Sentences with phrase «cent fall in»

The Standard quotes KPMG's prediction of a national five per cent fall in house prices, while London areas reliant on EU nationals, such as South Kensington and Angel, may well see price falls.

Concerns about the smartphone market and a subsequent fall in demand for components like OLED screens — used in Apple's iPhone X — are behind a roughly 5.3 per cent fall in Samsung Electronics» share price so far this year, from a record high in November.

Our CEO tells us why learning to drive is essential even when times are tough... Recent statistics released by The Department for Transport reveal nearly a 10 per cent fall in people taking their driving test.

There has been an 11 per cent fall in personal donations since the recession kicked in.

This year's number marks an estimated eight per cent fall in new cases since 2006/2007.

«But there is absolutely no doubt that it's a more difficult conflict to deal with, because on top of all that, you've had a 40 - per - cent fall in the rainfall in northern Darfur over the last 25 to 30 years, again in a way that's entirely consistent with what the climate models would have told you to expect.»

• Possible 50 per cent fall in water flows in the Murray Darling Basin.

Yet it now has circulation of just 20,000 copies, a nine per cent fall in the past six months.»

Overall, the number of secondary - aged looked - after children has dipped by 3 per cent — largely due to falling numbers of teenagers — but there was a much bigger 13 per cent fall in the capital.

But she said the rise had come at the expense of other subjects, such as GCSE citizenship studies, which saw a 45 per cent drop in short course entry and 18 per cent fall in the full course.

On average they experience a ten per cent fall in wages compared to similar teachers who remain in teaching.»

«The effect is comparable to a 30 per cent fall in low - density lipoprotein cholesterol — commonly referred to as «bad» cholesterol — which is associated with a decreased risk of heart disease.

Karmazin says the team also saw a 10 per cent fall in blood cholesterol.

A 2010 study of 10 fisheries found a 25 per cent fall in old fish.

Ambrosia also reported a 20 per cent fall in the level of amyloids — a type of protein that forms sticky plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.

According to the research, every one per cent fall in government spending in Greece leads to a 0.43 per cent rise in suicides among men.

Equally pertinent is the fact that the 0.5 per cent fall in output in the fourth quarter of 2010 can not be attributed to Government cuts because there weren't any; spending was actually 5 per cent higher than in the same period of 2009, which rather holes Mr Balls's case below the waterline.

This includes a 70 per cent fall in spend by commercial broadcasters on children's television.

Statisticians already claim to have observed a 40 per cent fall in drivers using hand - held phones between September 2006 and August 2007, with one per cent of all drivers observed using a phone.

«Much of the 51 per cent fall in vehicle crime in particular can be attributed to design improvements such as immobilisers and toughened glass.

However, the Home Office statistics show overall there was a three per cent fall in recorded crime compared to 2007.

Last month's drop is the largest monthly fall since 1992 and follows a 0.4 per cent fall in February and adds weight to fears the market is now under severe strain.

The source of his wealth is a Malaysian airline called Air Asia who reported a 19 per cent fall in profits last month.

A 19 per cent fall in prices over the course of two GDT auctions in July and August took the market down from already painful levels to a low not seen since 2002.

Fonterra has forecast a 2 per cent fall in milk production this season, but analysts said increased culling, declining use of supplementary feed, and less off - farm grazing could lead to a bigger decline, which would also be supportive for prices.

Grocery, liquor and hardware wholesaler Metcash has dusted off defence plans after a 26 per cent fall in its shares.

Fonterra's forecast of a 2 per cent fall in milk production this season is looking more conservative by the day as farmers cull stock and adopt less intensive farming practices.

This compares with consensus forecasts for a 9.7 per cent fall in earnings per share.

Metcash shares rose more than 6 per cent, even though the wholesaler reported a 1.9 per cent fall in underlying first half net profit to $ 119 million after aggressive discounting by Coles and Woolworths led to a decline in grocery sales and market share.

JPMorgan lifted its recommendation on CCA from underweight to neutral after a 20 per cent fall in CCA's share price this year.

CCA is due to release full - year results next Tuesday and analysts expect Australian beverage earnings to fall almost 9 per cent to around $ 570 million - the lowest level since 2010 - after a 5 per cent fall in volumes.

Analysts say poor revenue management and declining service to customers such as takeaway food outlets contributed to a 14 per cent fall in earnings in Australia in the June half.

In the dairy and drinks unit, which owns brands such as Big M, dare, Pura, Dairy Farmers, King Island Cheese and Berri, revenues slipped 1.9 per cent to $ 1.78 billion after a 3 per cent fall in volumes, mainly in juice, but operating profits rose 2.3 per cent to $ 62 million.

The local arm of the Dutch brewer suffered a 16 per cent fall in annual profits in its latest financial year as the joint venture company it operates with beer and dairy group Lion notched a net profit after tax of $ 10.5 million for the 12 months ended September 30, 2015.

«The beverage landscape, particularly in Australia and New Zealand, has been evolving over the past five years with increased competition from existing players and greater penetration of value and private label products,» Watkins told investors in August after delivering a 14 per cent fall in June - half profits and warning of a material fall in second - half earnings.

«Everybody is discounting,» API chief executive Richard Vincent told The Australian Financial Review after reporting a 14.4 per cent fall in February - half net profit to $ 24.9 million.

«The 10 per cent fall in the share price partially reflects the earnings impact, but goes well beyond the temporary nature of the downgrade,» Deutsche Bank research analyst Ross Curran said.

The modest growth in consumption in the December quarter reflected a 1/2 per cent fall in expenditure on goods, which was smaller than the decline reported in the retail trade survey.

Assuming a five - year average realisation ratio, the September quarter ABS capital expenditure (Capex) survey implies a 4.6 per cent fall in nominal investment in machinery and equipment in 2003/04.

After experiencing a strong upswing in recent years, dwelling investment fell by 3 1/2 per cent in the December quarter, following a 1 1/2 per cent fall in the September quarter, to be nearly 2 per cent lower over the year.

This appreciation contributed to a 0.5 per cent fall in prices of tradables (excluding volatile items) in the September quarter; over the year, prices of tradables were broadly unchanged (Graph 70).

Looking in more detail at the September quarter, the removal of the Ansett Levy, as well as falling prices for international travel contributed to a 1.8 per cent fall in the price of holiday travel and accommodation.

This follows a 27.5 per cent fall in farm GDP in 2002/03, which subtracted 1 percentage point from aggregate growth.

This contributed to an 11 per cent fall in retail petrol prices, and reduced the headline CPI by 0.5 per cent.

Markets in Asia have been fairly stable, although concerns that the pace of banking reform may not be sufficient led to a 6 per cent fall in the Thai baht in September.

Coles Express sales fell 8 per cent to $ 1.3 billion as comparable fuel volumes fell 15.9 per cent, (on top of a 22 per cent fall in the year ago period), countering modest convenience store sales growth.

Looking forward, there appears to be little prospect of near - term growth in cereals exports, given the estimated 19 per cent fall in the 2004/05 winter crop to around average levels.

Casino giant Crown Resorts has reported a 9.1 per cent fall in «normalised» net profit to $ 191.3 million, pulled down by a 45.3 per cent drop in Australian VIP revenue following the arrest of 18 Crown staff by Chinese officials late last year.

Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has posted a 4.9 per cent fall in first - half profit to $ 24.3 million as a result of lower construction margins in the tough market.

Mining services company Ausdrill has suffered a 148.5 per cent fall in full - year profit to make a loss of $ 43.9 million, on the back of $ 77.9 million in write - downs and impairment charges as a result of the diminished outlook for mining services.