Sentences with phrase «levels of household»

Low levels of household equity will also drag on home sales for years.

Previous analysis of GUS data found that lower levels of household income and greater area deprivation were both associated with a lower activity score for children who were almost 3 years old, although this score included time spent watching television and playing on computers in the activity measure, along with various active behaviours such as running, jumping and ball play (Marryat et al. 2009).

The researchers examined 13 levels of household income both in rural and urban areas, quantifying their carbon footprints.

High levels of household debt are a concern, that gets even worse when you realize how concentrated it is.

but the Loonie's price action was like chop suey or a mixed bag of nuts, likely because Wilkins didn't really talk about the Loonie or monetary policy, expressing only some concern about the levels of household debt (which is not really new).

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is actively seeking new ways to curb spiraling levels of household debt and is warning banks and borrowers alike against complacency amid historically low interest rates.

His exact words were that we «must be vigilant» and not let rising levels of household debt spiral out of control.

However, Porter says the record levels of household debt piling up in Canada, like in many industrial - world economies, does suggest it will be tougher for the country to grow as quickly as it has in the past.

The government is also eager to hike rates to discourage increasing levels of household debt.

Looking at basic demographic variations, our survey showed that those with college degrees and higher levels of household income are significantly more likely to be married than those with high school diplomas and those living in households with more modest levels of income.

In general, those with college degrees and higher levels of household income are significantly more likely to be married than those with high school diplomas and those living in households with more modest levels of income.

We had among the most leveraged banks of any country, a house price boom as large as America's or Spain's, and higher levels of household debt than any other country in the world.

Though it boosts the economy in the short term, high levels of household debt add pressure on the economy in the long run, as households are forced to cut spending in order to repay their debt.

That is just a little over 4 years, and we can expect a continuation of deleveraging for many years to come - we have a long way to go in order to get back to the levels of household debt relative to GDP or Personal Disposable Income (PDI).

To investigate, we examine median levels of household (1) total net worth and (2) net worth excluding home equity from several vintages of U.S. Census Bureau data.

«However, historically high levels of household debt and low wage growth will offset some of the positive impact of recent strong employment data, so consumers are likely to remain cautious.»

Still, Steindel cautions, low levels of household, private and especially national saving may take a toll over the long run and thus bear watching now.

This has been the situation in Canada for the past seven years, as reflected in increasing levels of household indebtedness and elevated house prices — although, as I'll discuss later, regulatory measures have been used to mitigate the resulting financial system risks (Chart 2).3

So, in summary these are some of the themes we might expect to see in the next chapter — the impact of technology and the growth of Asia; the normalisation of monetary conditions; the effects of higher levels of household debt; and the capability of our workforce and businesses to be flexible, innovative and adaptable.

Across the developed world, it's contributed to record levels of household debt.

But against the backdrop of slow average wage gains and record levels of household debt, she says, «it looks like the average Canadian is about to get into a pretty serious squeeze play.»

In its latest statement, it said «household vulnerabilities have moved higher,» which is how policy makers describe the troubling nexus between excessive housing prices in many cities and record levels of household debt.

The house - price bubble, combined with record levels of household debt, represent the biggest threat facing the Canadian economy; the sooner real - estate markets mellow and Canadians lower their debt burdens, the better.

There's an economic imperative at play, of course: thanks to steadily increasing costs of living, and record levels of household debt, many sexagenarians and even septuagenarians simply can't afford to stop working.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, May 1 - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Tuesday that the view of the Canadian economy is quite good despite record levels of household debt, and he was confident the central bank can manage the risk of that debt even as interest rates rise.

Here are three off the top of my head: Record levels of household debt threaten future spending, too many of our companies need a weaker currency to be competitive, and international energy companies are giving up on Canada as a place to invest.

It suggests the weight of a record level of household debt is starting to feel heavy.

He included original research that suggests a looser fiscal policy after 2010 may have resulted in a lower level of household debt today.

«The record levels of households reflect the significantly higher values of all asset classes post-recession,» Spectrem Group president George Walper, Jr., said in a press release, «and the recent record level of the United States markets following the presidential election has added demonstrably to the asset level of most affluent investors.»

The reason is that the income levels of households in Asia is changing fast, and millions of individuals there are acquiring smartphones and high - speed Internet.

The Bank highlights three vulnerabilities in the financial system: the elevated level of household indebtedness, imbalances in some regional housing markets and the fragility of liquidity in fixed - income markets.

The third question we have focused on over recent times is the implications of the high and rising level of household debt.

This brings me to a third plot line: that is, how we deal with the higher level of household debt and higher housing prices, especially in a world of more normal interest rates.

At the heart of this uncertainty is the high level of household debt.

It might be in principle possible to pull this off if Beijing is able to transfer 2 - 4 % of GDP from the state or elite sector to the household sector by reforming the hukou system, land reform, privatizations, and other transfers, but of course we shouldn't assume that this level of household income growth will be easy to maintain once investment growth, and with it GDP growth, drops sharply.

The PBO identified four key downside risks to the private sector forecast: global growth, especially in the U.S. could be slower than anticipated; the appreciation of the Canadian dollar could adversely affect exports; sovereign debt issues in Europe could restrain recovery there and put upward pressure on global interest rates; and the high level of household debt in Canada could restrain domestic demand.

One reason for trying to understand this complex picture is that the level of household debt is relatively high.

However, this is changing, and the increase in the level of household debt over the past decade is a major shift, with significant knock - on implications for consumption.

Consumer confidence remains at historically high levels, household income growth remains robust and the level of household wealth relative to current incomes is still high, even given the recent developments in the share market.

The Canadian consumer, meanwhile, might be benefiting from somewhat cheaper gasoline, but their spending capacity is stretched thanks to a record high level of household debt.

The level of household financial stress in Australia is a key issue.

Had this differential been maintained since 1995, the level of household credit outstanding would have been almost one - third lower than is currently the case (Graph 64).

«Today's record level of household borrowing reflects the evolution of the financial system and the comfort level of Canadians in taking on debt,» Poloz said.

The level of household and government savings as a share of GDP is strongly and inversely correlated with the level of corporate profits as a share of GDP (particularly after 2 - 4 quarters).

[14] The analysis suggests that this policy would increase spending and incomes in the economy — without increasing the level of household debt.

Here we can see that the mean level of household total wealth is # 418,000, with a median figure of # 235,000.

It led to the highest level of household debt in relation to income in the world.

Similarly, the level of household income in adulthood — a major stress factor in the event of financial problems — strongly correlates with objective muscle strength.

They gathered data through parent questionnaires, administering tasks to the parents and children, and measuring the level of household chaos — including the number of times children moved, changes in caregiver, noise levels, cleanliness, and the number of people compared to the number of rooms — versus stability.

The researchers found a decreased incidence of the NS sub-type of HL among those patients living in areas with more overcrowded households, and a 5 % increase in the level of household overcrowding had the effect of halving the number of cases of this subtype.