`` However , the rapidly increasing costs and the strengthening of the euro were challenging for the whole industry , and they impacted on our results . ''
The sentence indicates a negative situation as it mentions 'rapidly increasing costs' and 'strengthening of the euro' which were 'challenging for the whole industry' and 'impacted on our results'. These phrases suggest financial difficulty and negative impact.
Analyze the sentence and determine if the sentiment of the sentence is neutral, positive or negative.

`` However , the rapidly increasing costs and the strengthening of the euro were challenging for the whole industry , and they impacted on our results . ''
user
The sentence indicates a negative situation as it mentions 'rapidly increasing costs' and 'strengthening of the euro' which were 'challenging for the whole industry' and 'impacted on our results'. These phrases suggest financial difficulty and negative impact. Therefore, the sentiment of the sentence is negative.
assistant