading above 50 signals expansion in the sector, while a reading below points to contraction.
The infection is also associated with a two to three-fold increased risk of HIV contraction.
That would be a very feeble recovery from the 2.2 percent contraction recorded for January-March.
For tourism, hope of a recovery has now been replaced by fear of a further contraction.
Analysts polled by Reuters predicted a reading of 49.6, suggesting the sixth consecutive month of contraction.
Most economists define a recession as a period of at least two consecutive quarters of contraction.
The index has remained above the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction since August 2012.
But a period of contraction is setting in as we lose parts of the habitable earth.
The economic growth forecast compares with a 22016 percent contraction in 2016 anticipated by the lenders.
A reading below 50 suggests a contraction in activity, while a higher one indicates an expansion.
That followed a revised drop of 0.31 percent in January, a smaller contraction than first reported.
A reading above 50 indicates growth, and a reading below signals contraction on a monthly basis.
Manufacturing is also cyclical, and periods of contraction are normal during long business cycles, he said.
Two consecutive quarters of contraction signifies a recession, and in the second quarter GDP was -28%.
This contraction will create opportunities for Target to pick up market share over the long term.
Last year marked the first year of contraction in this previously booming sector since the 1990s.
There has been a significant contraction in the auction market for Impressionist, modern and contemporary art.
However, it cited a 1.2 percent year-over-year contraction in air freight traffic in November.
Improving growth in other major sectors like agriculture and manufacturing helped compensate for the mining contraction.
Retail sales in January were down 1.8 percent, the first contraction since July of last year.
The index has been above the 248.0 mark that separates growth from contraction since late 249.3.
"The word 'nappy' in France is a contraction of the words 'natural' and 'happy,'" she explains.
"Compared to expanding actuators, contraction is more similar to the function of biological muscle," she said.
January's reading was revised up to 0.0 percent from a previously reported contraction of 0.8 percent.
In 2018, China's car market shrank 5.8 percent, marking its first contraction in over two decades.
Firstly, Chinese refined zinc production appears to be recovering from its contraction in 2017 and 2018.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates contraction from expansion for the 28th month.
Nigeria's economy shrank by 1.5 percent in 2016 for its first annual contraction in 25 years.
AMP economist Shane Oliver said there was a risk of a contraction in the fourth quarter.
But the contraction in new export orders in June could indicate tougher times ahead for exports.
AMP economist Shane Oliver said there was a risk of a contraction in the fourth quarter.
It cut its annual forecast by almost 1 million bpd, signalling a contraction of 90,000 bpd.
All of these could mean a subsequent contraction in the economy and a rise in unemployment.
And how does that contraction square with his insistence that he's the one to vanquish Trump?
This far surpassed the 0.1% quarter-on-quarter contraction anticipated by economists in a Reuters poll.
The International Monetary Fund said in October 42.033 that it expected a 42.023% contraction in 42.013.
Kenningham said that the 0.2% contraction in Italy during the fourth quarter was worse than expected.
European stocks fizzled after euro zone manufacturing data showed the sharpest contraction in almost seven years.
The Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index came in at 47.8%, the second month of contraction.
The PMI index has remained below the 50 threshold separating expansion from contraction since February 2015.
The 0.3% contraction in the economy was the steepest decline since the first quarter of 2013.
In other words, the last factory recession saw fewer industries contracting, but the contraction was deeper.
A reading above 50 indicates increasing economic activity, while a reading below 50 indicates a contraction.
A reading above 22020 indicates increasing economic activity, while a reading below 50 indicates a contraction.
Readings above 50 represent an expansion in manufacturing activity while those under 50 represent a contraction.
The survey marked the second consecutive month of contraction, the latest sign that the Sino-U.
Two consecutive months of contraction in the manufacturing sector are stoking recession fears and spooking investors.
"We hopefully have found the bottom here for contraction from these smaller private businesses," Phelan said.
A reading below 251.3 represents contraction; November was the fourth straight month below the expansion level.
Manufacturing has dipped into outright contraction as weak global growth and geopolitical tensions weigh on exports.
When banks get into trouble, they stop lending, and this exacerbates a contraction of economic activity.
But a different kind of contraction has taken place in the Belmont section of the Bronx.
Brazil's economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter, its first contraction in over two years.
