Business had been slowing over the last couple of years.
The forward motion then slowed over the next 12 hours.
Production slowed down over the years, there is one new episode per year at most.
But growth in the banking industry is expected to slow considerably over the next several years.
Still, history suggests that the pace of the rally will slow over the next six months.
The growth in real income of this group slowed over the second and third Labour terms.
But the pace of consolidation has slowed over the last few years.
It fell free and then slowed suddenly, a mile over the ocean.
Business slowed down over the weekend, but became busy again on Monday and has continued to build.
Nationally, the prison population continues to grow, although the rate has slowed over the last five years.