The decline came after new data showed that the United States trade deficit had widened to what some economists said was a worrisome level.

Inventories have been increasing, specialists say, but they are not yet at worrisome levels.

But low prices bring rising imports, he said, and imports are growing to a worrisome level.

Today, the company finds itself sailing into a recession with a worrisome level of debt and high interest payments.

Consumer prices are rising at a moderate annual rate of 5.2 percent, indicating that inflation is unlikely to climb to worrisome levels.

A recent survey of seven states by the agency found worrisome levels of radon in many homes.

Today, he suggested that consumer confidence had declined to potentially more worrisome levels.

The cash registers weren't pinging, and his bank balance was dwindling to a worrisome level.

His red blood cell count was slipping to worrisome levels.

For their part, individual corporate leaders said they saw little evidence so far that inflation had reached worrisome levels.