Sentences with phrase «cent reported economic»

Almost 30 per cent reported economic stress and food insecurity.

Not exact matches

Women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar a man makes in the US, according to a 2016 report published by the Joint Economic Committee Democratic Staff.

That's the average estimate, but the report notes that «there is a risk those costs could be not just higher, but much higher»: the model found a five per cent chance that the economic cost to Canada in 2050 could be greater than $ 91 billion.

The Commerce Department's report on Monday also showed consumer spending, which accounts for more than two - thirds of US economic activity, increased 0.4 per cent in March after being unchanged in February.

Even so, Mexico and Thailand reported ratios of 10.5 per cent and 7.7 per cent in the year before their economic crises.

Food Banks Canada's HungerCount study reported that more than 860,000 men, women and children are helped by food banks each month, a 28 per cent increase since the 2008 economic downturn.

Despite the backdrop of a deep economic downturn and strong backing from most of the press amongst other factors, the Conservatives are still only polling on average at around 40 per cent (see UK Polling Report 28 December).

The CEBR report found that if the Government raised the rate of corporation tax from 21 per cent to 26 per cent - the result of equalising the tax rate between big and small business - would cost around 100,000 jobs from the small business sector and reduce economic output by # 4.3 bn, while reducing the public sector deficit by only # 1.6 bn over 10 years.

According to a recent report by medical market analysts Kalorama Information, the vaccine market grew an impressive 14 per cent between 2009 and 2010, despite the economic downturn, and growth is predicted to continue.

PISA results show that, even after accounting for differences in performance and socio - economic status, girls who perceive that their parents encourage them to be confident in their abilities were 21 per cent less likely to report that they feel tense when they study, on average across OECD countries.

In announcing its support for stricter standards, the White House cited a report from its Council of Economic Advisers that estimates brokers with conflicts of interest are cutting returns in individual retirement accounts by 1 per cent a year, or about $ 17 billion.

Carbon taxes like those suggested in the «Stern Report» to the UK Government, about $ 100 / metric tonne of carbon dioxide (equivalent to 88 US cents / gallon of gasoline and so on throughout the system) would accelerate whatever technology, economic forces, and lifestyle decisions might choose as paths towards a less carbon intensive lifestyle.

The report makes a compelling economic and social case for investing two per cent of global GDP in greening ten central sectors of the economy in order to shift development and unleash public and private capital flows onto a low - carbon, resource - efficient path.

Similarly, in his 2006 report on the economic consequences of climate change, Sir Nicholas Stern wrote that, «If we don't act, the overall costs and risks of climate change will be equivalent to losing at least five per cent of global GDP each year, now and forever.»

Combining climate policies, such as charging polluters, with economic policies to drive growth through more environment - friendly infrastructure could increase G20 economies» gross domestic product by up to 2.8 per cent on average in 2050, the report said.

The scientists report a 29 per cent increase in global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel between 2000 and 2008 (the latest year for which figures are available), and that in spite of the global economic downturn emissions increased by 2 per cent during 2008.

Garnaut's report showed that if we set a target of 550 ppm economic growth will be slowed by a mere 0.1 per cent, which means we would have to wait until 2042, an extra two years, before our economy doubled in size.

In Alberta, where the economic effects of the worldwide oil price plunge has hit hardest, the numbers are even more stark, with 66 per cent of respondents reporting a no - change approach, plus another seven per cent who will give their clients a price break in the next year.

«The report shows that 31 per cent of the health gap is due to socio economic factors — such as employment, education and higher than average levels of poverty.

The report says Ottawa's regional economy is still feeling the effects of government spending cuts, which weakened demand and slowed price increases, but economic growth expected in 2014 will help increase demand and unit sales by about 2.5 per cent per year from 2015 to 2017.