Sentences with phrase «cent this year fuelled»

The world's largest online retailer, Amazon is the latest U.S. company looking to tap Brazil's $ 10.5 - billion (U.S.) online retail market, which is expected to grow 25 per cent this year fuelled by a swelling middle class.

Not exact matches

Fueled by low prices, and an improving job market, consumption of gasoline in the U.S. rose by 2.6 per cent last year to 9.2 million barrels a day, the highest level since 2007, the government said.

In the latest year, inflation in underlying terms has been close to 2 1/2 per cent, though the headline CPI figure is higher, principally reflecting the effect of rising fuel prices.

To protect itself from price swings, WestJet has hedged roughly 20 per cent of its planned jet fuel needs for the year through futures contracts, which allow it to buy fuel at set prices down the road.

And with clean energy investment globally hitting a record - breaking US$ 367 billion last year — nearly 50 per cent more than was invested in fossil - fuelled electricity — it's a great time to buy into this particular market.

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.

But ten years later, the price would be four per cent lower than it will be under continued fossil fuel generation.

The combustion of fossil fuel now augments the atmospheric carbon dioxide by 0.7 per cent each year.

The combustion of fossil fuel that increases carbon dioxide by 0.7 per cent per year decreases the oxygen by only 0.001 per cent per year (Ehrlich, Ehrlich & Holdren 1977, p. 79).

The plant's water recovery plant exceeded its designers» high expectations in its first year of service while also providing valuable biogas for boiler heating, reducing its dependence on fossil fuels and ultimately cutting overall energy needs by 15 per cent.

Fuel costs had risen 16 per cent in the first half compared with the same period the previous year and plastic costs were up 24 per cent, although this was partly offset by higher bulk cream prices.

The meat - free market in the UK has grown by 20 per cent over the past five years, fuelled for the most part by concerns about health.

The Federal Court yesterday found Woolworths breached its undertaking on fuel shopper dockets from January - March this year, because its 8 cents per litre discount was contingent on acquiring Woolworths supermarket goods or services.

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.

Fuelling the meteoric share price rise (up some 80 per cent since the start of the year) are big earnings expectations, though it's worth noting the share price run is easily outpacing the expected earnings growth.

Speaking to Accra - based Citi FM, the Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers of Ghana (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, revealed that Ghana lost about GH cents 850 million in just one year as a result of the illegal fuel trade.

The Financial Times suggested that in order to find additional cuts of # 30 - 40bn, the incoming government might have to cut public sector pay by 5 per cent, freeze benefits for a year, means - test child benefit, abolish winter fuel payments, and cut free TV licences and bus passes.

Mr Osborne announced an increase in the threshold before workers start paying income tax to # 8,105, financial support for first - time home buyers, a two per cent cut to corporation tax this year, a tax on private jets, a clampdown on non-doms, the introduction of # 140 flat - rate state pension, a review into a merger of national insurance and income tax and a fair fuel stabiliser, including a 1p cut on fuel duty.

«To encourage fuel efficient fleets, we will extend the 100 per cent first year capital allowance for low emission business cars, reduce the CO2 threshold for the main capital allowance rates; and increase the percentage list price of company cars subject to tax.

He now spends nearly # 60 a week on fuel, and has seen a 35 - 40 per cent increase in the last year or so alone.

The reduced VAT rate of 5 per cent, for items including domestic fuel and power, will stay the same this year.

200 million dollars in bookings, and we'll do a hundred and fifty million dollars in revenue this year, growing again by 50 per cent, as well as building 25 hydrogen fueling stations.

According to him, Ghana lost about GH cents 850 million in just one year as a result of the illegal fuel trade.

In 2012 (an election year), there was a similar arrangement for the purchase of outboard motors which turned out to be a vote - buying strategy so we live to see how this arrangement will work and help our fisher folk with the tremendous increase in fishing net which was GH cents 800.00 per bundle in 2008 but now GH cents 2,400.00 and pre-mix fuel which was GH cents 2.60 per gallon in 2008 but now GH cents 7.40.

