Word: modestly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...three decades. The cutback in spending led to plant closures. Industrial output fell 0.2% last month, and shrank by 1.9% in 1991, the first yearly decline since the 1981-82 recession. One piece of good news did emerge. The weak economy managed to contain inflation. Consumer prices rose a modest 3.1% in 1991, the lowest in five years...
...worries that the army might not fully support the cease-fire. As the U.N. dispatched observers over the weekend to monitor the fragile peace, the truce appeared to be holding. Said a European diplomat in Zagreb: "Every quiet day is a great gift; we've all learned to be modest in our hopes...
...help finance middle-class relief, the rich would get some form of modest increase. One way would be to boost the top marginal tax rate a few points; another would be to add a surtax on millionaires' income...
...underlying change in the way American consumers and business leaders think about saving and spending will make the recovery one of the slowest in history and the 1990s a decade of lowered expectations. Many economists agree that the U.S. will face at least several years of very modest growth, probably in the 2% to 3% range, as consumers and companies work off the vast debt they assumed in the 1980s. But there is much to be gained. Increased investment and long-term thinking, if it endures, could help rebuild the competitiveness of American industry and bring back the kind...
...charges banks for borrowing money, is a bellwether for interest costs throughout the economy. The average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage last week was 8.24%, the lowest in 18 years. At the same time, election-year pressures are likely to push Washington into enacting a few modest tax breaks to stimulate growth...