Downturn
a downturn (noun) - business in an economy or a company becomes worse, and less successful than it used to be
a severe downturn
a serious downturn
a sharp downturn
this winnessed a sharp downturn in exports
we might see a downturn in industry production this year
a significant downturn
a mild downturn
a slight downturn
an economic downturn
a sharp downturn
a market downturn
a cyclical downturn
a downturn in advertising
a spending downturn
a downturn in sales
an industry downturn
a business downturn
a sharp downturn
a demographic downturn
an impending downturn
an impending downturn
a prolonged downturn
a downturn in volume
a retail downturn
the downturn in consumer spending
adversely affected by the downturn in consumer spending
the property downturn
property downturn claimed two more bank casualties yesterday
cope with the downturn
their attempts to cope with the downturn
a downturn in the electrical market
as interest rates rise, housing starts fall, signalling a downturn
the downturn was most marked with wines from the Beaujolais and Burgundy regions and with champagne
the weakness in the market were blamed for last year's downturn
suffered from the downturn
hit hard by the economic downturn
the company has been hit hard by the economic downturn in almost every country in which it competes
there's always a downturn in December
shown continuing profits in spite of the downturn
a downturn of 20 per cent in total enrolment of teacher trainees for secondary school
a temporary downturn in demand worldwide
weathered the recession and the downturn in travel caused by the Gulf war
we suffered the downturn because of X
cope with a period of economic downturn
tested the ability of management to cope with a period of economic downturn
downturn in business in a wide variety of sectors
a downturn in its profits this year
a serious downturn in the economies of export markets in Europe
hit hard by the economic downturn
untouched by the general downturn this year
the downturn of the US baby boom
a downturn in trade
the long-term rising trend shows no significant downturn
the building industry experienced a tremendous downturn in its work load and was worried about its future
the downturn in traditional industries
a downturn in lending
warning bells of our recent downturn began to ring quietly two years ago
a downturn in activity in the drilling sector
an expected downturn
a downturn in financial revenues
a business cannot go on year after year ignoring a fall in cash flow caused by a downturn in the economy
a slight downturn in business generally
concerned at the continuing downturn in its export markets
a particularly rapid downturn in sales
Example sentences:
* Just as a business cannot go on year after year ignoring a fall in cash flow caused by a downturn in the economy, so too the Government cannot keep on running up debt in the hope that recovery will solve our problems.
* There was also a slight downturn in business generally.
* But with more than two thirds of its products sold abroad, the company's concerned at the continuing downturn in its export markets.
* Polyurethanes has been the strongest business within the group and has shown continuing profits in spite of the downturn.
* There's always a downturn in December, Stuart, you know that.
* This division had a more difficult year with a downturn in activity in the drilling sector affecting all Aberdeen based companies.
* The downturn in business in a wide variety of sectors called for outstanding management talent in order to regenerate British industry.
* In this age group, the long-term rising trend in casualties to infants both as pedestrians and passengers shows no significant downturn.
* Mr Baker said the main area of concern for over the next few years was a serious downturn in the economies of export markets in Europe and Japan.
* I believe we suffered the downturn because of the way in which we kept our clients up to date, insofar as when the recession hit, our clients didn't need to come to us because the Revenue was on their backs.
* The recession has tested the ability of management to cope with a period of economic downturn deeper and longer than anyone expected, and the venture capitalists' ability to negotiate their way through it.
* The only bright spot that LDDC has to look forward to, following a downturn in its profits this year, is the hope that the Department of the Environment will leave Westminster's Marsham Street for Docklands in the near future.
* Sales growth was evenly spread across the group, but all three divisions continued to feel the impact of the recession in Britain, and, unlike the previous year, suffered from the downturn in North America.
* But not everything is rosy, 1991 saw a bruising strike at Peterborough, and Gilroy admits that the company has been hit hard by the economic downturn in almost every country in which it competes.
* In my first few years in Parliament, the building industry experienced a tremendous downturn in its work load and was worried about its future.
* Despite the downturn in traditional industries, there does appear to be ready markets both in small manufacturing and in distribution and wholesale/retail sectors for equipment providing flexible handling capability for loads (often pallets) up to 1 or 1.5 tonnes.
* In the second half of the year the major Japanese banks were already concentrating more effort in Singapore following a downturn in lending to China and a simultaneous rise in business with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
* Warning bells of our recent downturn began to ring quietly in 1989, louder in 1990, and in our case, resulted in the closure of Kirkcaldy Maltings in 1992.
* There was, for example, a downturn of 20 per cent in total enrolment of teacher trainees for secondary school and above at the National University's Faculty of Education between 1982 and 1987.
* The factory's output capacity is 200,000 acoustics and 100,000 electrics per annum, although electric production is running a little below maximum, due to a general and, Yamaha insist, temporary downturn in demand worldwide.
* Airtours THE WORLD IN ITS LAP Rumours of a price war are unlikely to take the wind out of the sails of a tour operator that has not just weathered the recession and the downturn in travel caused by the Gulf war, but increased market share as well
* As interest rates rise, housing starts fall, signalling a downturn, later, a revival of housing starts usually precedes the recovery.
* Results this week from Next and Sears will also give a measure of the retail downturn following the 1,850 job cuts announced by Littlewoods last week.
* In information and marketing, trading has been adversely affected by the downturn in consumer spending, and the group does not see the position being reversed this year.
* The property downturn claimed two more bank casualties yesterday, the Halifax announcing a ?14.5m loss from its estate agency chain and the Leeds Permanent closing down 60 branches and sacking 243 people.
* The launch of BSB, still scheduled for next spring, will be the true test of the Sky formula, while an advertising downturn would take away some of the very good margin the UK papers enjoy, especially The Sunday Times which is operating in an increasingly competitive Sunday market.
* While this downswing will not be as sharp as the previous downturn (in 1979-81), not least given the very much lower level of inflation that we now have, a dull 1989 is bound to be followed by a difficult 1990.
* However, Mr Dennis also reckons that the current GNP numbers (still subject to revision) may be under-estimating the true steepness of the current downturn.
* The downturn was most marked with wines from the Beaujolais and Burgundy regions and with champagne, shipments of this declined by a third last year.
* A 5 p.c. reduction in gross margins on lower-margin desk-top computer products and the weakness in the market were blamed for last year's downturn but ICL says its share of the British computer market rose by one point to 19 p.c.
* During the sharp decline in strike activity which accompanied the industrial downturn of 1899-1901, worker-intelligentsia contact withered as the revolutionaries became absorbed in internal party bickering.
* A downturn is expected in 1993 since activity is anticipated to be lower as the company does not expect these contracts to be repeated.
* The downturn in financial revenues included a net realised financial profit of $34 million on foreign exchange earnings and an unrealised loss of $25 million on the cost of long-term finance for the shipping fleet.
* There was a particularly rapid downturn in sales in Scotland, which has underpinned CALA's performance in recent years.
