The result, he said, is that growth may slow in the coming months.

Investors seem to be worried that economic growth will slow in the coming months because of $50-plus oil.

The economy slowed to a 2.8 percent rate of growth in the first three months of 1995, the Government reported today.

Growth of business-service jobs has slowed in recent months while health services have been particularly strong, the Department reported.

The retailer said sales declines across the group had started to slow in recent months.

Of course, consumer spending could slow in coming months.

Other data show, however, that total acquisitions by American companies worldwide slowed slightly in the first six months of the year.

Economic growth slowed sharply in the first three months of this year, according to preliminary government estimates.

Property values have risen 10 to 15 percent a year since 2002, according to real estate agents, though the increase has slowed in recent months.

The economy has substantially slowed in the last five months, and there are few signals that inflation is building.