"We've heard the stories of economic distress over there," he says.

It was the first time that the Government had made public this indicator of its economic distress.

There is a risk of large-scale failure and economic distress.

These are often companies with financial reporting problems, economic distress, or in bankruptcy.

But it was not economic distress that precipitated the present crisis.

Yet Labor has not been able to turn economic distress into a clear lead in public opinion.

There are other subtle factors that have added to the economic distress.

It has also become a very visible symbol of the nation's economic distress.

But the current economic distress puts the outcome of an election in doubt.

Still, many seem to blame the government for the area's continuing economic distress and low property values.