Sentences with phrase «less than the rate of inflation»

Uprating benefits at 1pc, means people get more cash, but less than the rate of inflation.

That is less than the rate of inflation.

By contrast, the administration only requested an increase in discretionary spending of $ 2.2 billion, or 1.5 % --- less than the rate of inflation.

The problem now is that their financial assets earn less than the rate of inflation.

With this couple's financial assets earning less than the rate of inflation, they'd do better if they were to own dividend paying stocks

A savings account that pays less than the rate of inflation is eroding your wealth.

And you're right — if you get a salary increase that is less than the rate of inflation, then in theory you have lost purchasing power.

Not exact matches

In 2014, per person health - care spending grew 5.4 percent, well above the overall inflation rate of less than 1 percent, and the center expects spending to rise at an average rate of 5.8 percent a year from 2014 to 2024.

The worst case scenario is that the country will experience what economists call a «hard landing,» essentially a major slowdown in GDP growth, to less than 5 % or the approximate rate of inflation.

The average savings account yields just 0.11 percent, which is far less than the rate of U.S. inflation.

«With the Italian 10 - year bond yielding less than its US counterpart, with clear signs of accelerating growth and inflation in Europe, and a depressed Euro adding fuel to the fire, assets correlated to European rates will be vulnerable in 2017,» says Mitchell.

Consumer prices, usually more stable than producer prices, have also accelerated on a similar basis from a recorded inflation rate of less than 1.0 percent last summer to 2.4 percent over the 12 - months ended this past March, also a smart acceleration in a brief time.

Investing in currency involves additional special risks such as credit, interest rate fluctuations, derivative investment risk, and domestic and foreign inflation rates, which can be volatile and may be less liquid than other securities and more sensitive to the effect of varied economic conditions.

For example, a 2 % rise in inflation expectations would only result in a more bullish backdrop for gold if it were accompanied by a rise of less than 2 % in the nominal interest rate.

It also confirms more than any other evidence that the universe had a beginning and expanded at a rate faster than the speed of light within less than a trillion of a trillion of a trillion of a second — less than 10 ^ -35 of a second — of the Big Bang by detecting the miniscule «light polarizations» called B - Modes caused by the Gravitational Waves — which were theorized in 1916 by Albert Einstein in his Theory of General Relativity but never detected before — of the Inflation of the Big Bang which are embedded in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation — CMB or CMBR that was discovered by American scientists back in 1964.

Such an increase would be near half the 3.3 % increase awarded in the 2017/18 financial year and less than the current rate of inflation.

If food and gas prices were included in the CPI, the rate of inflation would be closer to 10 percent, and, at that rate, the net purchasing power of earnings in ten years would be less than the initial investment, meaning you would have lost money.

However, many warn that the economy is running too hot — around 25 % actual inflation per year (although the non-credible, official rate put out by the government's statistics bureau is less than half that amount, another point of criticism) and some expect there to be a possibly disruptive correction (a «hard landing») sometime following the election.

«And while more people are in work, they are still getting poorer in real terms as wages grow at less than half the rate of inflation.

According to projections from the State Comptroller, the rate of inflation will rise by less than a percentage point over the next year.

At the same time, the school groups support ending the provision that essentially caps levy increases at less than 2 percent: Currently, the cap law limits increases to either the rate of inflation or 2 percent, whichever is lower.

According to the law, property taxes are capped at 2 % per year, or the rate of inflation, whichever is less, and the projected rate of inflation for the 2016 calendar year is less than 1 %, at.73 %, says Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

The Lib Dems were also pleased to have fought off proposals to uprate out - of - work benefits by less than September's 5.2 % rate of inflation on the CPI measure.

The new law, which has been kicked around the state government for more than 15 years, caps property tax increases at 2 percent, or the rate of inflation, whichever is less.

DiNapoli's report states that in the last decade, federal and state aid grew an average of 2.2 percent a year, which was less than the inflation rate of 2.4 percent during the same time.

While Rings started strong and only got bigger, The Hobbit did not perform as well domestically (despite a decade of inflation and the premium prices of IMAX, 3D, and High Frame Rate tickets), with each sequel earning less than its predecessor.

It is lower because of the lower inflation rate and the first time it has been less than two percent.

The value of inflation - protected securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, and the market for these securities may be less developed or liquid, and more volatile, than other securities markets.

Now the U.S. is nearing a 2 % inflation rate with the risk that more fiscal policy or some pullback of monetary policy could cause inflation to be a bit less, or a bit more, than 2 %.

When the inflation rate is less than the rate of dividend you are receiving, then you are investing in a good business.

• The value of inflation - protected securities (IPS) generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, and the market for IPSs may be less developed or liquid, and more volatile, than other securities markets.

For example, California's Prop 12 limits property tax increases to 2 percent per year or a rate of inflation if it is less than 2 percent.

In contrast, the values of the shorter - term bonds — represented by the US Aggregate Bond Index and the one - month T - bills — are less sensitive than the cost of income to interest rates and inflation.

The devaluation of any currency and the rate of inflation will make the value of the investment equall to if not less than its worth at the time of the deposit.

If you sell an I Bond in less than 5 years after purchase, you lose 3 months of interest, but with a fixed rate of 0 %, you'll only be losing the inflation component of the interest.

This «portfolio» carries almost no risk of loss, but its expected return is less than the inflation rate.

If you want to neutralize or win over inflation, you'll have to make an investment that yields a rate of return not less than 7 %.

Louis and Ryan discuss the implications of the U.S. and China relationship; Louis discusses the inflationary implications of QE2; Jim McCowan indicates that now is a good time to get a mortgage and discusses the state of the Arlington VA real estate market; Louis discusses the 1st quarter 2011 HomeGain home prices survey and the Virginia results; Jim and Louis discuss the rent to buy ratio; Louis discusses the advantages of getting a low interest rate mortgage prior to the rise in inflation and interest rates; Ryan and Louis discuss the employment numbers and the potential for recovery; Jim notes that only a small percentage of homes in Arlington are short sales; Jim explains how Arlington short sales get priced and buyer's misconceptions that they can offer less than the list price; Louis contrasts the Arlington home pricing experience vs. the national experience based on the HomeGain home values survey.