Seasonally Quotes

You have to remember it's only exceptional and prolonged heat that changes trends, since the Commerce Department seasonally adjusts out all typical heat. The game is to try to figure out if the weather is seasonally abnormal. Except for this week, we've had a pretty normal summer in the Northeast. - John Ryding

You are entering a seasonally softer period, so you don't want to have inventory at a worse level in December than where you were exiting the September quarter. - Patrick Ho

Wolves need to act naturally, and they won't be able to do that if they are confined to the park. When they are seasonally unemployed during the winter, they will move outside the park. - Rob Edwards

While there's always room for improvement... we were very pleased with our results in what is a seasonally-challenging quarter. - John Chambers

While growing 5,6% (in January) compared with January last year, production in the sector declined on a seasonally adjusted basis by 2,7% from December. - Shireen Darmalingam

When you combine the fact that year two of a president's term in office is the weakest of the four, with two seasonally weak quarters, you get a result that's pretty dismal. - Sam Stovall

We're very pleased to report an adjusted net profit for what is seasonally our weakest quarter. Our people are working hard to provide excellent value for our customers and improve efficiency. Add to that a fare environment that allows us to recover a greater portion of our high fuel costs, and we've got a great start to the year. - Bill Ayer

We would expect the seasonally adjusted total to decline in the coming months, but there is not likely to be any major turnaround because companies are still restructuring and the structural problems on the labor market are still there. - Juergen Michels

We need to keep in mind that this is the time of year when weekly fluctuations can be hard to seasonally adjust. We may need a few more weeks to sort it out. Overall, the readings we've been getting suggest the deterioration in the labor market is slowing down. - Joshua Feinman