Sentences with phrase «economy than the product»

Whether the company is rewarded with a boost in sales has more to do with the economy than the product.

Not exact matches

In a country that relies on oil for more than 70 percent of its GDP8 (gross domestic product), diversifying the economy is a critical issue,» concludes Yves Duteil.

That book, published in 2006, predicted the internet would create a new type of economy in which products, particularly niche products, have profitable lives for longer periods, and on a wider variety of distribution channels, than ever before.

Just as people can find almost any product online, rather than just settling for what's at the local market, you can use the gig economy to fill your business needs with the perfect talent.

When the company launched in 2014 in San Francisco, chief executive and founder Matt Dalio envisioned his product for the one billion consumers in emerging market economies whose price point is less than $ 200.

The Fed reckons U.S. gross domestic product could expand by as much as 2.7 % in 2016, which would be considerably faster than the rate of growth — roughly 2 % — that policy makers think the American economy can handle without stoking inflation.

Russia's economy ministry said on Saturday it expected gross domestic product to fall 3 percent this year, more optimistic than many analysts» forecasts of a 4 - 5 percent drop.

But the fact remains: the more our economy depends on intellectual rather than physical capital — that is, the more it depends on information and new products and specialized services rather than on warehouses and big factories and centralized paper processing — the stronger will be the centrifugal forces impelling people toward small companies.

Meanwhile, the second estimate for gross domestic product data in the second quarter showed the U.S. economy grew by 3.0 percent, more than the expected increase of 2.7 percent.

The increase in gross domestic product was faster than Wall Street expected and suggests the U.S. economy remains on a steady if lackluster growth path halfway through the year.

What it does have, though, is a little more than the bully pulpit because these reforms [to financial regulations] that are under way are the product of a process where all the major economies are around the table and they're participating in their development, and then they agree ultimately at the leader level in the G20.

It's a bit odd to me that the import of this meeting is framed in terms of financial products rather than fueling the innovation economy.

The Island of Man is seeking to diversify further its economy, especially its e-commerce sector, including online gaming, which already accounts for more than 20 % of the Isle of Man's annual gross domestic product.

A firm that has high gross profit margins from a sustainable business from a core product like bleach, laundry detergent, or chocolate, to provide an illustration, is going to be much harder to put out of business when the economy turns down than one that has razor - thin margins.

For the Canadian economy, estimates of the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) from Statistics Canada for the fourth quarter of 2016 came in somewhat stronger than we had anticipated in our January Monetary Policy Report (MPR).

The recently announced preliminary third - quarter GDP (gross domestic product) numbers from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK economy expanded at 0.4 percent, modestly higher than the 0.3 percent in the second quarter and more than estimated by the central bank staff.

High prices are often a signaling mechanism to tell the market that your product is worth more than a competitor's, and trying to compete with bigger companies by cutting prices is often a mistake, as it undercuts your profitability while still failing to match the bigger brands» economies of scale.

Because our economy is so interconnected with our U.S. neighbour's, the lack of harmonization between the two countries contributes to the existing price gap — a price gap that means Canadians pay more than Americans for the identical products.

In the Collaborative Economy, people share and rent resources from the CROWD, rather than buying products and services from brands.

However, the product composition of trade favours BC because BC's resource - based economy sends much more to Korea than does Ontario's manufacturing - based economy.

As China and the United States got closer to a full - blown trade war on Wednesday, with China threatening to impose tariffs on 106 more U.S. products after a similar U.S. move on Tuesday, one major question is looming larger than ever over the world's two biggest economies: Once you're in a trade war, how do you get out of it?

As China and the United States got closer to a full - blown trade war on Wednesday, with China threatening to impose tariffs on 106 more U.S. products after a similar U.S. move on Tuesday, one major question is looming larger than ever over the world's two biggest economies: Once you're in a trade...

They treat the alternatives as the product of the traditional society that I have described more positively, rather than as the result of the destruction of the traditional economy by modernity.

This activity has been spurred by the prevailing market ideology, by the concomitant deregulation of the financial markets and the growth of the financial services industry and by the combination of a, fairly sluggish economy with a hot stock market that encourages paper profiteering rather than investment in plant and product.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

«I think organics, as the economy rebounds, will see more continued growth and organics will grow at a greater pace than the regular products,» he says.

Wendy says, «There's nothing better than creating quality products from locally sourced timbers, it gives the consumer the option of real choice and real quality, which in turn supports our economy by creating employment for our Australian craftsmen and women.»

