deceleration

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A Wall Street Journal poll forecasts a slowdown in retail sales growth to 3% on the year over January-February, alongside a sharp deceleration in FAI to 0.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

While Dollar General’s forecast for comparable sales growth beat expectations, it marked a deceleration from 3% growth in fiscal 2025, putting the company on track to end three years of acceleration.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The deceleration was driven largely by a 9.2% plunge in energy prices after the government rolled out subsidies to help households cope with rising living costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The property market is still in the midst of a downturn that started in 2020, though the pace of deceleration is slowing.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

I did some basic acceleration and deceleration, turned in increasingly tight circles, and even did a power-stop.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir