Recent indications of weakness in the economy have led consumers to be more conservative with their pruchases; so depressed have sales figures been as a result that the governmet has launched several initiatives to actively encourage consumer spending.

a)
b) the sales figures have been so depressed as a result that
c) as a result, so depressed has the sales been that
d) the resulting sales figures having been so depressed that
e) the sales figures have been so depressed that, as a result