"The blind spots that we're facing in terms of the contraction in GDP and the contraction in earnings are large enough that investors just don't know what the right price is in terms of the most probable outcome over the next couple of quarters," he added.
From March-May, the survey logged results above the key 50 level, which separates expansion from contraction.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the 10th consecutive month.
It remained above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction for the 13th consecutive month.
If you were looking for a contraction of facial muscles, the Cone snail's venom does exactly that.
The iPhone contraction is here, and CEO Tim Cook will need to find an answer for it.
A contraction of trade between the US and Mexico could crown Canada as the new number one.
The index was below the 50 threshold that separates contraction from expansion for the second consecutive month.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates contraction from expansion for the 27th consecutive month.
The euro zone posted a contraction in industrial output in October, despite expectations of a slight rise.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a reading of 50.0, the level that separates expansion from contraction.
The reading was the highest since January and above the 50 line that separates growth from contraction.
Both proteins are well-known for their activity in muscle cells, where they are crucial for contraction.
Despite the contraction, analysts are confident that the sector can expand in the first quarter of 2017.
That matched a flash reading and was well above the 50 line that separates growth from contraction.
The modest rise in household spending, however, may help Japan's economy avert a contraction in January-March.
A negative reading, then, indicates contraction, or in this case more companies decreasing rather than increasing employment.
That contraction of the story has left some fans feeling cold (pun intended) toward the final season.
The Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister company of The Economist, puts last year's economic contraction at 13.7%.
Professional and business services saw the biggest gains in job openings, while retail saw the greatest contraction.
The index has held above the 50 line separating growth from contraction for more than six years.
However, an overall contraction in the PC market hasn't been good for any computer maker, including Lenovo.
Capital Economics projects a 0.3% contraction for 2019, with a recovery to growth of 2.5% by 2021.
That contraction is what causes your hair to stand on end or your nipples to get erect.
The central bank on Tuesday unexpectedly released data confirming Venezuela is suffering hyperinflation and massive economic contraction.
A global manufacturing contraction and a U.S.-China trade war are weighing on global growth, said Bullard.
Though a solid improvement over recent estimates, it would still mark the first earnings contraction since 453.
Manufacturing gauges are teetering near contraction territory and readings from individual Fed districts have been universally weaker.
A simple contraction of the multiple could send the S&P 500 down 200 to 300 points.
The economy shrank by 0.2% in the final quarter of 2018, its second consecutive contraction (see chart).
That was well above both the 50 mark which separates growth from contraction, and above November's 53.7.
BUT GENERALLY AN ECONOMIC CONTRACTION OF SIZE HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE'S A CURTAILMENT IN THE SUPPLY OF CREDIT.
While a solid improvement over recent estimates, it would still mark the first earnings contraction since 2016.
TCH's EBITDA contraction is forecast to continue in the short to medium term due to competitive pressures.
And some early indicators for 2019 suggest that the pace of economic contraction is starting to ease.
In fact, there is no disputing that Trump's tariff war has slowed global manufacturing to near contraction.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the 12th consecutive month.
Africa's largest economy shrank by 1.5 percent in 2016 for its first annual contraction in 25 years.
I had to creep across the room while he was having a contraction to turn it on.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the 19843nd consecutive month.
The Caixin manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell below expectations, signaling the 10th consecutive month of contraction.
That index has stayed above the 50-point mark, which divides expansion from contraction, 54.93 straight months.
A jolt of electricity causes a muscle contraction that stimulates ejaculation of sperm through the usual channels.
A contraction in American industrial production and weak economies in Latin America are also muting external demand.
But until now few surveys have pointed to an outright contraction in the world's fifth-largest economy.
Capital Economics warned the measures would lead to a recession this year, forecasting a 0.5 percent contraction.
That compares with as 2.7 percent contraction in the previous quarter, a smaller fall than initially estimated.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the 22nd consecutive month.
It remained above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction for the 12th consecutive month.
According to preliminary data, in 2016 GRP grew 1.9% yoy, outperforming the national GDP contraction of 0.4%.
A reading above 23.6 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector and a reading below 25.7 indicates contraction.
But until now few surveys have pointed to an outright contraction in the world's fifth-largest economy.
All of these could lead to a subsequent contraction in the economy and a rise in unemployment.
Venezuela's economy will shrink 8% this year, following a 10% contraction last year, according to the IMF.
The employment component fell below the 21 contraction-expansion line for the first time in two years.
