contraction

Therefore, even a tiny exposure to their blood could lead to contraction of the disease.

A slump in trade alongside a drop in business investment led the economy to a sharper-than-anticipated contraction in the second quarter, though data has since signaled a modest recovery.

“Their drastic pullback in production and employment led to a pretty severe industry contraction that has contributed to some strain on our funds. We’ll be looking to them to help fix that with us.”

The second quarter growth - the fastest pace in nearly two years - followed a contraction earlier this year.

“At a time when America’s film and television industry is still struggling due to globalization and industry contraction, further unnecessary job losses only make a bad situation worse,” the statement read.