Sentences with phrase «above the average rate of»

Miami fell in the middle on our metrics, with its 4.1 % February 2018 unemployment rate falling just above the average rate of 4.0 % among the 40 largest metro areas, and a Q3 2017 weekly wage of $ 963 just below the average of $ 1,095.

Columbus» metro area February 2018 unemployment rate of 3.8 % was just below the average rate of 4.0 % among the 40 largest metro areas, and its 2016 GDP growth rate of 2.5 % was just above the average rate of 2.2 %.

Lastly, we look to see if there is a great history of reinvestment of the free cash - flow as well as a significant opportunity to reinvest free cash - flow and earn above average rates of return.

Wyeth chose Ireland for the above average rate of life science graduates among its population — 200 graduate with BScs and MScs in biotechnology each year.

Indianapolis Indianapolis, the capital city of Indiana, has a population of about 780,000, making it Indiana's most populous city, the third largest city in the Midwest and the 13th largest in the U.S.. Although Levine chose Indianapolis as a setting that represented a sense of home and safe predictability, Indianapolis actually has an above average rate of violent crime - 883 incidents per 100,000 people.

The upside of valuation timing is that it greatly increases your odds of above average rates of return in the long run.

Companies which have unique advantages are able to fend off competitors and provide above average rates of return on capital.

2) It's tangible, insurable, and can be improved to increase it's value, 3) with «change of use», above average rates of return are entirely possible.

Purchasing an investment whose price is less than its value greatly improves the odds of above average rates of return on investment.

Tobias Carlisle, in Deep Value (affiliate link) provides evidence that this may be the best Return On Total Assets Ratio to single out stocks that can provide above average rates of return.

When you find quality at bargain prices then you have an investment where the odds are heavily in your favor for an above average rate of return.

The larger the required margin of safety the higher the probability of an above average rate of return.

That said, when you figure in statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that rank Florida second in the nation for traffic fatalities, and take into account Florida's propensity for severe weather and the above average rate of property damage claims that result (flood, wind, and hail damage, for example), it's easy to see why insurance providers in Florida aren't quick to give any handouts.

The hidden job market is still the employer's market because of above average rates of unemployment in most areas.

We are committed to preserving your investment capital, and strive to earn an above average rate of return on all investments.

Not exact matches

(That's not as odd a result as the study that showed 94 percent of college professors rated themselves above average compared to their peers, though.)

Gravity's 91 percent retention rate over the past three years — far above the industry average of about 68 percent — has been crucial to its success.

Bernanke noted that when the Fed launched its first round of bond buying in late 2008, the average rate on a 30 - year fixed - rate mortgage was a little above 6 percent.

Although as recently as 2016 Hyundai was rated one of the «worst brands» by The Balance, the Korean car manufacturer now enjoys above - average satisfaction and record sales.

They rank above average in delinquency rates on all types of debt and rank in the top 10 for lowest rates of auto loan delinquency and credit - card delinquency.»

The rate of entrepreneurs is above the national average and so is the startup density, making it clear entrepreneurs are flocking to Colorado's capital city.

In 2014, per person health - care spending grew 5.4 percent, well above the overall inflation rate of less than 1 percent, and the center expects spending to rise at an average rate of 5.8 percent a year from 2014 to 2024.

So the growth rate of the 19 years that England is above 90 percent debt - to - GDP are averaged into one number.

Belgium, in particular, has 26 years with debt - to - GDP above 90 percent, with an average growth rate of 2.6 percent (though this is only counted as one total point due to the weighting above).

But this weighting significantly reduces the average; if you weight by the number of years you find a higher growth rate above 90 percent.

Colorado's 3.6 % unemployment rate was well below the national rate of 5.0 % and its average weekly wage of $ 932 was above the national average of $ 871.

First and foremost, each of those five locations have populations of 1 million or more, as well as a median home price that's below the national average, and an unemployment rate that's above it.

Asked about driving a culture innovation in general, 76 percent of leaders rated themselves as above average or excellent.

They also posted a 2.8 percent annualized failure rate for their 4 TB Seagate drives — below Backblaze's average annual failure rate reported in the study above — which is as close as we have to a comprehensive report on a specific hard drive manufacturer's reliability as of this writing.

As a result, personal income tax revenues grew at a 15.1 percent rate in the fourth quarter of 2017, well above the 3.2 percent average rate of the previous four quarters.

There are a multitude of reasons as to why this occurs but it's a powerful enough force that many investors have done quite well for themselves over an investing lifetime by focusing on dividend stocks, specifically one of two strategies - dividend growth, which focuses on acquiring a diversified portfolio of companies that have raised their dividends at rates considerably above average and high dividend yield, which focuses on stocks that offer significantly above - average dividend yields as measured by the dividend rate compared to the stock market price.

The faith in the effectiveness of interest rate cuts has driven the percentage of bearish investment advisors to a dangerously low 25.5 %, while the average equity allocation of Wall Street strategists is now above 70 %, the highest level in this market cycle and quite probably a record.

From around the middle of 2017, the average interest rates on the stock of outstanding variable interest - only loans increased to be about 40 basis points above interest rates on equivalent P&I loans (Graph 2).

The roll rate — the percentage of credit card users who «roll» from early stage delinquencies to 60 - 89 day delinquencies — reached the highest since 2008 for one credit card program, while delinquencies for another were above the 10 - year average, according to Royal Bank of Canada credit analyst Vivek Selot.

It's just above 2 percent (the Fed's target rate), meaning investors expect inflation to average a little over 2 percent between December of 2021 and December of 2026.

Like the rest of New England, Maine has residential electricity rates that are above the national average.

In fact, tuition rates are rising by an average of 3.5 % above inflation every year.

Moreover, if we look at periods when the economy was in an expansion, trend uniformity was negative, and the S&P price / peak - earnings ratio was above its historical average of 14 (it's currently 21), the average total return drops to a -8 % annualized rate.

So far, they have an engagement rate of 27 % -38 %, which Assad claims is well above the industry average.

What I expected, Oro, is that average growth rates during Xi's 2012 - 2022 term would not exceed 3 - 3.5 %, and that the only thing that would keep it up above those levels would be an acceleration of credit growth to unsustainable levels.

Otherwise, the FY2015 - FY2017 LTI plan (including the three - year average annual EPS growth rate goals described above and the threshold, target and maximum payouts) for the named executive officers is consistent with the terms of the LTI program as described above.

If you have a 1 percent conversion rate and a $ 100 value of conversion, then each visitor is worth an average of $ 1 to you, excluding some of the variables listed above.

While the personal income tax, which has a top rate of 5 %, is slightly lower than the national average for state income taxes, the statewide sales tax of 7 % is slightly above the national average.

A future German inflation rate above the eurozone average could be part of a natural adjustment process as crisis - hit countries pulled themselves out of recession, the Bundesbank argued in evidence to German parliamentarians submitted on Wednesday.

The sample period is bullish for equities, with the average monthly return of the local stock market 1.6 % above the risk - free rate.

Depending on your credit score and the type of loan you use, you could qualify for a rate that is above or below average.

The table above is a snapshot of the average mortgage rates available on March 1, 2012, according to Freddie Mac.

Analysis of the S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of October 5 and a Sell Date of December 29 has resulted in a geometric average return of 2.39 % above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years.

Many economists expect the average 30 - year mortgage rate to climb above 4 % by the end of this year.

While Sacramento's unemployment rate is still above the national average, as of January 2017, it definitely checks the other two boxes.