The country had also suffered a longer and worse slump than its competitors.
Shipping, as you know, is going through the worst slump in its whole history.
At that time, eight years ago, my writing had fallen into a bad slump.
They are in their worst slump since 1983-84, when they lost seven of eight.
Japanese manufacturers face the worst slump in more than a decade.
It came during the Devils' worst slump of the season.
The hotel industry is trying to climb out of its worst slump in 30 years.
This year, the worst slump of his career nearly did.
After all, the venture capital business had just experienced the worst slump of its 30-year history.
The industry had great success in 1994, which led to overcapacity and a bad slump.