Sentences with phrase «higher average rate of inflation»

Is there any law that says the corporate return on equity capital can not adjust itself upward in response to a permanently higher average rate of inflation?

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«Employment rates for Darden graduates are high [94 % for the class of 2014] and the average starting salary is up 12 % since 2010, well ahead of inflation.»

According to Genworth Financial's Cost of Care Survey for 2017, the annual median cost of services increased by an average of 4.5 percent in 2017 from the prior year, the second - highest year - over-year increase since the study began in 2004 and nearly three times the overall rate of inflation.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

As Chart 2 shows, policy rates in Canada have on average been only 0.25 % higher than the US (using quarterly observations) since the introduction of inflation targeting from the Bank of Canada in 1992.

Our 4.89 % growth rate easily beat the 2017 average inflation rate of 2.12 % and even the highest month of inflation in February 2017 when inflation hit 2.7 %.

Similarly, in all but one of the earlier widenings, Australia's inflation rate was higher than the world average, and again on two occasions, we were running a significant budget deficit.

Other English - speaking countries with a long - term history of high inflation — such as Canada, the UK and New Zealand — also have long - term real interest rates higher than the average.

Despite a small decline in May, consumer confidence for the first five months of 2015 has been at a higher average level than at any time since May 2004.2 A relatively low unemployment rate and moderate inflation have helped maintain consumers» upbeat mood.

The Empire Center's Ken Girardin: «School budgets were approved at a record - high rate of 99.3 percent, adding to evidence that districts can live within a property tax cap set at either 2 percent or the prior year's average rate of inflation, whichever is less.»

Five subgroups of the food and non-alcoholic beverages group recorded inflation rates higher than the group's average rate of 9.3 percent.

If the initial cap is set high enough, and allows for a rate of inflation based on actual medical costs, which is higher than the average rate of inflation, then the state could be able to meet its costs to cover health care for people on Medicaid who obtained coverage under Obamacare.

He says in the 30 years preceding the tax cap, school property taxes rose at an average of 6 percent a year, or twice the rate of inflation, and higher than the rate of the state income tax.

If the initial cap is set high enough, and allows for a rate of inflation based on actual medical costs (which is higher than the average rate of inflation), New York could cover health care for Medicaid patients who obtained coverage under Obamacare.

If the interest rates on your other debt - car or student loan or mortgage - is higher than what you could earn by saving or investing (consider that the average annual inflation - adjusted historical return of the U.S. stock market is just over 6 %), you'd be wise to pay that down first too.

Nor are they high compared with the historical rate of inflation - which on a year - over-year basis has averaged 3.7 percent since 1950.

For the other part of your question, inflation is an annualized percentage, so an inflation rate of 12 % means prices are 12 % higher than they were a year ago, so if you extrapolate that linear trend, prices will rise (again, on average) 1 % in a month.

For households in the top 1 percent of the income distribution, inflation - adjusted after - tax income grew at an average rate of about 3 percent per year, making that income 192 percent higher in 2013 than it was in 1979 for those households.

At the end of 2017, the US inflation rate was 2.2 % — significantly higher than the 0.7 % for year - end 2015 but still below its long - term average of 3 %.

Inflation Rate in the United States averaged 3.27 percent from 1914 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 23.70 percent in June of 1920 and a record low of -15.80 percent in June of 1921.

By the end of the decade the average 10 - year note yield was just high enough to cover the average inflation rate.

It includes a lump - sum payment that is adjusted each year for inflation ($ 21,783.34 for 1998), plus the greater of half of your high - 3 average pay, or half of your annual rate of pay at death.

A thirty year mortgage is a great thing at these rates (I wish I could get a 50 year mortgage), especially if inflation returns to its historical averages of 3 — 4 % or higher, and if you can invest the difference between the monthly payments for the 15 and 30 year mortgage and earn more than 3.88 % on that money you will be much better off than if you'd gotten a 15 year mortgage.

49 Rising Energy Costs for Consumers Average annual household utility bills have increased 48 % since 1980 (adjusted for inflation)-- Add in today's average annual gasoline budget per household and today's estimated annual home energy budget is over $ 3,800 Electricity costs continue to rise, with some utilities requesting rate increases of 35 % or more Spending on electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % Average annual household utility bills have increased 48 % since 1980 (adjusted for inflation)-- Add in today's average annual gasoline budget per household and today's estimated annual home energy budget is over $ 3,800 Electricity costs continue to rise, with some utilities requesting rate increases of 35 % or more Spending on electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % average annual gasoline budget per household and today's estimated annual home energy budget is over $ 3,800 Electricity costs continue to rise, with some utilities requesting rate increases of 35 % or more Spending on electricity is the highest share of total consumer spending since the energy crisis of 2000 Energy consumption has been rising along with costs — Electricity consumed by the typical American household has more than doubled since 1980 and is expected to increase another 20 % by 2015

The FNB House Price Index revealed a 7.4 % year - on - year national growth for the month of June, which was slightly higher than the 7.2 % rate recorded for May, «extending the recent mild accelerating trend in average house price inflation to 5 months».

Godsoe compared last year's predictions with the final results for the year and noted that listings and sales were down, as predicted, but the average sale price rose eight percent, which was considerably higher than the prediction of slightly above the rate of inflation.