suppress
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Analysts say consumer spending appears to have slowed in the fourth quarter, suppressed in part by the record 43-day government shutdown in which hundreds of thousands of federal workers went unpaid.
From MarketWatch
Analysts say consumer spending appears to have slowed in the fourth quarter, suppressed in part by the record 43-day government shutdown in which hundreds of thousands of federal workers went unpaid.
From MarketWatch
However, she added that "the low inflation reading may prove temporary as shutdown-related data collection disruptions likely suppressed the figure, which could normalise higher once data gathering processes resume".
From Barron's
For export-driven systems built around subsidized capacity, suppressed domestic consumption and aggressive pricing abroad, that means foreign producers.
This “lock-in effect” has helped freeze the housing market for three straight years, suppressing the number of U.S. homes for sale and keeping inventory well below historic levels for most of that period.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
