71.   North Korea, whose economy has been shrinking for the past five years, is believed to be in dire need of help.

72.   Norman Williams, an economist, said he expects the German economy will shrink the first quarter of this year.

73.   Officials have hinted the economy may shrink further in the coming months.

74.   Purchasing power has dropped steeply over the last months and the economy is shrinking.

75.   Sales continue to clock positive growth even as the economy shrinks.

76.   Some said Argentine growth could be flat or the economy could even shrink slightly in the coming year.

77.   The Asian Development Bank joined other recent forecasts in predicting that Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea will see their economies shrink this year.

78.   The economy shrank in the March quarter, and a recession is official when there are two consecutive quarters of contraction.

79.   The economy shrank slightly in the last two quarters of last year.

80.   The economy has been shrinking for almost all of this decade.