Sustainability is more than just organic, which our product is, it is about the people, the planet, our health and the economy.

It's not just the cost of marketing and economies of scale that keep branded products more expensive than private labels in the supermarkets.

The 1980s African debt crisis was created by a variety of factors (much more complex than the commonly attributed «poor African leadership» theory), including irresponsible over-lending by private creditors seeking high returns, the tendency towards one product commodity economies, the targeting of developing countries for high interest loans, the global monetary shock of 1979 - 81, trade protectionism in Northern countries, the depreciation of the US dollar, the prolonged drought of 1981 - 84, among other factors (see African Debt Revisited).

The sectional splits in UK politics should be dissected over the coming months, but if we think about the basic Leave position in light of two ironic or mocking posts, Ariadne's thread leads us to the conclusion that the referendum result is more than a product of the dismal economy and a pocketbook protest vote.

Turkey's fast - growing economy is among the 20 largest in the world, and by 2008 Turkey was spending 0.73 % of its gross domestic product on R&D, a larger percentage than Poland or the Slovak Republic, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The study, published in the September issue of Annals of Surgery online, shows that providing pricing information upfront can influence patient choice of surgical procedures and potentially lead to cost savings in health care, a sector of the economy that accounts for more than 17 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, says Eric R. Scaife, M.D., senior author, associate professor of surgery and chief of pediatric surgery at the University of Utah (U of U) School of Medicine.

According to the Congressional Wine Caucus, a coalition of U.S. representatives and senators, the U.S. wine, grape and grape products industries yielded more than $ 162 billion annually to the U.S. economy in 2007.

The study identifies new components of consumer ethnocentrism, establishing, in consultation with other research on the topic, five distinct dimensions in the process: prosociality, in which the interest of one's country is more important than one's own; cognition, or interpreting the world from the point of view of one's own ethnic group; insecurity, or regarding foreign products as a threat to the domestic economy; reflexiveness, meaning that one's ethnocentrism is automatically activated; and habituation, in which ethnocentrism becomes a habit.

CSAs connect us to our food in a personal way and localize our economy, rather than relying on products (typically unripe) shipped from unknown sources.

Sustainability is more than just organic, which our product is, it is about the people, the planet, our health and the economy.

Perhaps the harsher weather conditions in some areas of Russia, dramatic growth of smoking women in Russia, poorer health care, and limited access to quality skin care products and services due to poorer economy makes Russian women age faster in the face than western women.

Although the United States spends $ 620 billion on education annually, it invests less than one percent of that in the research needed to improve how teachers teach and students learn: Across the economy, industries spend 2.8 percent of gross domestic product on research and development.

It's undoubtedly a more rounded product than its predecessor and makes gains in all the areas you'd expect, from quality, through equipment and safety, to performance and economy.

Hydrogen - powered fuel - cell development programs fell off the automotive radar screen when the global economy faltered in 2008 and automakers focused on immediate survival rather than future products.

Although the Power Stroke has a smaller displacement than that of the current 7.3 - liter model upon which it is based, it has more power, 8 percent better fuel economy and lower emissions than the 7.3 - liter engine, Bill Osborne, Ford's chief product engineer for trucks, said.

«Consumer confidence is at its highest level since 2000, the economy is strong, our newest products are selling very well and we have successfully managed the transition to the 2018 model year far better than most of our competitors,» said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president, Sales Operations.

Other than our electric hybrid products, xFE models represent the very best fuel economy technology we offer.

«We're not ready to talk fuel economy numbers just yet,» vehicle development boss Raj Nair explained, adding that, «economy and emissions will be significantly better than we've seen in previous RS products.»

Not unlike musicians who now make more of their money from performances and merchandise than from music sales, in a digital comics economy that effectively eliminates scarcity and where the market seems to favor lower or discounted prices, comics creators may increasingly need to rely on ancillary products for income.

Home owners also stimulate the economy more than renters, as they buy products and services to improve and maintain their properties.

The fund's investment manager utilizes a bottom - up stock selection process and seeks to invest in securities of early stage growth companies that are expected to benefit from areas of the economy that demonstrate the ability to grow meaningfully faster than overall gross domestic product for a sustained period of time.

The economy has pet owners more concerned about value than ever before, and educated consumers are no longer swayed by inauthentic efforts to make a product seem green.

With hopes that the economy will march toward recovery and the weather will hold up, pond product manufacturers are cautiously optimistic that this year will be better than the last.