Translation of "Wirtschaftliche abschwächung" in English

Sales volumes at the Silica, Oil Additives and Coatings businesses were impacted by the economic weakness.

From a macroeconomic perspective, a credit crunch is relevant because it can reinforce an economic slowdown.

But, even if political implications are put aside, it would be a tragedy if the most potent poverty-reduction engine the world has ever known were to experience a notable slowdown.

Commissioner Connie Hedegaard says that the slowdown in economic activity will make it easier for the EU to achieve its 2020 goal of ensuring that greenhouse-gas emissions are 20% below their 1990 level.

While the global economic environment explains some of the current slowdown, specific domestic factors are preventing faster growth in the EU.

The latter was mainly the consequence of the slowdown in economic activity and unexpected shortfalls following the implementation of the tax reform.

While emerging economies can deal with the economic slowdown in industrial countries, the financial-sector transmission mechanism is more challenging.

From early 1990 until the first quarter of 1991 the external environment has deteriorated continuously: economic activity slowed down considerably in the United States,

Outlook Political uncertainties, low commodity prices, the slowdown in China as well as consolidation in the cement industry will continue to have a significant impact on business throughout 2016 and most likely 2017. Chinese cement consumption is expected to contract by 5% per year before growth returns in 2019.

Under more normal circumstances, the current US slowdown could successfully be treated with ongoing interest rate cuts to stimulate the economy.

Enjoying a legitimacy reinforced by his reelection, President Barack Obama is preparing to launch a new foreign policy – drawing the conclusions from the relative economic weakening of the United States, he has renounced the idea of governing the world on his own.

A further slowdown in the world's major economy will hit many of the poor nations hard, as it will slow world trade and put an end to the boom in commodity prices that benefited them over the past years.

And even the price of milk, a reliable signal of economic slowdown, points towards recession.

According to the CW Group global cement consumption decreased by 1.7% in 2015, which was primarily caused by the slowdown in China, geopolitical turmoil as well as low oil and commodity prices.

Political uncertainties, low commodity prices, the slowdown in China as well as consolidation in the cement industry will continue to have a significant impact on business throughout 2016 and most likely 2017.

Just look at Brazil's reactions to its economic slowdown and inflationary pressures as an example. The temptation has been to revert to relying on the inefficient development bank to spur investments and growth rather than undertake the changes needed to unleash more productive private investments.

This source of uncertainty coincides with weakening performance in many emerging countries.

Certain countries are witnessing signs of economic slowdown and increasing pressure on prices.

As a result of the economic downswing, the government deficit in Germany rose to 2.7 % of GDP in 2001.

The surge in productivity growth in the United States has been sustained, even in the midst of the recent economic slowdown.

Moderate gross profit growth in Logistics (+1%) reflected the slowing economic environment.

Concern over the Chinese economy’s marked slowdown and the Argentine peso’s steep slide against the US dollar has triggered heavy selling pressure on an array of emerging-market currencies.

Labour market developments since the start of the recent economic slowdown indicate that EU employment now resists better than in the past to weakness in economic activity.

The Lisbon Strategy provides the basic orientations which Member States should pursue to reach its employment objectives and to face the employment consequences of the current slowdown.

Since the end of the 2001-2003 slowdown, Luxembourg has experienced another period of growth well above the EU average.

Despite the slowdown in the economy, registered unemployment has remained at a very low level and a small decline in the unemployment rate is expected in 2003 as growth takes off.

After the late 1980s had seen fairly sustained growth in the volume of industrial output throughout the Triad, the early 1990s brought a period of economic slowdown that hit Europe especially hard in 1992 and 1993.

As a result of the tax reform and the economic downswing, the Government deficit in Germany rose to 2,7% of GDP in 2001.

The effective stagnation of the Japanese economy and the slowdown of the United States and United Kingdom, in contrast with the upward trend of the other countries, produces the same rate as the previous quarter for G7 (+0.5%).

This explains the large gap between SME productivity and LSE productivity during slowdowns and the start of the recovery (in for example 1991-1993).