The big tour operators will be hoping that economic uncertainty derails the trend of recent years for people to organise their own holidays instead of packages.
However, it is also very probable that the correction would have been shorter and the long-term economic trend more healthy.
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The U.S. Congress's refusal to give President Clinton "fast-track" trade negotiating authority is only the most publicized example of a trend throughout the region away from economic openness.
Nordvig argues the medium-term trend may be punctuated by economic weakness in the near-term, particularly as second quarter economic indicators are released.
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Immigration continues to offer the potential for above trend economic-growth in California.
"People will increasingly turn to volunteer work to lift their spirits during the economic crisis, " predicts trend analyst Kiwa Iyobe, of the New York City--based marketing consultancy Suite 2046.
In contrast to the better-than-average performance of the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, when examining the states where economic mobility is suffering, a new trend emerges: All nine of the states highlighted by Pew a underperforming against the national average fall south of the Mason Dixon line.
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Even as the planet has faced an unprecedented global economic crisis and recession, India weathered the worldwide trend and remained the second fastest growing major economy in the world after China - at a time when most countries suffered negative growth rates in at least one quarter in the last four years.
And while the rest of the nation wonders when the hemorrhaging will end, Silicon Valley is bucking this economic trend and once again proving that innovation and ingenuity can be the engine that drives our country out of these hard times.
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Would anybody seriously deny that the Reagan policies of the early 1980s had such a significant effect on economic growth and employment that they changed the growth trend line?
Whether this trend will survive the economic downturn remains to be seen, but there are a few hopeful signs.
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The strong jobs report to start 2012 continues a trend towards improving economic data that we have seen over the past few months.
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Despite a tripling of the monetary base since 2008 and cumulative deficit spending of 36% of GDP, America has experienced below trend economic growth and stubborn unemployment in the current recovery.
The trend reflected a downturn in economic growth, the document said.
Bikes are booming today--industry sales in 2011 are up 37%. (Fitness products do well during bad economic times.) Driving the trend are two American companies, Trek Bicycle of Waterloo, Wis. and Sinyard's Specialized Bicycle Components.
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Anyone who understands the economic consequences of government spending knows that this was a good trend if we want to promote long term economic expansion.
The region has enjoyed higher economic growth relative to industrialized countries, and this trend is expected to continue for the long term.
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The most important factor in producing a major trend change in the price of a stock, outside of economic conditions, is a change in the company.
And the overall trend here has been one of economic growth and one of positive private sector job creation.
The economic climate at home has encouraged the international trend--and even with that climate changing, some experts see the buying abroad trend continuing.
The trend makes sense, given the economic situation in the U.S. and the fact that many prospective buyers have been holding out on new purchases, resulting in a rising age for the fleet of vehicles on the road.
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The Bank is forecasting a rapid economic expansion of nearly 3.5% this year, well above the trend growth rate of 2.5%.
But should circumstances change and inflationary pressures start to build on the back of an accelerating economic recovery, the Fed has said it would be prepared to reverse the downward trend in interest rates without much delay.
Ihe IBC-Br is the index of monthly economic activity from the Central Bank, and the monthly GDP proxy is now been below trend for the seventh straight month.
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This trend has been accentuated by the current economic state of the United Kingdom and public-sector spending cuts.
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Top incomes were rising as part of a long-term economic trend, leading economists to overestimate the beneficial impact of tax cuts.
One only has to consider the UK case in the 1983-87 period, when the public finances moved into surplus whilst the economy enjoyed an extended period of above trend economic growth.
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"The general notion that we want to be greener, we want to conserve, we want to be healthier--that's a cultural trend that has not been thwarted by the economic downturn, " says Haney.
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