Sentences with phrase «cent improvement from»

It averages 6.3 L / 100 km with the aid of auto start - stop — a 16 per cent improvement from its predecessor — and emits 165g / km of CO2.

The A6 allroad's direct - injection 3.0 - litre DOHC 24 - valve engine averages 6.3 L / 100 km — a 16 per cent improvement from its predecessor — with the aid of an automatic idle - stop system and emits 165g CO2 / km.

Not exact matches

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

South Carolina, however, recently raised its sales tax per gallon from 16.75 cents to 28.75 cents to fund road improvement projects over the next six years.

A score of 100 would indicate maximum improvements across the SME Health Check Index's eight indicators (business costs, capacity, employment, GDP, lending to SMEs, net business creation, revenue and SME business confidence), down 48 per cent since 2014 and the fifth consecutive quarterly fall The SME Health Check Index fell from 48.4 in the third quarter of 2017 to 42.0 in Q4 2017, suggesting a worsening business and macroeconomic environment since the EU Referendum in June 2016 and the ongoing Brexit negotiations.

The improvement in confidence has been greatest for manufacturing firms, which have benefited from the strong pick - up in external demand: exports increased by 8 per cent over the past year.

That's an improvement from a historic low in the last provincial election in 2011, when 48.2 per cent of eligible voters went to the polls.

Still, passenger revenues climbed in the first quarter from $ 3.1 billion last year to $ 3.5 billion this year, driven by traffic growth of 11.4 per cent and yield improvement of 0.4 per cent.

However, Newfoundland and Labrador's economic contraction continues to grind onward with the provincial economy expected to shrink 1.0 per cent in 2017, though a slight improvement from our June forecast.

At the same time, without a sizable improvement in the efficiency of our health - care system, real health - care spending is set to increase at 3.5 per cent a year, with about 1 per cent coming from technology - driven improvements in quality of care and 2.5 per cent a year from the direct effects of population aging.

Wild Selections ® works to ensure a fish - full future and gives back to the oceans by donating 13 cents from every can sold to World Wildlife Fund marine conservation and fishery improvement projects.

He said perceptions from some quarters that Elders» resurgence had mainly been driven by strong cattle prices benefiting the whole industry was incorrect, as 75 per cent of the improvements over the 2014 - 2017 rebuild period stemmed from a strategy rethink and efficiency gains.

Wild Selections ® gives back to the oceans by donating 13 cents from every can sold — a total of $ 1 million by 2018 — to World Wildlife Fund marine conservation and fishery improvement projects.

Earnings before interest and tax from continuing operations (excluding fuel and home improvement) fell 4.9 per cent to $ 2.32 billion as Australian food profits declined 2.4 per cent and losses at Big W offset modest growth in liquor, New Zealand supermarkets and hotels and gaming.

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In Sweden and Hungary, the two most industrialized of the nine countries, only 7 per cent and 3 per cent respectively of the mothers studied had never breastfed their youngest child, a marked improvement from 25 years ago.

Research, commissioned by the FMB, shows that cutting VAT from 20 % to five per cent for all housing repair, maintenance and improvement work would provide a total economic stimulus in the region of # 1.7 billion in 2012 alone, rising to over # 20 billion by 2020.

It admits improvements are being made, noting that the first nine months of 2007 saw an increase from 47 per cent to 50 per cent, but describes the ten per cent «buffer zone» announced by health minister Ben Bradshaw as simply a means of lowering the target for this December.

If China's use of renewable and nuclear energy grows at a plausible rate, and the country captures some of its emissions from coal - burning power stations and keeps making improvements in energy efficiency, by 2050 its total emissions could end up 4 per cent lower than today, says Zhou.

This is a major improvement from just 4 per cent during the organisation's first oil spill response in 1971.

«If you've gone from doing nothing to doing half an hour a week, I'd say that's a 100 per cent improvement,» says Hunt.