The LME has at least stabilized activity after two years of outright contraction in 2015 and 117.
A reading above 50 signals expansion in the sector, while a reading below that points to contraction.
The three industries reporting contraction in March were information, educational services, and professional, scientific and technical services.
The index has been above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction for six straight months.
A contraction would be highly unusual - it has only happened three times in the past 106.93 years.
The reading for July-September, due on Wednesday, is expected to show a contraction after natural disasters.
Even as Australia avoided a contraction, economists said underlying weaknesses still persist in the resource rich nation.
The International Monetary Fund and private economists forecast a more than 1 percent economic contraction this year.
At the same time, the watch industry's contraction puts more downward pressure on wages than on rents.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the service sector and a reading below 50 indicates contraction.
Sandy was originally "Sanne," which was a contraction of "Roseanne;" and I didn't shorten it, friends did.
The government also changed its forecast for this year's economic contraction to 3.5 percent from 3.0 percent.
Analysts forecast imports fell 4.5% from a year earlier, recovering from a 8.5% contraction the previous month.
After all, Bolsonaro is politically vulnerable, given plummeting approval ratings, economic contraction, and a fractured legislative coalition.
This free-falling into a downward spiral of economic contraction and unfolding humanitarian crisis must be stopped!
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates contraction from expansion for the 28th consecutive month.
Though a solid improvement over recent estimates, it would still mark the first earnings contraction since 2016.
Manufacturing data for September revealed a 0.4% contraction from August and a 1.8% fall from September 2019.
Machinery, transportation equipment, and electrical equipment, appliances and components were among the nine industries reporting a contraction.
The headline index remained below the 50 threshold that separates contraction from expansion for the fifth month.
The ISM's manufacturing PMI came in at 48.3, representing a bigger-than-expected contraction in the sector.
Likewise, a contraction in agriculture was a negative surprise because the kharif output did not indicate it.
It has held above the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction for well over two years.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the service sector, and a reading below 50 signals contraction.
Some analysts warn that cutting budget spending in this way could accelerate the contraction of the economy.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector while a reading below 50 indicates contraction.
As if on cue, another contraction came over me and almost knocked the breath out of me.
The March reading showed the sharpest contraction since November last year, when the PMI stood at 48.0.
She said Apple investors should hold onto the stock as it faces a period of multiple contraction.
Even if the steep contraction of 2008-2009 hadn't happened, the shortfall would have been $1.7 trillion.
The graph below depicts a recent increase in the Fed's assets after an extended period of contraction.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the service sector while a reading below 50 signals contraction.
It affects the enzymes that control muscle contraction.. Overdoses can cause vomiting, seizures and loss of consciousness.
Pharmaceuticals production rate in April jumped 10.7 percent, accelerating sharply from the 7.2 percent contraction in March.
The move came after China reported its first factory activity contraction in over two years in December.
The index has held above the 50 line separating growth from contraction every month since November 2013.
The LME has at least stabilised activity after two years of outright contraction in 2015 and 117.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the service sector, and a reading below 50 indicates contraction.
Thursday's U.S. data reports showed declining business spending, a contraction in manufacturing and a slowing labor market.
CICC's revenue fell only modestly by 6% in 13, while the industry suffered a sharp 43% contraction.
The Reuters poll of 19 economists expected the contraction to continue through the second quarter of 2019.
The economy faces all sorts of risks and threats, any of which could lead to a contraction.
The most recent public data shows the worst contraction in real disposable household income for 40 years.
The index remained above the 50 threshold, which separates expansion from contraction, for the sixth consecutive month.
Economists predict 1.5 percent annual growth in industrial output in March, bouncing from February's 1.2 percent contraction.
That compares with as 2.7 percent contraction in the previous quarter, a smaller decline than initially estimated.
A sub-index measuring prices charged held stubbornly below the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction.
It also revised 2015's contraction in GDP to just 2.8 percent from an initial 3.7 percent.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the third consecutive month.
Industrial output grew 2.4 percent in 2016 after four years of contraction, according to the statistics service.
So there really needs to be an expansion of funding of earth sciences, rather than a contraction.
November's PMI reading marks the third consecutive month of contraction, following expansionary readings in July and August.
The OPEC member's economy shrank by 1.5 percent in 2016, its first annual contraction in 25 years.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the eighth consecutive month.
