Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 45 dropoff 44 falloff 44 slumping 44 steep 43 precipitous drop 39 slight uptick 39 surging 38 uptick 38 slight dip 38 bloated inventories 37 slump 37 industrywide slump 36 sharp deceleration 36 steep declines 36 depleted stockpiles 35 rising 35 precipitous declines 35 decline 35 precipitous decline 35 upswing 35 shrinking 35 spike 35 surge 35 slowdown 35 sagging 34 unseasonably 34 prolonged slump 34 housing slump 34 sizable 34 double whammy 34 slowing 34 dwindling 34 struggling 34 Mortgage delinquencies 34 unseasonably warm temperatures 34 downturn 34 influx 34 lingering effects 34 Streshley 33 steeper declines 33 inverted yield curve 33 midseason slump 33 rebounded smartly 33 uneven pavement 33 unseasonably cool 33 struggling mightily 33 credit debacles 33 economic downturn 33 Anemic 33 cratering 33 lagging 33 unseasonably warm weather 33 Karevoll 33 dropoffs 32 inventory overhang 32 prolonged drought 32 skyrocketing 32 sluggish 32 souring 32 STOCKS Indexes 32 cyclical nature 32 plummeting 32 Stagnant 32 multicar crash 32 rebounded 32 stagnant 32 declining 32 declines 32 steeper 32 glut 32 Slumping 32 NABE forecasters 32 bleaker outlook 31 heavily dependent 31 hefty 31 resurgence 31 sharply 31 soaring 31 Forecasts ranged 31 Mark Vitner 31 ultracompetitive 31 soaring loonie 31 Drew Matus senior 31 catfish bite 31 Stocks fluctuate 31 decelerating 31 Gasoline inventories rose 31 Nonresidential construction 31 rebounded nicely 31 faltering 31 wipeouts 31 spate 31 sharp 31 double digit percentages 31 confluence 31 fuller planes 31 rough patch 31 Cushing inventories 30 slowed 30 mild winters 30 unseasonably cold