The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth, but Japan still remains a major economic power, both in Asia and globally.
A slowdown in the property market, more intense global competition, and increased costs, however, have compelled government economists to lower Ireland's growth forecast slightly for 2008.
The current economic slowdown and inflexible budget items have pushed the deficit above the EU's 3% debt limit.
The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.
Bolivia's GDP failed to grow in 2001 due to the global slowdown and laggard domestic activity.
New Zealand is heavily dependent on trade - particularly in agricultural products - to drive growth, and it has been affected by the global economic slowdown and the slump in commodity prices.
Continued tight monetary and fiscal policies have helped slow inflation - although inflationary pressures are mounting - and stabilize the exchange rate, but have resulted in the slowdown of economic growth (moving from 1.
This has helped cushion the economy from a slowdown in the euro area.
Drought conditions depressed activity in the key agricultural sector, and contributed to an economic slowdown in 1999.
The economy experienced a major slowdownin the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.
The slowdown in Japanese economic growth has been reflected in less vigorous growth in the tourism sector.
The slowdown in the growth of labor-intensive industries such as manufacturing has caused unemployment to rise to 11.
Consumer spending recovered following a slowdown early in 2006, when banks tightened lending to address a sharp increase in delinquent consumer debt.
The lingering economic slowdownand inflexible budget items have pushed the budget deficit above the eurozone's 3%-of-GDP limit.
The slowdown in growth - along with displacements caused by structural adjustments in preparation for the EC single market - has pushed an already high unemployment rate up to 19%.
The slowdown has been due mostly to a reduction in construction activities and stagnation in the Colon Free Zone and financial services, the three fastest growing sectors early in the decade.
The slowdown in 1995 was largely due to an appreciation of the Austrian schilling and its negative effect on exports and tourism.
The drop in GDP in 2001 was largely the result of the global economic slowdown and lower oil prices.
The current economic slowdownhas thrown the government's goal of balancing the budget by 2004 off track.
Cuba paid high prices for oil imports in the face of slumping prices in the key sugar and nickel industries and suffered a slowdown in tourist arrivals following September 11.
The economy felt the impact of the global economic slowdown in 2001, particularly in the high-tech export sector; the growth rate was cut by nearly half.
Growth fell off in 2001, largely due to the slowdown in the US economy.
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The slowdown in economic activity, however, has helped to check the inflation of the 1970s.
