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Example sentences for: downturn

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Most analysts cite two reasons for the market's downturn: an unexpectedly large increase in the product price index (generally a harbinger of inflation), and comments by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan warning banks to keep plenty of reserves.
The two papers attribute the weak exports and strong imports behind the gap to the global economic downturn.
Though it's possible that a Florida jury handing down a verdict in a class-action suit that could mean the companies will be shelling out even more multibillion-dollar payments might have something to do with the downturn."
In fact, an economic downturn of any significant size would destroy efforts to balance the budget in 2002, and could push the deficit back toward $200 billion.
The government itself relies on revenue from land sales to finance its budget, while banks are too heavily exposed in property lending to allow any property downturn.