"With the surpluses now nearly exhausted and the economy slumping, the difficult decisions have been left for the next administration to make."

Germany's economy is still slumping, but hopes for a brighter future are taking hold.

The economy slumped, coins ceased to be minted and hard times set in.

The economy slumped, and Randazzo almost turned into a ghost town.

Once again, the economy was slumping due to another energy crisis.

Taiwan's government reported that the economy slumped 8.36 percent during the last three months of 2008.

They point out that corporate bad debts have soared as the economy has slumped.

But almost as soon as the company had got established, the economy slumped.

That may have only worsened as the economy slumped since the survey data was collected.

They left to work as independents in the late-80's when the economy slumped.