The 30 - year fixed - rate mortgage started the year more than
a full percentage point above its average last year at this time.
Our own national economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.3 % in the fourth quarter of 2010,
a full percentage point above what the Bank of Canada expected.
Such mortgages generally have fewer restrictions on them but typically charge significantly higher interest rates - often as much as three
full percentage points above the best agency rates.
Not exact matches
The company's U.S. malls and outlets are 96.3 %
full (about four
percentage points above the industry average).
Underemployment, still elevated by just under six million involuntary part - timers, was 9.7 % last month, about a
percentage point above what I consider to be its
full employment rate (though down from 10.4 % a year ago).
In some cases, the difference in interest rates can reach
above a
full percentage point.
In Canada, investment - grade corporates have historically traded on average a
full percentage point (100 «basis
points»)
above Government of Canada yields.