The broad message is the same, even if it is a slightly larger contraction than expected.
On balance, stabilization seems to be the order of business, rather that contraction or acceleration.
Anything above 50 constitutes growth, while 50 means no change and below 50 suggests economic contraction.
The report said that the U.S. is now in its tenth consecutive quarter of year-on-year contraction.
The contraction in the economy raised fears that the UK may slip back into recession.
The stock market sniffs more than minimal GDP contraction and a 10% decline in earnings.
With my first child, I had no idea what a contraction would feel like.
Recession is often defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth - or economic contraction.
All told, 15 out of 27 industrial sectors all witnessed a contraction in February.
That would place the country in recession, typically defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
The production sector was revised down from a 1.8% contraction to a 1.9% contraction.
It invariably leads to an economic contraction when government decides the negatives outweigh the positives.
Because stocks are good things to buy during an expansion, but not during a contraction.
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An index above 50 shows growth in manufacturing, while a figure below 50 implies a contraction.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's March business-activity index showed expansion, while economists had expected contraction.
Portugal, whose Q4 GDP fell 1.3%, also saw a second consecutive quarter of economic contraction.
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France provided the biggest surprise, with GDP expanding 0.2%, compared to an expected 0.2% contraction.
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The body has forecast a contraction in the Italian economy of 2.4% this year.
If confirmed in the final index, September will be the third-straight month of contraction.
The rub is that the contraction is expected to intensify in the near term.
France led the decline with a 16.2% market contraction, closely followed by Italy, which fell 14.3%.
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This ensures that the expansion and contraction of the spiral is perfectly symmetric, improving isochronism.
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Some economists warn that Hong Kong is heading for a record contraction this year.
And with Osama bin Laden now gone, that contraction could unfold faster than expected.
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This was partially offset by a 5.4% contraction in electrical and instrument engineering over the year.
' And she said the worst part of a contraction will probably last around 10 seconds.
In a contraction, purchasing power goes down as loans are repaid or written off.
The contraction of imports for processing trade does not bode well for the export outlook either.
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To put this fact into context, the entire peak-to-trough contraction in the 2001 recession was 1.3%!
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It should be enough to keep the economic contraction down to 4 quarters of misery.
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