Sentences with phrase «economy is on the right track»

Three - fourths of small business owners said the economy is on the right track for their businesses to grow, and 83 percent said their businesses are positioned to take advantage of a strong economy in the next year.

Like Britain now, US unemployment was just under eight per cent, but Obama could point to substantial jobs growth to argue the economy was on the right track.

«Those who suggest that the whole of government can focus on delivering on only one thing at a time seem to forget what reforms are already in progress across our public services — at precisely the same time and maintaining our relentless efforts to ensure our economy is on the right track,» Mr Alexander added.

The share of lenders recently surveyed in Fannie Mae's Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey ® who believe «the economy is on the right track» burst through to a survey high in the first quarter of 2017, even as the share of lenders surveyed who expect more demand for purchase mortgages dropped to a survey low.

The share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track increased by 3 percentage points to 47 percent — an all - time survey high, couple with a survey low of 45 percent of those saying the economy is on the wrong track.

• The share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track increased 8 percentage points from last month, to 39 percent.

The share of consumers who believe the economy is on the right track climbed 8 percentage points to 39 percent, while the share who believe it's on the wrong track declined to 54 percent.

«The share of consumers who think the economy is on the right track rose to a record high since the inception of the survey nearly five years ago and for the first time exceeded the share who believes it's on the wrong track.

The share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track dipped again slightly — down to 35 percent in July — following the highest point recorded in May.

• Only 33 percent of Americans said they believe the economy is on the right track, up 4 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2010, but virtually unchanged from January 2010 (31 percent).

Fewer African - Americans think the economy is on the right track (44 percent in the first quarter of 2011 versus 51 percent in the previous quarter), and they are less optimistic about their personal finances (61 percent expect their finances to get better over the next year compared to 67 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010).

• Consumer optimism continues to wane slightly since its peak in May 2012, with 35 percent saying the economy is on the right track, a slight decrease from last month.

While Americans» confidence in the direction of the economy has been the most pronounced (35 percent think that the economy is on the right track, up 19 percentage points since November, and 57 percent think the economy is on the wrong track, down 18 percentage points since November), their confidence about personal financial situations, household income, and household expenses, as well as attitudes about homeownership and renting is holding at steady levels.

With regard to the economy overall, 41 percent of consumers now believe the economy is on the right track, up from 33 percent last month, while 53 percent believe the economy is on the wrong track, compared with 60 percent the prior month.

• The upward trend of confidence that the economy is on the right track stalled this month, leveling at 36 percent.

• Consumer optimism climbed in September, with 41 percent saying the economy is on the right track — the highest level recorded since the survey's inception and an 8 percentage point increase over last month.

The share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track increased by 5 percentage points to 41 percent.

The share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track decreased by 2 percentage points to 37 percent, while those who say the economy is on the wrong track rose by 3 percentage points to 54 percent.

-- The share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track increased 3 percentage points from last month to 38 percent.

At the same time, 36 percent of Americans think the economy is on the right track (down 2 percentage points since May) and 57 percent think the economy is on the wrong track (up 1 percentage point).

The rise in confidence in the economy's direction continued this month, with 35 percent responding that they think the economy is on the right track, a 5 percentage point increase from January.

• The share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track continued on a downward trend — decreasing 2 percentage points from last month to 33 percent.

At 39 percent, the share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track increased slightly over December.

• Consumer optimism continues to wane, with 33 percent saying the economy is on the right track, a slight decrease from last month and 5 percentage points lower than the May 2012 peak.

• At 38 percent, the share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track has held steady over the past three months.

Those indicating that the economy is on the right track has risen to 44 percent while those saying it's on the wrong track has fallen to 50 percent, the smallest gap since the survey's inception.»

• At 40 percent, the share of respondents who say the economy is on the right track increased 2 percentage points from June.

Not exact matches

Healthy demand growth for fuel not only in emerging economies led by China and India, but also in Europe, is helping global inventories to draw down faster now, keeping the oil market on the right track towards rebalancing, according to industry executives who spoke at a conference on Tuesday.

This is not putting us on track to fill or attract the skilled jobs our modern economy needs right now.

Key to keeping the UK economy on the right track and nurturing it back to health is tackling the budget deficit.

I will work to create jobs Upstate to get our economy back on track because that is the type of leadership we need right now in Congress.»

Mr Apam told Bright Kwesi Asempa, host of Onua FM morning show that the reduction came to them as a surprise but said they have been assured of more should once the country's economy is put on the right track.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today released the following joint statement from House Republican Leader John Boehner, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, and NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions regarding the the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District: «As the House stands on the cusp of the forthcoming vote on a trillion - dollar healthcare reform measure, it is vital that we unify behind a candidate that will support reining in massive government spending and work with Republicans in Congress to restore fiscal sanity and propose thoughtful measures to get our nation's economy on the right track.

Proponents of the Common Core believe that they are simply a set of standards that will improve student achievement and put the United States on the right track for competing in a global economy.

Right now, scientists tell us that we're on track to see global temperatures rise up to 4 °C by the end of the century, with a shift to a clean - energy economy, we can still create the sustainable and prosperous future we all want.

«The gap between the share of consumers who think the economy is on the wrong track and the share who think it is on the right track has widened, nearly matching its reading last August, when concerns regarding China and oil prices led to the biggest stock market plunge in years.

«To move the real estate market and economy forward there needs to be a broad discussion among all stakeholders about what needs to be done to reshape real estate in America and put the country back on the right track,» said Phipps.