Sentences with phrase «cent decline»

Overall, the report indicated a 1.4 per cent decline in school spending on the area this year compared with spending on play equipment last year.

At a time when we have probably 80 per cent of principals within four of five years of retirement age we've also got an 80 per cent decline in applications to replace them.

However, despite the multi-year downward trend, this year showed a slight pause with a less than one per cent decline from the previous year, says the report.

Increasing foreign demand and the 25 per cent decline in the value of the Canadian dollar were forces supporting this adjustment.

Wealth creation in China turned negative for the first time since the inception of the Bloomberg index five years ago, with the country's richest losing $ 11bn in 2016 amid a slump in the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 index and a seven per cent decline for the yuan against the dollar.

The company said the latest figure reflects a 25 per cent decline at KFC and 12 per cent growth at Pizza Hut.

The 80 to 100 per cent declines seen in Quebec are, he says, due in large part to white - nose syndrome, but «the destruction of their habitats is another major problem.»

Primary schools are expecting a 1.5 per cent increase in stationery expenditures in 2017/18 and secondary schools a 2.1 per cent decrease — far from the 8.7 per cent decline expected for teaching aids and equipment spending.

There are fewer than 4,000 wild tigers left in Asia, a 96 per cent decline over the past 100 years.

CoreLogic will release a full breakdown of the monthly figures - which reflect a 1.1 per cent decline across the five largest capital cities - on Thursday.

«Consensus is currently forecasting a 4 per cent reduction in 2013 EPS, so the 1 to 2 per cent decline actually indicates a slight upgrade versus market expectations,» JPMorgan said.

Carbon monoxide has been the largest user of the hydroxyl radical, and so the main culprit in what Levine has calculated to be a possible 25 per cent decline of the radical in the atmosphere between 1950 and 1985.

THE AVERAGE price of self - service regular unleaded gasoline fell 0.3 cent a gallon nationwide, the first weekly decrease since a 0.2 cent decline Sept. 18, the American Automobile Association reported Tuesday.

The composite benchmark price for all residential properties was $ 931,000, a 28.9 per cent increase compared to the same month last year but a 0.1 per cent decline compared to August 2016.

However, April's figures were a 6.4 per cent decline from March's 2,252 condo - apartment sales.

National Insurance (NIC) which had occupied the position of largest general insurance player for a couple of months last year, has witnessed a four per cent decline in premium income in April 2005 and

The latest pricing drop follows another 2.3 per cent decline at the previous auction, taking prices down to their lowest level since 5 January.

Growing crops that cope with high temperatures can boost yields up to 15 per cent, offsetting much of the almost 20 per cent decline expected by 2100.

In Q4 2016, the number of smartphone shipments stood at 25.8 million units, which was a 20.3 per cent decline over the previous quarter.

Airfreight movements posted a 2.2 per cent decline for the three months, with 434,000 tonnes of cargo handled.

Canadian housing values are expected to hover at $ 300,000, a three per cent decline from last year.

Best Buy Co. said comparable store sales dipped 0.8 per cent for the nine weeks ended Jan. 4, but that was better than the 1.7 per cent decline in the prior - year period.

Cash Converters International has recorded an 18 per cent decline in net profit for the half year to December as the company transitions its business under chief executive Mark Reid.

That was partly offset by a 1.1 per cent decline in Videotron's cable revenue and a 7.6 per cent drop in home - phone revenue, he wrote.

«Compensation went up for every single executive save one on a year - over-year basis and shareholders saw an 80 per cent decline.»

The drop is an improvement from the 29 per cent decline in April.

Sales were down in seven provinces including Quebec, which saw a 1.1 per cent decline to $ 13.2 billion.

The S&P / TSX composite index was down 228.57 points to 15,442.68, led by a more than six per cent decline in the energy sector.

The total included $ 23.6 million generated during the last three months of last year, as a reduction of operating costs at Torstar's print divisions offset a 10 per cent decline in fourth - quarter revenue.

CP Rail also reported a 16 per cent decline in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by weak commodity volumes, the Fort McMurray wildfire in northern Alberta and a stronger Canadian dollar.

Prada, for example, recently posted a 28 per cent decline in 2014 profits, while luxury giant Kering is attempting to turn around its Gucci brand after earnings tumbled seven per cent last year.

In pre-election documents seen by The Australian Financial Review, the WA racing industry outlined that it wanted continued financial support, and that uncertainty over the future of the TAB had caused a 40 per cent decline in confidence and investment in thoroughbred, harness and greyhound ownership.

Same - store sales fell 2.6 per cent, an improvement on the 6.5 per cent decline in the December quarter.

Geoffrey Kwan, an analyst at Royal Bank of Canada, sees a 10 per cent decline.

It predicts that principal and interest payments will drop in at least five major cities this year, led by a 2.5 per cent decline in Victoria.

The month - to - date 0.6 per cent decline in property values was better than the 1 per cent decline seen in the WA capital in April.

Dunning recently cautioned that Ottawa's attempts to cool Toronto and Vancouver's overheated housing markets, by making it tougher for first - time buyers to qualify for financing, is likely to result in a 25 to 30 per cent decline in housing starts by 2015 and 150,000 fewer construction jobs across the country.

TD's call is for an eight per cent decline in prices by the end of 2015.

Sixty - three main - track derailments were reported in 2016, an 18 per cent decrease from the 2015 total of 77, and a 28 per cent decline from the five - year average of 88.

To put these numbers into perspective it is useful to consider the likely impact on credit growth of the 5 per cent decline in the value of housing loan approvals recorded in November 2003.

Again, empirical work suggests that, at current levels of approvals and credit growth, a once - only 10 per cent decline in approvals would reduce the monthly rate of credit growth by around 0.3 of a percentage point after about three months (Graph C3).

The Tatts wagering business UBet managed to turn around its performance in 2016, recording turnover growth of 4.1 per cent against a 0.5 per cent decline in 2015.

Higher dairy profits countered flat earnings in alcoholic beverages and pushed Lion's group earnings before interest and tax up 4 per cent to $ 695 million, before one - off costs, despite a 5.6 per cent decline in group sales to $ 4.71 billion.

Analysts say non-alcoholic beverage volumes rose 7 per cent in supermarkets in the six months ending June, with a 34 per cent surge in bottled water offsetting a 3 per cent decline in carbonated soft drinks.

In Lion's dairy and drinks division, volumes fell 17.4 per cent on top of a 7.3 per cent decline the previous year, dragged down by the sale of Lion's low - margin everyday cheese business in May and the loss of private label milk contracts with Coles and Woolworths in 2014.

Coca - Cola Amatil's brands, led by Mt Franklin, grew by 51 per cent in volume terms but 25 per cent in value terms, reflecting hefty price reductions late last year to reverse a 5 per cent decline in water volumes and the launch of price fighter brands, Peats Ridge Pure Springs and Neverfail bulk bottled water.

Across the same 15 - year period, we have seen a 26 per cent decline in sugar contribution per person from soft drinks.2

A strong performance in fuels marketing has failed to prevent a 17 per cent decline in core full - year profit for Caltex Australia, to $ 524 million, slightly ahead of its December guidance.