They had slumped since his departure four years earlier and were now Division One strugglers.

Singh has been trying to resuscitate his game, which has slumped since last year.

Hoteliers are also hoping to see a revival in Asian travel, which has slumped since the regional economic crisis of the late 1990's.

Instead, it has slumped since its first week of trading.

Libya's oil sector has slumped since the early 1980's.

The average citizen's monthly income has slumped since July from $70 to about $40.

The stock has slumped more than 30 percent since August.

Productivity growth has indeed slumped since the mid-1960's.

According to figures from comparison website Energyhelpline.com the wholesale cost of gas has already slumped 21pc since the peak in early September.

A spokesman said that more than half of the job cuts would be in the company's travel business, which has slumped sharply since the Sept. 11 attacks.