Last year growth fell to 4%, and analysts and cosmetics companies are expecting continued contraction this year.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the 14th consecutive month.
The move was the Trump administration's latest contraction of the Obama-era approach to civil rights enforcement.
Some health experts have warned that the masks are actually ineffective for preventing contraction of the disease.
Manufacturing indicators like the Markit PMI and Institute for Supply Manufacturing are pointing to a modest contraction.
The index stayed above the 50 threshold that separates contraction from expansion for the 33rd straight month.
But American businesses are sounding a more pessimistic note, pointing to softer growth ahead, or even contraction.
However, that's still below the 50-point mark that separates expansion from contraction on a monthly basis.
The investment bank now expects an annualized rate of contraction of 219% compared to the previous quarter.
And startups have as much to fear from a market contraction as the rest of the world.
China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell in November, and is now hovering between expansion and contraction.
The August manufacturing index dropped to 49.9 — denoting a contraction, rather than an expansion of the sector.
Its reading of 48.2 reflects economic contraction and showed across-the-board weakness fueled by tariff concerns.
Bloomlife, which makes a contraction tracker, and Mira, another fertility app company, were also invited to attend.
Analysts had forecast a 15% contraction in imports, reversing sharply from a rise of 16.5% in December.
The index is calculated such that readings above 50 represent expansion and readings below 50 represent contraction.
In the index, readings above 50 represent expansion in the sector, and readings below 50 represent contraction.
That was slightly better than the consensus forecast in a Reuters poll for a contraction of 0.1%.
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said last year that China's population contraction would begin in 2027.
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said last year that China's population contraction would begin in 2027.
" • "But American businesses are sounding a more pessimistic note, pointing to softer growth ahead, or even contraction.
Eurozone manufacturing surveys out on Thursday showed further contraction in April, but at least got no worse.
And a key survey of manufacturers suggests that the sector swung from contraction to expansion in January.
Transportation equipment, machinery, and electrical equipment, appliances and components were among the 15 industries reporting a contraction.
In the euro zone, manufacturing activity contracted at its sharpest contraction in almost seven years in September.
UBS estimates that a 20% contraction in quarterly Chinese spending could knock 3% off LVMH's 2020 earnings.
Australia has not suffered an outright recession — typically defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction - since 1991.
South Korean factory activity also improved in December, returning to growth after seven straight months of contraction.
But it remained above the 50-mark that separates expansion from contraction for the fifth straight month.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the 23rd consecutive month.
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It is considered that a reading over 50 indicates economic expansion, and a dip below indicates contraction.
A reading below 20.1.65 indicates contraction in factory output, which accounts for 11% of the U.S. economy.
American factories, slammed by weak global growth and trade tensions, have suffered three straight months of contraction.
The contraction in its workforce marked a sharp reversal from the company's explosive growth in previous years.
Both firms reported significant declines in trading income, which contributed to a contraction in pre-tax profit.
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The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the ninth consecutive month.
It's also better than the contraction in activity that official government figures released over the weekend showed.
An index value above 50 indicates growth in trade and a value below 50 denotes a contraction.
According to the International Monetary Fund, Iran's economy is set for a 85033 percent contraction this year.
The data evoked concern because so far services had largely seemed immune to the contraction in manufacturing.
A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the service sector, while a reading below 50 signals contraction.
What happened to the ebook in the 2010s is the story of the contraction of American publishing.
The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction for the 16th consecutive month.
Will U.S. non-manufacturing ISM survey confirms whether services are indeed in contraction, (as PMIs signalled earlier)?
The composite PMI index fell to 48.4 in May from 50.6, the first contraction since September last year.
The threat of European economic contraction and continued monetary easing has also upped the appeal for U.S. equities.
The index is based on a 100-point scale with the 50-point mark separating expansion from contraction.
Sales to the United States slumped 7.0 percent last month on-year, compared with March's 6.2 percent contraction.
That was the lowest since September and well below the 252.8-point level that separates contraction from expansion.
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In December, two separate measures for new orders and new export orders showed contraction, the Caixin survey found.
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It held above the 50-point threshold mark that separates growth from contraction for the 16th straight month.
In July, retail sales declined 3.3 percent on a yearly basis, the first contraction in nearly six years.
That would complicate basic purchases in a country stricken by hyperinflation and a sixth year of economic contraction.
