Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 47 falloff 46 slump 45 slumping 45 prolonged slump 45 downturn 44 economic downturn 43 slowdown 42 dot com bust 42 dropoff 42 steepest drop 42 recession 41 decline 41 sharpest decline 41 uptick 40 steepest decline 40 precipitous decline 39 slumps 39 slight uptick 39 sluggish 39 precipitous drop 39 steep declines 39 upswing 38 retailers 38 downturns 38 slowdowns 37 discounters 37 declines 37 nose dive 37 skyrocketing 37 Great Recession 37 double digit percentages 36 recessions 36 glut 36 deepest recession 36 dismal 35 credit crunch 35 bounceback 35 economic downturns 35 surge 35 housing bubble burst 35 housing slump 35 resurgence 35 deepening recession 35 upturn 35 penny pinching 34 blip 34 doldrums 34 recessionary 34 rough patch 34 meltdown 34 cutbacks 34 worst 34 oversupply 34 unseasonably warm weather 34 nosedive 34 Great Depression 34 sticker shock 34 layoffs 34 discounting 34 discounter 34 unseasonably cold 33 spike 33 Slumping 33 downslide 33 lingering effects 33 sales 33 downward trend 33 downward slide 33 growing pains 33 dot com boom 33 bankruptcies 33 overbuilding 33 gangbusters 33 double digit 33 slowest 33 turnaround 33 slowest pace 33 shortfalls 33 shakeout 32 lackluster 32 steepest 32 shortages 32 Vitner 32 surging 32 sagging 32 hemorrhaging 32 overcapacity 32 steep discounts 32 disastrous 32 subpar 32 backlogs 32 malaise 32 layaway 32 sluggishness 32 unseasonably 32 midyear 32 snowstorms 32 horrendous 32 industrywide 32 prices 32 tanked