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frames- The report offered new evidence that [ARG1 the nation 's export growth] [ARGM-ADV , though *-1 still continuing ,] [ARGM-MOD may] be [rel slowing] .
- Many people believe 0 [ARG1 the growth in dividends] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP next year] , although a minority see double-digit gains continuing .
- The British balance-of-payments statistics show that [ARGM-TMP after the top tax rate was cut *-1 to 40 %] , [ARG1 the flow abroad of British capital] [rel slowed] , to [ARG4-to 50 billion pounds -LRB- $ 79 billion *U* at the current rate -RRB-] in 1988 from [ARG3-from 93 billion pounds] in 1986 .
- An inflation gauge that *T*-1 measures the quarterly change in prices of an array of goods and services [rel slowed] [ARG1 its growth] to [ARG4-to a 2.9 % annual rate] in the third quarter from [ARG3-from 5 %] in the second .
- Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady called the 2.5 % pace `` good , solid growth , '' although he said 0 he expects [ARG1 the expansion] to [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP in the fourth quarter] .
- Anheuser-Busch plans *-1 to aggressively discount its major beer brands , * setting the stage for a price war as [ARG1 the beer industry 's growth] [rel slows] .
- Moreover , a recent government report showing widespread layoffs in manufacturing had contributed to perceptions that [ARG1 the manufacturing sector of the economy] had [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to a crawl] .
- Analysts say 0 they think 0 durable goods orders fell about 1 % , compared with a 3.9 % gain in August , and that [ARG1 growth in the third quarter] [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to about 2.3 %] from [ARG3-from the second quarter 's 2.5 %] .
- Mr. Pedroli notes that [ARG1 the GNP deflator , a measure of inflation ,] is expected *-1 to [rel slow] , which *T*-2 would give the Federal Reserve more room 0 * to ease key U.S. rates *T*-3 .
- The consensus view on real GNP , the total value of the U.S. output of goods and services adjusted * for inflation , calls for [ARG1 a 2.3 % gain on an annual basis] , [rel slowing] [ARGM-EXT somewhat] from [ARG3-from the second quarter 's 2.5 %] , but still fairly strong .
- A sudden , forced cutback by consumers , who *T*-1 normally account for about two-thirds of economic activity , would damp the economy at [ARGM-TMP a time] when [ARG1 plant-and-equipment spending] is [rel slowing] and deficit-racked governments ca n't readily take up the slack *T*-2 .
- But before [ARG1 import growth] [rel slowed] , China 's buying spree in the first half already had taken its toll on foreign-exchange reserves .
- Among other things , economists note that [ARG1 consumer spending] is [rel slowing] , corporate profit margins are being squeezed *-1 , business confidence is slipping and construction and manufacturing industries are depressed .
- [ARG1 Import growth from the year-earlier months] [rel slowed] to 16 % in July and [ARG4-to 7.1 %] in August , [ARGM-ADV compared with an average growth rate of 26 % in the first half] .
- [ARG1 Import growth from the year-earlier months] [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to 16 %] in July and 7.1 % in August , [ARGM-ADV compared with an average growth rate of 26 % in the first half] .
- One reason for these hybrids is that [ARG1 indexing 's rapid growth] is [rel slowing] , [ARGM-PNC particularly for those `` plain vanilla '' funds that *T*-1 mirror the S&P 500] .
- [ARG1 Takeover activity] [ARGM-MOD will] [rel slow] down [ARGM-ADV as more and more banks tighten their lending requirements] , he says 0 *T*-1 .
- But [ARG1 industrywide trading activity] [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in September] [ARGM-ADV as institutional investors turned cautious and individuals continued *-1 to shy away from the market] .
- The surge in competition is expected *-1 to stir new life into [ARGM-LOC the huge mainframe market] , where [ARG1 growth] has [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to single digits] [ARGM-TMP in recent years] *T*-2 .
- Stocks rose slightly as [ARG1 trading activity] [rel slowed] from [ARG3-from the frenzied pace earlier this week] .
- However , [ARG1 inflation for 1990] was seen *-1 [rel slowing] to [ARG4-to 4.5 %] .
- [ARG1 Activity] continued *-1 to [rel slow] from [ARG3-from the hectic pace set * during the market 's plunge late Friday and its rebound Monday] , [ARGM-TMP as players began *-2 to set their sights on events coming later this week] .
- Stock prices rose slightly as [ARG1 trading] [rel slowed] , while bonds ended *-1 little changed despite a slumping dollar .
- Mr. Driscoll said that , despite continued weakness in the region 's real estate market , Bank of New England expects [ARG1 the rate of increase in nonperforming assets] to [rel slow] [ARGM-TMP in coming quarters] .
- But [ARG1 the specialty-material segment] [rel slowed] [ARGM-MNR somewhat] and consumer products continued below expectations .
- While it has predicted that [ARG1 overall growth in unit sales of personal computers] is [rel slowing] to [ARG4-to about a 10 % yearly rate] , its own products are selling at a much faster rate because many are geared *-1 to the high-performance end of the market .
- `` But [ARG1 the horrendous pace of call volume in the first half-hour] [rel slowed] [ARGM-MNR considerably] . ''
- [ARG1 Security Pacific 's earnings growth] [rel slowed] [ARGM-TMP in the third quarter] , but the Los Angeles bank holding company was still able *-1 to post a 10 % increase in net income because of robust growth in residential real-estate and consumer loans .
- Dealers said 0 morning activity was hectic as prices dropped in response to gains in the stock market and losses in Treasury securities , but [ARG1 trading] [rel slowed] to [ARG4-to moderate levels] [ARGM-TMP in the afternoon] .
- Many bond market participants will be closely eying the action of the Federal Reserve , which *T*-1 might repeat its October 1987 injection of huge amounts of liquidity * to buoy the financial markets and keep [ARG1 the economy] from *-2 [rel slowing] into [ARG4-into a recession] .