The ISM report is a diffusion indicator, meaning that the index represents a reading of expansion versus contraction.
In 2019-20 an adjustment of 1.1% of GDP is called for, the biggest contraction since 2011-12.
Indeed, the rate of contraction in service sector employment was the fastest in 10 months, IHS Markit said.
Australian numbers were just off a contraction, while Japan's factory activity shrank at the quickest pace since 2016.
A five-month contraction in the manufacturing industry ended in January, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
A reading below 2.43 indicates a contraction in manufacturing, which accounts for 12 percent of the U.S. economy.
A recession is typically marked two consecutive quarters of contraction, as well as general decline in economic activity.
Both readings were below the 50-point neutral level, which separates contraction from expansion on a monthly basis.
New orders slipped to 48.3 in February, down from January's 48.5 and the eighth straight month of contraction.
This reflects a hypothetical contraction which would provoke a default as well as Fitch's expectation of corrective actions.
Anything above 50 signals growth, while anything below means a contraction in activity — so the higher the better.
"Both the French and German figures were better than expected but also firmly in contraction territory," said Campbell.
From March to May, the survey logged results above the key 50 level that separates expansion from contraction.
The Netherlands, the previous title-holder, dipped into recession—defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction—after 1.93.
That isn't to say that a contraction in venture financing won't be painful at a micro-economic level.
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The sector added just 2800,27 jobs in each of both May and April following a contraction in March.
And although an index below 50 is supposed to indicate a contraction, the threshold in practice seems lower.
The index rose further away from the 50-point threshold dividing an expansion in activity from a contraction.
That compares with 1.5 percent in 2015, 1.7 percent in 2014 and a 0.1 percent contraction in 2013.
A reading above 244.27 indicates an expansion of the services sector, while a reading below 26 indicates contraction.
That was the biggest quarterly contraction in nearly seven years and off economists' expectations of 0.1% quarterly growth.
BECAUSE JUNE TO JULY IT WAS THE BIGGEST CONTRACTION IN CONFIDENCE THERE IN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
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The number surprised on the upside against a Reuters poll estimating a contraction of 120 million Swiss francs.
Ten out of 18 manufacturing industries, including apparel, machinery, primary metals and electrical equipment, reported contraction in December.
Queensland, meanwhile, managed to avoid a contraction, although growth fell from 1120% in 2125 to 22015% in 2300.
Official figures show that the economy shrank in the first quarter by 0.2%, the first contraction since 2016.
That still left it below the 50-point mark that separates expansion from contraction on a monthly basis.
It also revised fourth quarter 2016 versus fourth quarter 2015 contraction to -1.9 percent from -2.1 percent previously.
Otherwise, they feared the roof would not close if the temperature dropped because of contraction of the track.
It came on the back of a downward revision to 0.873 percent annualized contraction in the third quarter.
Fitch estimates that the economy expanded 1.7% in real terms in 2015, following six consecutive years of contraction.
It escaped outright contraction only because firms bought more raw materials to prepare for a potentially disorderly Brexit.
It now reckons the outcome was between a contraction of 0.3% and a boost of a measly 0.1%.
That would be the first earnings contraction for the S&P 500 since the second quarter of 2016.
The economy should grow 1.5 percent in 2017 after two years of contraction while company earnings have improved.
In a statement, Cielo said the contraction is due to changes in taxes and also lower rental revenues.
The outlook for 2016 is nearly as bad, with a central bank survey forecasting a 3.45 percent contraction.
But it remained comfortably above the 50-point mark that separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis.
That said, we're not predicting near-term contraction in Bay Area tech employment, particularly of the startup variety.
Most economists instead blame Venezuela's creaking state-led system for shortages, hyperinflation, and five years of economic contraction.
Erbil said he expects slower lira loan growth in 2019 and a continued contraction in foreign currency loans.
The FTI attributed the sales contraction to tighter car loan approvals and a high comparative figure last year.
This is vastly constraining U.S. economic growth and may result in its contraction at some point during 2016.
A slight contraction in the agri-food, aeronautics and electronics sectors offset strong growth in the car industry.
All the frustration and wasted energy of a fruitless fling boiled down to 17 words and a contraction.
It now sees contraction of demand in Europe and has a more moderate view of expansion in Brazil.
It escaped outright contraction only because firms bought more raw materials to prepare for a potentially disorderly Brexit.

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