Now the growth engines of Asia offer an alternative.

"It has been one of the key growth engines of the economy throughout the 1980's," he added.

"The growth engine has run out of steam," an expert said.

It's why small businesses are called the "backbone" or "growth engine" of the American economy.

Revenue at the business, which had been the company's growth engine in recent years, fell 6 percent.

Sure, the global benefits are dubious, but as an economic policy it's quite successful and a growth engine.

On one hand, China is an outstanding growth engine.

Asia will remain the world's growth engine in the coming decades.

If their frugality gives companies a new reason to avoid big investments, the economy will be left without a growth engine.

This product is expected to be the growth engine of company in the future.