In 2002, the transport sector saw a revival of river transport and a marked increase in the volume of road freight, while air freight, which had begun to decline several years earlier, continued its downward trend, owing to its prohibitive cost, weak purchasing power and a sluggish domestic economy.

For every trend on this planet, there's a counter trend.

The deleveraging of governments, financial institutions, and households is one major cause of the sluggish economic recovery. But sluggish growth means less tax revenue and more demands for payments to cushion hardship, placing pressure on government budgets.

Japan recorded its highest annual growth rate since 1996, whereas the European Union recovery remained sluggish.

This raises the question of whether Japan s current problems sluggish growth, high public debt, and rapid population aging presage a similar trend across East Asia. Similar problems are already appearing in South Korea, while China has been driven to loosen its one child policy and unveil plans for economic reforms aimed at reviving growth.

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These examples indicate a trend.

There is a trend here.

We have a decent trend.

That trend must be reversed.

That trend should be encouraged.

This is a welcome trend.

This is a positive trend.

But this trend is less unambiguous.

So where does this trend stop?

The current trend is toward decentralization.

Crime statistics show a positive trend.

This trend seems to have continued.

And this is the trend in well being over that time, a small increase, but this is the trend in ecological footprint.

But you see a very clear trend.

The statements in question mark that trend.

He hoped that that trend would be sustained.

But we can halt and reverse that trend.

This trend was clearly reflected in funding patterns.

That is an upward and quite discomforting trend.

There was no upward trend from 2000 2003.

The Bank of England has warned economic growth will remain sluggish as it kept interest rates on hold amid a tightening squeeze on family incomes.

It's the female trend, and it's the sustainability trend, that are going to create some of the most interesting investment opportunities in the years to come.

And that's a very important trend to think about.

This trend is the same among adult women (22 ).

This trend analysis uses the outcomes of relevant research.

Unfortunately, the current trend is towards underrepresentation for Asia.

No efforts must be spared to reverse this trend.

Would the trend become more pronounced in the future?

This trend is also visible at the middle level.

have got these surveys in place in their database, then they use advanced mathematical formulas to produce a trend line, and the trend line looks like this.

These setbacks are hardly a coincidence. Persistent sluggish growth throughout the developed world has left major economies unusually vulnerable to the inevitable bumps in the road.

Again, we're seeing that trend across Europe, across North America.

This chart is going to document a very similar trend.

Today, proactive legislation constitutes the dominant trend in E.U. countries.

That trend will encourage other developed countries to do likewise.

This trend can be amply illustrated by the following examples.