31.   Like other Japanese automakers, Nissan has been seriously hurt by the recent economic slowdown in Japan.

32.   Many industry officials say those figures are ambitious during the recent economic slowdown.

33.   McCallum said he and Fox discussed the impact the recent economic slowdown has had on both Wisconsin and Mexico.

34.   Obuchi and Hu also agreed that Japan and China must cooperate to help Asia overcome its recent economic slowdown.

35.   The decline also reflects a recent slowdown in economic growth, economists say.

36.   The recent global slowdown and the drop in semiconductor prices are chipping away at their profits.

37.   While there remains little threat of inflation in Europe, the fear that its recent economic slowdown could spiral into a deflationary recession has also started to evaporate.

38.   But it had bconomy pulls out of the recent slowdown.

39.   Chow said in an article in the Business Post that during the recent economic slowdown, there had been a clamour of voices from some sectors for government intervention.

40.   The rise had been seen as one cause of the recent slowdown in the German economy.