Sentences with phrase «measure of growth in»

Developing a general outcome measure of growth in social skills for infants and toddlers.

While both stocks are trading at $ 40 per share, Old - Fashioned is assuming flat or declining sales while New - Fangled is assuming a measure of growth in company earnings.

Although I know this isn't a scientific measure of growth in my classroom, it does give students a quick, daily opportunity to see the reading happening among their classmates, and it's a reminder of how much we value reading.

This requires that observers have not only an appropriate measure of new credit in each period, but also an appropriate measure of the growth in debt - servicing capacity.

Even measures of growth in test scores or VAM are not rigorously identified indicators of school or program quality as they do not reveal what the growth would have been in the absence of that school or program.

Not exact matches

«When you're in your 30s, you still have a long flight path... so you still have quite a bit of time to take measured risks, at least when it comes to markets, to be able to build your portfolio and have more growth,» Snider said.

With the negative growth measured in Q1, that would satisfy the technical definition of a recession.

With over 90 % of the labour force in the informal economy, it is very difficult to assess the impact of policy actions and measure true growth.

Novo now expects 2018 sales growth of 3 - 5 percent compared with 2 - 5 percent previously and operating profit growth of 2 - 5 percent from 1 - 5 percent, both measured in local currencies.

Gross Domestic Product growth, which is, generally, the measure of goods and services produced in the economy, has hovered around 2 percent, not the 4 percent the Fed and other monetary experts believe is necessary for an economic expansion.

While there's been rapid growth in the industry, «consistent and high - quality data has been a challenge to measure and define,» said Craig Levine, chief executive officer of e-sports event organizer ESL.

Morneau plan to raise long - term growth is counting on waves of new measures designed to advance fundamental science, nurture the innovative economy and to knock down many of the barriers preventing women from fully participating in the workforce.

It's also greater than the 3.4 percent rate of employment growth measure in a comparison group of small, non-clustered businesses based on Dun & Bradstreet data.

Given the low unemployment rate, anecdotal evidence from a variety of companies, and alternative measures such as the Atlanta Fed wage tracker showing stronger growth, wage growth may not be back at precrisis levels, but the trend over the past year shows wages are certainly headed in the right direction.

Macy's recently said comparable sales, a measure the strips out newly closed stores, rose 1 % in November and December, a modest result compared to the torrid growth of overall retail sales.

Tens of thousands of jobs would be at risk as supply chains are torn apart and retaliatory protectionist measures crimp growth in both countries.

This wasn't unexpected, since the market was rising in just the right mix of conditions: Volatility as measured by the Cboe's index was at historic lows, the GOP was set to pass the most comprehensive corporate - tax reform in decades, and economies around the world were in growth mode.

Structure: The size (revenue - based) and age of the company are strongly correlated to vitality loss, which may however be compensated by revitalization, as measured by sales growth in the past five years.

«U.S. growth of 0.6 million barrels a day in 2017 beat all expectations, even with a moderate price response to the output deal as the shale industry bounced back — profiting from cost cuts, stepped up drilling activity and efficiency measures enforced during the downturn,» the group said.

Our sense is that in light of the oil shock and weak economic growth recorded in Canada this past year, the SEPH is likely telling the more accurate story, meaning we could see employment as measured by the LFS slow significantly during the first half of 2016.»

In a conference held on Tuesday, Lee said:» «We kept the base rate unchanged today as there is a need to closely examine growing protectionist measures and uncertainties abroad, although the local economy is expected to keep firm growth on the back of improvements in the global economy.&raquIn a conference held on Tuesday, Lee said:» «We kept the base rate unchanged today as there is a need to closely examine growing protectionist measures and uncertainties abroad, although the local economy is expected to keep firm growth on the back of improvements in the global economy.&raquin the global economy.»

According to the OECD, U.K. GDP per capita — a measure of economic growth that divides GDP per the number of people in a country — has doubled since the country joined the EU in 1973.

«Monetary policy will not be too tight or too loose,» Yi said, adding that growth in M2 money supply and total social financing — a broad measure of credit — will be at a reasonable pace this year.

«Although we expect that the Greek government will implement the required measures, the risk of early elections is increasing given the rising political cost to the government and its slim majority in the parliament... Early elections might bring a new and more reform - minded conservative government, but Greece's economy would be hit again by prolonged uncertainty, after having just started to record positive growth,» Moody's said.

