Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 63 sharpest decline 61 steepest decline 61 declines 58 steep declines 58 decline 56 steepest drop 55 steepest 47 falloff 46 precipitous drop 46 slight uptick 46 downward trend 45 decreases 44 Decreases 44 MSAs 44 precipitous decline 43 downturn 42 uptick 42 upswing 41 shrinkage 41 slowdown 41 weakest 41 downward slide 41 deceleration 41 sharpest 41 housing bubble burst 40 softness 40 decrease 40 declining 40 sequential improvement 40 drop 39 upward trend 39 contraction 39 downturns 38 lowest 38 laggards 38 downward revisions 38 upturn 37 fastest growing 37 outflows 37 slump 37 deterioration 37 heavily weighted 37 plummet 37 housing slump 36 +#.# % [004] 36 spike 36 prolonged slump 36 upward revisions 36 Declines 36 dropoff 36 -#.# [005] 36 sluggishness 36 slowest 36 plummeting 36 slackening 36 plummeted 36 slowest pace 36 nonfarm jobs 36 double digit percentages 36 weakness 36 steep 36 double digit 36 delinquencies 35 dip 35 subindex 35 nondurable goods 35 overbuilding 35 lagging 35 gains 35 shrank 35 driest 35 growth 35 lagged 35 slowdowns 35 decliners 35 nonresidential construction 35 index 34 bright spots 34 shrinking 34 economic downturn 34 resurgence 34 -#.# [002] 34 stagnation 34 dipped 34 recession 34 softening 34 losses 34 risen sharply 34 worst 34 freefall 34 risen steadily 34 improvement 34 laggard 34 rise 34 slumping 33 lagged behind 33 bounceback 33 slide 33 sectoral indices 33 indices 33 decreased