Just this week an International Monetary Fund report revealed that they are subsidising fossil fuel companies to the tune of $ 5.3 trillion a year — equivalent to 6.5 per cent of global GDP.

Moniz notes that just 0.1 cent per kilowatt - hour of electricity and 2 cents per gallon of transportation fuels would yield about $ 8 billion per year, although such surcharges would need to be developed «with collaboration from industry and consumers.

The rise in fossil fuel emissions in 2012 and 2013 was slower compared to the average 2.7 per cent of the past 10 years.

The 2.1 per cent rise projected for 2013 means global emissions from burning fossil fuel are 61 per cent above 1990 levels, the baseline year for the Kyoto Protocol.

Even assuming that half this increase continues to be compensated for by increases in fuel efficiency, this will mean that NOx emissions will grow at 3 per cent a year.

This year, though, the stipulation is that they must use 25 per cent less fuel.

Jeep sales grew 13 per cent for the year, fueled by strong demand for new models such as Jeep Wrangler and Compass.

You receive 10 cents off per gallon of any grade of fuel and $ 5 Works car washes for 3 years!!

Backed by a «three to four per cent» improvement in fuel economy — petrol and petrol - electric hybrid models are not expected locally until the Series II update happens — and Hyundai's five - year warranty and lifetime servicing plan the Santa Fe looks like a great match for the wants and needs of SUV - addicted Aussies families.

A year ago, according to Perez, the station sold regular unleaded fuel for 97 cents a gallon - but that was only to compete with the grand opening of another station nearby.

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The saving on gas only lasts for one year, during which cardholders can get 25 cents off every gallon purchased at Kroger Family Fuel centers.

That's because you'll trigger a fuel credit of 10 cents per gallon when you spend more than $ 300 a month on nongas purchases, for a maximum of $ 300 in fuel credits each year.

You can also get an additional 25 cents off per gallon for one year at Kroger Family of Stores Fuel Centers when you redeem 100 Fuel Rewards points.

If you choose fuel rewards, you'll get 10 cents off per gallon for every $ 100 spent on BP fuel.1 That's up to $ 600 a year in possible savings!

2 $ 600 savings per year assumes a Driver Rewards member earns and redeems cents per gallon rewards on BP fuel purchases every 2 - 4 weeks per year, at an average of 20 gallons or less at participating locations.

They include removing domestic content requirements for solar and wind energy projects, hiking the aviation fuel tax from 2.7 cents a litre to 6.7 cents over four years and freezing MPP salaries until the deficit is eliminated.

1 point per qualifying net $ 1 spent anywhere Visa is accepted; 2 points per qualifying net $ 1 spent in the Kroger family of companies (excluding fuel centers); 3 points per qualifying net $ 1 spent on the Kroger family of quality brands; an additional 25 cents fuel discount for one year when you redeem 100 fuel points at participating Kroger family of companies.

LAN Airlines reported a reduction in fuel consumption of 3.42 per cent year on year, while TAM Airlines recycled a total of 31.4 per cent of its waste in 2013.

That's because you'll trigger a fuel credit of 10 cents per gallon when you spend more than $ 300 a month on nongas purchases, for a maximum of $ 300 in fuel credits each year.

2 $ 600 savings per year assumes a Driver Rewards member earns and redeems cents per gallon rewards on BP fuel purchases every 2 - 4 weeks per year, at an average of 20 gallons or less at participating locations.

If you choose fuel rewards, you'll get 10 cents off per gallon for every $ 100 spent on BP fuel.1 That's up to $ 600 a year in possible savings!

Essentially, with utility - scale solar prices lower than wholesale in Arizona, at as low as 2.5 to 3 cents per kWh on a 25 - year PPA, the state has «super-cheap fuel» which it can now use for meeting peak demand, Huber said.

A new report by the Global Carbon Project, an international research consortium, predicts that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry will rise 2 per cent this year.

An Argonne National Laboratory scientist recently estimated that the cost premium for reprocessing spent fuel would range from 0.4 to 0.6 cents per kilowatt - hour — corresponding to an extra $ 3 to $ 4.5 billion per year for the current U.S. nuclear reactor fleet.