Highlights of this year's NAPLAN results include: • There is evidence of movement of students from lower to higher bands of achievement across year levels and most domains over the last 10 years • Year 3 reading results continue to show sustained improvement • ACT, Victoria and NSW continue to have high mean achievement across all domains • There are increases in mean achievement in the Northern Territory in primary years reading and numeracy since 2008 • WA and Queensland have the largest growth in mean achievement across most domains since 2008 • Percentage of students meeting the national minimum standard remains high — over 90 per cent nationally and in most states and territories, across all domains and year levels

There, he oversaw an improvement in attendance from 77 per cent in 2009 — the lowest in an urban Queensland state high school — to 89.5 per cent in 2012.

A report by The Guardian from last year discovered that over a third of head teachers believed that their facilities were unfit for purpose, with 60 per cent desiring reparation or improvement works.

Maths also saw improvement, with those achieving a C or above increasing from 62.4 per cent to 63.3 per cent.

According to a study conducted by researchers from the assessment software company, No More Marking, 42 per cent of pupils in English made no improvement or regressed.

The European Union set «20-20-20» targets — a 20 per cent reduction in carbon emissions from 1990 levels; increasing energy generation from renewable sources by 20 per cent and a 20 per cent improvement in the EU's energy efficiency — and it is expected that public sector buildings lead the way.

The proportion of good and outstanding secondary schools has increased overall this year (from 71 per cent in 2014 to 74 per cent), Sir Michael said this is down to a greater improvement in the south (79 per cent now good or outstanding) whereas in the north and Midlands just 68 per centof secondary schools are good or better.

Fewer secondary moderns were also rated requires improvement, moving from a quarter in 2013, to 15 per cent this year.

For a district qualifying under this paragraph whose charter school tuition payments exceed 9 per cent of the school district's net school spending, the board shall only approve an application for the establishment of a commonwealth charter school if an applicant, or a provider with which an applicant proposes to contract, has a record of operating at least 1 school or similar program that demonstrates academic success and organizational viability and serves student populations similar to those the proposed school seeks to serve, from the following categories of students, those: (i) eligible for free lunch; (ii) eligible for reduced price lunch; (iii) that require special education; (iv) limited English - proficient of similar language proficiency level as measured by the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «needs improvement», «warning» or «failing» categories on the mathematics or English language arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups of students.

The beauty of the system — apart from improvements in economy and emissions — is that it's very light compared to a full hybrid — just 46 kg — and costs 75 per cent less than a full hybrid system to install.

There's also an Overfinch Titanium exhaust system, which not only saves 11 kg from the standard fitting but also reduces back pressure by 60 per cent which, coupled with a new air intake system,, secondary intake and new air filter housing, should see some performance improvements.

Headlining the range is the six - cylinder 225kW / 400Nm TwinPower Turbo 335i that benefits from a substantial 17 per cent improvement in fuel economy.

The improvement in operating results was driven by a 17.8 per cent drop in operating expenses in the three months to March 31st, resulting from lower fuel prices, local currency devaluations and ongoing efficiency initiatives.

From January to July 2012, Portugal accounted a 4.1 per cent improvement when comparing with the same period in 2011.

From 1990 to 2010, improvements in energy efficiency have reduced cumulative global energy demand by over 25 per cent.

Devaluation Exemptions: Where a landlord obtains a report from an independent surveyor, which demonstrates that the works necessary to make the relevant energy efficiency improvement would result in a reduction of more than five per cent in the market value of the property, or of the building of which it forms part.

However, statistics have shown some improvements — the latest figures from the DfT suggest there has been a steady decline of motorists caught doing more than the speed limit on the motorways (approximately 3 per cent.)

With improvements in detection and treatment of breast cancer, 87 per cent of women affected survive five years or more from the time of detection.

The research indicates that the biggest improvement has been made in Manchester, with accidents reduced by 40 per cent between 2005 and 2011, dropping from 2,288 to 1,367.

The results have been promising: with the rate of Chlamydia testing rising from zero to 15 per cent of male attendees aged 15 - 29 and from 5 to 47 per cent in women, with long - term sustained improvements.

He says solar financing for home improvements has increased by 232 per cent from 2013 to 2016 and he expects this year to bring the largest year - over-year growth in solar financing.