Sentences with phrase «decline in the growth rate»

It showed that a decline in the growth rate began for a majority of sugar maple trees after 1970.

Scientists have recently found an unexplained decline in the growth rate of sugar maples.

«New study rings alarm for sugar maple in Adirondacks: Scientists find unexplained decline in growth rate.»

In summary, precipitous decline in the growth rate of GHG forcing about 25 years ago caused a decrease in the rate of growth of the total climate forcing and thus a flattening of the planetary energy imbalance over the past two decades.

Re Kenneth Fritsch (# 505)- could the decline be something to do with the RCS curve not matching the trees actual decline in growth rate?

However, the decline in the growth rate of atmospheric CH4 concentration since the TAR shows no clear correlation with change in sink strengths over the same period (Prinn et al., 2001, 2005; Allan et al., 2005).

Lastly, the inventory analysis shows the continuing decline in the growth rate of the nursing care sector.

Not exact matches

«The difficulty is that the growth rate has been little more than the increase of supply, so we have growth... but very modest declines in the unemployment rate,» he said.

The decline is attributable, in large part, to slow growth in pension values — tweaks to assumptions about interest rate and life spans had inflated them the prior year — and underwhelming corporate performance.

A major reason: a decline in the rate of workforce growth because of our aging population.

«In the mid-term the rate of growth will see a gradual decline from current levels as China's economy continues to mature.»

Startup rates may have fallen for «good» reasons, and their decline has not blocked growth in rates of formation of high potential businesses.

Returns from that era were boosted by a confluence of factors that are unlikely to come together again: declines in inflation and interest rates, strong global GDP, low corporate tax, and rapid growth in China.

Moving forward, Navigant Research projects a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of global e-bike sales of 0.4 % from 2016 - 2025, which reflects an «anticipated decline» of -0.8 % CAGR in China's e-bike sales over that period.

Echelon is now focusing its growth on «smart» commercial & municipal LED lighting (although its fab-less chip business has apparently now stabilized after a long decline), and if the lighting business accelerates (and it could, due to recent sales force hires and new products), I think there's a chance it can hit a break - even annualized revenue run - rate of $ 40 million by Q4 - 2019 (pushed back from my earlier hoped - for timeline) at which point — assuming $ 14 million of remaining net cash (vs. an estimated $ 18 million at the end of Q2 2018) and 4.7 million shares outstanding (vs 4.52 million today), an enterprise value of 1x revenue on this 53 % gross margin company would put the stock in the mid - $ 11s per share.

Finally, in a nominal GDP targeting regime, a decline in r - star caused by slower trend growth automatically leads to a higher rate of trend inflation, providing a larger buffer to respond to economic downturns.

«With just a few more days left until Friday's deadline, we think enrollment is tracking towards a single - digit percent decline (if renewal rate holds consistent with prior years and year - over-year growth in new sign - ups seen to date is sustained), but it all comes down to an uncertain final surge,» Newshel wrote in a research note.

This is a bit faster than our current estimate of trend growth in the Australian economy, so we expect to see a gradual decline in the unemployment rate.

Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.

Clearly there are many risks to Xi's political campaign, and unfortunately I have no special insight into how these are likely to play out, but if Xi is able to consolidate power enough to impose the reforms proposed during the Third Plenum, Chinese growth rates will continue to decline sharply but in an orderly way.

This gain in credibility contributed to a rapid decline in long - term interest rates, which in turn significantly reduced public debt charges and contributed to stronger economic growth and government revenues.

For every 25 - basis - point decline in expectations, there is a 0.1 % decline in year - over-year growth rate for core PCE, Morgan Stanley estimates.

As growth rates slow, the failure to cut out bad policies will mean continued stagnation or declines in living standards for some.

* Information efficiency * Economic slack * Contained inflation * Coordinated Central Banks * The growth of China and India and their continued purchasing of US debt * The growing perception that US dollar denominated assets are the safest assets in the world * A 30 + year trend of declining rates that is telling us we're more adept at managing inflation with each new cycle that passes

The slowing in 2015 results from a further decline in the growth of trend labour input coupled with no change in the growth rate of trend labour productivity.

In this article I connect the fall in the growth rate, with its roots in the rising costs of energy extraction and generation, to declining resilience in the economic systeIn this article I connect the fall in the growth rate, with its roots in the rising costs of energy extraction and generation, to declining resilience in the economic systein the growth rate, with its roots in the rising costs of energy extraction and generation, to declining resilience in the economic systein the rising costs of energy extraction and generation, to declining resilience in the economic systein the economic system.