In general, their instincts have guided them well, chiefly in the direction of measured expansion and rapid diversification (new product categories, new distribution models, international growth, real estate investmentsIn general, their instincts have guided them well, chiefly in the direction of measured expansion and rapid diversification (new product categories, new distribution models, international growth, real estate investmentsin the direction of measured expansion and rapid diversification (new product categories, new distribution models, international growth, real estate investments).

Mired in a world of low growth, low inflation and low interest rates, officials from the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank said their efforts to bolster the economy through monetary policy may falter unless elected leaders stepped forward with bold measures.

«While overall price growth slowed, gains in core price measures remained firm, leaving the Bank of Canada on track to lift interest rates two more times this year,» Alicia Macdonald, the Conference Board of Canada's principal economist, said in a statement.

In another field of opposition, Rome has been calling for new EU policies — particularly measures promoting growth — and an end to German hegemony.

In the first quarter, its index showed 4.8 % growth — less than the government's official release of 6.7 % growth, but the highest rate Capital Economics» index had measured since the end of 2014.

We can account for this difference by measuring employment growth relatively to the overall level of employment in each country.

«The question from a financial stability point of view is whether or not those measures, to the extent they encourage more credit and more investment, may not buy some more growth today, but increase the risk of some disruption in growth further down the road,» Carolyn Wilkins, the Bank of Canada's senior deputy governor, said at least week's press conference.

On their face, the added levies would boost inflation measures by one - tenth of a percentage point while reducing annual GDP growth by one or two tenths, Barclays said in a note that assumes the moves would not have massive repercussions from U.S. trading partners.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

All members will be among an elite organisation of business leaders that have demonstrated drive, passion, and dedication to achieving outstanding growth in revenue across Europe — a remarkable feat by any measure.

Well, our economist measures of that growth rate were three times as fast between 1920 and 1970, as they have been in the 45 years since 1970.

After accounting for the impacts of measures and adjustments, the Sales Tax revenue base is projected to grow at an average annual rate of 4.3 per cent over the forecast period, roughly consistent with the average annual growth in nominal consumption of 4.0 per cent over this period.

Unadjusted career average earnings will result in a smaller denominator than career average earnings that are adjusted to reflect wage growth, as in the C / QPP benefit rate calculation, and both are likely to be lower than a measure of best average earnings for people whose earnings are high relative to average earnings for limited periods of time.

Growth hacking — particularly in the acquisition and activation category — can decrease your cost per lead in paid advertising, help generate leads, encourage users to share content with their friends and measure and increase the quality of leads you're receiving.

The trend worries economists because new businesses play a vital role in creating jobs, improving productivity and spurring economic growth; some researchers believe the decline in entrepreneurship, and in other measures of economic dynamism such as labor mobility, could be part of the reason the U.S. has experienced such a slow bounceback from the past two recessions.

CAP assumes annual wage growth matches the mean effect of experience and nonexperience on real wages measured in the NLSY data assuming full - time, full - year employment, and reports the cumulative difference between the no - leave earnings profile and the leave earnings profile over time.

The Bank's three measures of core inflation remain below two per cent and wage growth is still subdued, consistent with ongoing excess capacity in the economy.

Asia has displayed the strongest growth of any emerging region, as well as favorable trends in inflation and current accounts measures (Source: IMF, Bloomberg).

In a periodic update of its economic forecast, the Washington - based institution warned that the measures taken in Europe have not done enough to quiet markets and restore growtIn a periodic update of its economic forecast, the Washington - based institution warned that the measures taken in Europe have not done enough to quiet markets and restore growtin Europe have not done enough to quiet markets and restore growth.

In aggregate, the GDP measures the economic growth and health of the country.

Brazil went even further, announcing a range of monetary and fiscal measures to reinvigorate economic growth that, in the latest quarter, sagged to just 0.3 %.

The growth in asset purchases, whether measured in absolute terms or relative to GDP, is truly enormous, and is no doubt responsible for much of the shock and awe that UMP has attracted.

Extraordinary monetary policy measures were taken in the heat of the financial crisis, and continue to be applied five years later, as a necessary part of restoring economic growth and stability.

Nor can they claim that growth in second half of the year will be stronger than forecast because of the October fiscal actions since the effects of these measures were already included in the budget forecast.

b) Price to Economic Book Value measures the growth expectations embedded in the prices of the stocks in sector / industry.

That might actually be a better way to measure Trudeau's stewardship of the economy in 2019 when we go back to the polls: did he and Finance Minister Bill Morneau simply maintain steady growth, while averting disaster?