Vocabulary III. Economic Trends
REPORTING BUSINESS
ANNOUNCE
ANNUAL
BEAR
BULL
BUY
CONDITIONS
CONFIDENCE
CONSUMER
CORPORATE
EMERGE
EVIDENCE
FIGURES
FINANCIAL
FIND
FULL
INFLATION
MARKET
POST
POWER
PROFIT
PURCHASE
QUARTER
QUARTERLY
RATE
RECORD
RELEASE
REPORT
REPORT(S)
REVEAL
SHOW
SHOW
SPEND
SURVEY(S)
TAX
YEAR
annual profits
bear market
bull market
buying power
market conditions
consumer confidence
consumer confidence - consumer spending
corporate profits / earnings
it emerged that ...
released figures
(current) financial year
found that ...
full-year
full-year results / profits / full year figures /
earnings
inflation rate
market conditions / bull market / bear market
(the) company posted a profit / loss / earnings
purchasing / buying power
a profit of (figure)
purchasing power
(first)-quarter profit(s) / earnings
quarterly profit / quarterly earnings
inflation rate
on record
released figures
(the) company reported (a loss / a profit)
according to the report ; annual report; reports
on ... - earnings report
revealed that ...
data / the report / official figures / the survey
showed that
show signs of
showing signs of growth
consumer spending
according to a / the survey (by) - the survey
found that
pre-tax
pre-tax profit(s)
(current) financial year - full-year
DOWNWARD TRENDS
BE
BRING
DECLINE
DIP
DOWN
DROP
EDGE
FALL
LAG
LOSE
LOSS
LOW
PLUMMET
RECORD
REDUCE
SHED
SLIP
(shares / prices) were down ... %
bring down (prices / rates)
to decline - a decline in (sales)
a sharp decline - a steep decline
a dip (in prices) / (prices) dipped (by ... percent)
(shares / prices) were down - down ... % - down
by ... % - down from ... %
a (sharp) drop in (sales) - (shares / prices)
dropped ... percent - dropped from ... to ...
edged down - edged lower
fell by ... percent - fell to ... percent - fell sharply
- a fall of ... percent - a ... percent fall in (prices)
(shares) lagged behind
(shares) lost ... percent - lost ground
a loss of ... - net loss
edged lower - a (two) week /month / year low the lowest level in (a year) - the lowest level
since (May) - record low
a record low - record low interest rates
(shares) plummeted
record low
a record low - record low interest rates
reduce (costs / debt)
(shares) shed ... percent
(shares) slipped ... percent
CRISIS AND COST-CUTTING
BANKRUPTCY
BUST
COLLAPSE
COMPETITION
CONDITION(S)
COST
CRASH
CUT
DEBT(S)
DEFICIT
DISAPPOINTING
DOWNTURN
GO
JOB
LOSS
MARKET
PERFORMANCE
POOR
PROFIT(S)
RED
RESCUE
RESTRUCTURING
RISE
RUN
SAVINGS
SLOW
SLOWDOWN
STRUGGLE
TOUGH
TRADE
WARNING
WEAK
file for bankruptcy - (forced / driven) into
bankruptcy
went bust
near collapse - close to collapse - the brink of
collapse
tough competition
tough trading conditions
cut costs - cost cuts - cost-cutting - cost savings rising costs
cost-cutting measures
market crash
cut costs - cost cuts - cost-cutting (measures) job cuts
trade deficit - budget deficit
disappointing sales
economic downturn
went bust
job cuts
loss-making (+ company or division)
heavy losses - pre-tax losses - job losses
market crash
poor performance
poor performance
poor sales
profit(s) warning
issued a profit warning
in / into the red
rescue plan(s)
restructuring plan(s)
rising costs
run out of (e.g. time / money / oil / steam)
cost savings
slow growth - to slow down
a slowdown in (e.g. consumer spending)
struggling to
tough trading conditions - tough competition
tough trading conditions
profit warning
issued a profit warning
weak sales
UPWARD TRENDS
BE
CLIMB
CONTINUE
EDGE
GO
GROW
HIGH
HIT
INCREASE
JUMP
LEVEL(S)
PEAK
POINT
PRICE(S)
price rise
rate rise
RECORD
REMAIN
RISE
SOAR
SURGE
UNCHANGED
UP
(sales / shares / profits) were up ... %
(shares / prices) climbed ... %
continued to (rise / grow)
edge up / edge higher
(interest rates / prices) went up
grow at (a ... pace / rate)
continue to grow
hit) a record high - a (two) -week / month / year
high - high levels - its highest level since May - its
highest level in 3 weeks - edge higher
(shares / prices) hit a record high - hit a two-year
high - hit record levels
(sales / shares) increased by ... % - an increase of
... % - an increase in (prices / sales / rates) - an
increase on (last year) - a ... % increase
a jump in (prices / shares / earnings) - (sales /
shares / profits) jumped ... %
record levels - high level(s) - highest level since /
in
hit record levels - at record levels
a peak of ... % / a peak in demand
quarter-point rise
RATE(S)
a record high / record levels
hit a record high - hit record levels - at record
levels
(likely to) remain high / strong
(prices / sales) rose by ... % - rose to ... % - a rise
of ... % - a ... % rise - a rise in (prices / sales /
rates / profits) - sharp rise - price rise - rate rise a quarter-point rise
(prices / shares / demand) soared
a surge in (oil prices) / (prices / sales / shares)
surged
remained unchanged - virtually unchanged
(sales / shares / profits) were up - up ... % - up by
... % - up from ... %
GROWTH AND RECOVERY
BENEFIT
BOOST
CREATE
CREATION
EXPAND
EXPANSION
GROW
GROWTH
HEALTHY
IMPROVE
IMPROVEMENT
JOB(S)
MAKE
MOVE
PACE
PICK
POTENTIAL
PROFIT
PROFITABILITY
PROFITABLE
RAPID
RECOVERY
RETURN
STEADY
STRENGTH
strong growth
TARGET(S)
TRACK
benefit from
boost sales / profits / growth
create jobs
job creation
expansion plans
fast-growing
strong growth - rapid growth - steady growth
earnings growth - economic growth - profits
growth - growth rate
healthy growth / sales
improved performance
create jobs - job creation
make a profit
move into (new markets / a new sector)
the pace of (growth) - at a ? pace
(growth / demand) picked up - a pick-up in
(demand)
potential for growth - growth potential
make a profit
return to profitability
highly profitable
rapid growth
economic recovery
return to (profit / profitability)
steady growth - held steady at
STRONG
strong earnings / performance / sales
meet targets
(back) on track
FORECASTS AND FORECASTS
BEAT
CONFIDENT
ESTIMATE(S)
EXPECT
EXPECTATIONS
FALL
FORECAST
LIKELY
LINE
MARKET
OUTLOOK
PREDICT
PROSPECT(S)
REMAIN
SEE
SET
SHORT
SPECULATION
STRONG
WEAK
beat expectations / forecasts
remain confident
analysts' / earnings estimates - according to
estimates / estimate (s) that
is / are expected to - are expecting
is expected to raise rates - are widely expected
to
market expectations
below expectations
fall short of
fell short of estimates / expectations / forecasts
a forecast - are forecast to
earnings / profit / market / sales forecast(s)
is likely to
is likely to rise
in line with
in line with market expectations
market expectations
economic / earnings / profit outlook
growth prospects - the prospect of (higher)
remains to be seen
remain confident
remains to be seen
are set to
prices are set to rise
fall short of
fell short of estimates / expectations / forecasts
bid speculation
stronger than
stronger than expected
weaker than
weaker than expected