This slower population growth, combined with the declining participation rate, will result in slower growth in the labor force through 2024.»

Pushing past even 2 % on a sustained basis will require the avoidance of any recession in the years ahead, along with a continued decline in the unemployment rate below 4.1 %, or an acceleration of productivity growth beyond anything we've observed in recent decades.

Our view for broader and stronger economic growth this year, with only slightly higher interest rates from current levels, is favorable for equity valuations — especially after the latest decline in equity prices.

As a result, what is now considered a neutral policy rate for a central bank — one that neither stimulates nor restrains growth — has experienced a likely medium - term decline in the United States and other major economies.

In turn, this decline is being driven primarily by the aging of our population, which is slowing the rate of growth of the labour force.

The most important force pushing the neutral rate down has been a steady decline in the potential growth rate of the economy.

In Canada and the United States, for example, the annual growth rate of the labour force slowed from around 1 1/4 per cent in 2006 to less than 1/2 per cent in 2016.11 This decline has reduced potential output growth and investment demanIn Canada and the United States, for example, the annual growth rate of the labour force slowed from around 1 1/4 per cent in 2006 to less than 1/2 per cent in 2016.11 This decline has reduced potential output growth and investment demanin 2006 to less than 1/2 per cent in 2016.11 This decline has reduced potential output growth and investment demanin 2016.11 This decline has reduced potential output growth and investment demand.

The sector has experienced eight consecutive months of declining sales — with only February showing positive sales growth — and traffic growth has trended down at an increasing rate since the beginning of 2015, according to TDn2K, which measures data based on weekly sales from nearly 26,000 restaurant units and 130 - plus brands representing $ 65 billion in annual revenue.

That projected schedule for a recovery lags well behind the already gloomy timeline from the Federal Reserve at its Dec. 15 - 16 meeting that called for GDP «to decline for 2009 as a whole and to rise at a pace slightly above the rate of potential growth in 2010.»

The device market looks set to reach the saturation point with the growth rate of device shipments declining to 5.9 % in 2015.

These positive earnings drivers were more than offset by the combined impact of several factors, including increased energy - related provisions for credit losses, a 17 basis point decline in net interest margin, moderate growth of non-interest expenses, the addition of acquisition - related contingent consideration fair value changes reflecting performance within CWB Maxium Financial (CWB Maxium), higher preferred share dividends, and the 20 % increase to CWB's income tax rate in Alberta.

Eight of the ten sectors have witnessed a decline in earnings growth rates since that date, led by the Materials, Information Technology, and Industrials sectors.

The recent strength in employment growth contributed to a further decline in the unemployment rate to 6 3/4 per cent in the June quarter, compared with almost 7 1/2 per cent a year ago (Graph 21).

In the years ahead, oil production will decline to remove excess capacity, prices will again rise above costs, energy company margins will recover, and market - level earnings will return to a normal rate of growth.

Productivity gains have been weak, the participation rate (meaning the percentage of the labor force in employment) declined to 62.6 % in June — the lowest level since 1977 — and hourly wage growth was flat in the same month.

Current rates of economic growth are likely to generate further declines in unemployment in the period ahead.

The exceptions are Indonesia and Thailand, where the financial problems have generally proven to be less tractable, and Hong Kong, where growth has been constrained by high real interest rates and the decline in asset prices.

NOON: With Ford reporting a 7.4 % decline in year - over-year sales rate, on 150,541 light vehicle deliveries, Detroit 3 automakers saw sales fall a collective 5.3 % versus same - month year - ago, despite strong growth from Fiat Chrysler.

The Canadian economy declined by 0.4 percent at an annualized rate in the second quarter, down from a revised rate of 3.6 % growth in the first quarter.

The large nominal exchange rate appreciation also helped to contain inflationary pressures in an environment of strong growth in domestic demand and a decline in the unemployment rate to relatively low levels.

Readers have no doubt noticed that numerous inter-market correlations seem to have been suspended lately, and that many things are happening that superficially seem to make little sense (e.g. falling junk bond yields while defaults are surging; the yen rising since the BoJ adopted negative rates; stocks rising amid a persistent decline in earnings growth; bonds, gold and stocks moving in unison, etc., etc.).

If productivity picks up slightly, with support from business investment associated with tax cuts, Evercore ISI believes that should slow the decline in unemployment relative to the growth rate.

We see future returns driven primarily by income in fixed income and earnings growth in equities, rather than by a re-rating spurred by a decline in rates and risk.

Job growth is expanding with unemployment rate declining, and the monetary policies of the Fed could lead to further improvements in the job market.