Since then, it has been growing modestly, although its growth is not keeping pace with the country as a whole (see table).

"If personal income is still growing modestly, your withholdings would stay the same."

"It shows that consumer spending continues to grow modestly," she said.

Sales grew modestly in July for the nation's biggest general retailers, according to company reports issued yesterday.

After growing modestly during the 1990s, the population of Olney decreased by 2.3% between 2000 and 2010 (from 37,366 to 36,474).

The gross domestic product, after growing modestly in 2009 and 2010, has hardly expanded at all this year.

The company income grew modestly in the late 1950s.

Although the economy grew modestly in the second quarter of this year, analysts doubt that the rate can be sustained.

Analysts also said the Mexican economy should grow modestly next year, despite high interest rates, even if oil prices did not rise much.

The following day, 14 leading retailers said sales grew modestly in April.