Consumer nations say these prices could slow economic growth and spark inflation.

Over those 15 years, slow economic growth meant unemployment and inflation.

This is not simply a result of slow economic growth.

Despite slow economic growth, unemployment has remained near record lows of about 5 percent.

Instead, he sketched out a disturbing future of chronically weak demand and slow economic growth.

The move has raised concerns about slow economic growth in China, the world's third largest economy.

The National Treasury said labour strife had cut into mining production enough to slow economic growth.

The National Treasury said labor strife had cut into mining production enough to slow economic growth.

But on the other, slow economic growth could push inflation below the target in the medium-term.

The spending cuts could slow economic growth considerably.

President Barack Obama highlighted the changes as an example of efforts to curtail rules that slow economic growth.

Her term has been plagued by slow economic growth and prices rising at around 6 percent a year.

Uncertainty about the new government and a fall off in immigration and housing will slow economic growth, Westpac Bank predicts.

The first measure might slow economic growth, however, if it reduced companies' ability to hire capable and competitively priced foreign workers.

Those challenges include slow economic growth in Canada and sustained low interest rates, said Colleen Johnston, TD Bank's chief financial officer.

It expects them to limit credit to the most risky sectors - in particular, agriculture - which would slow economic growth.