Sentences with phrase «measured as the percent»

e. Teacher absenteeism, measured as the percent difference between the percent of absentee teachers at alternative and regular schools.

d. Teacher experience, measured as the percent difference between the percent of teachers in their first or second year of teaching at alternative and regular schools.

b. Availability of counselors, measured as the percent difference between the percent of alternative schools in the district that had a counselor and the percent of regular schools that did.

c. Student - teacher ratio, measured as the percent difference between the student teacher ratio at alternative and regular schools.

a. Per pupil spending, measured as the percent difference between dollars per student at alternative and regular schools.

Industry profitability as measured as a percent of pre-tax premium dropped from 8 % in 2007 to -6 % in 2016.

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As a measure of their continued stature, the Rockefeller name can add a premium of 50 percent or more on works of art and collectibles.

The Commerce Department revised March orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, which are seen as a measure of business spending plans, to show them falling 0.4 percent instead of dipping 0.1 percent as reported last month.

It's the total earnings - per - share the market generates as a percent of the market's total value — a measure similar to the yield on bonds, where the yield rises when bond prices fall, and vice versa.

The survey, which measures the outlook of the small business economy, shows small business optimism holding steady at 53 percent, the same figure as last month.

However, prices of services were only 1.0 percent higher, compared with a 1.5 percent increase in March Core inflation measures of inflation, which the ECB also looks to as a guide, were also below expectations.

Delta also said its passenger revenue as measured against flight capacity would decline between 2.5 percent and 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016.

«We found that increasing the size of lunch tables... significantly improved performance by over 10 percent, as measured by peer reviews,» writes Humanyze CEO Ben Waber on re: Work.

Mars» measured channel sales increased 3.5 percent in 2017 with a notable acceleration in the second half of 2017 aided by the launch of successful products such as Caramel and Peanut Butter M&M's.»

U.S. data on Monday showed that consumer prices accelerated in the year to March, with a measure of underlying inflation surging to near the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target as last year's weak readings dropped out of the calculation.

Bonds, as measured by the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index ETF (BND), were down more than 2 percent year - to - date through the end of February.

One sector is financials, as measured by Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) and iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (IAT), which are up by approximately 5 percent and 8 percent, respectively, this year.

The Commerce Department said on Thursday consumer prices as measured by the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, rose 0.4 percent.

But the bank has taken more extreme measures, such as ramping up purchases to more than 40 percent of the market overall and saying it would control the yield curve by keeping the 10 - year government bond yield around 0 percent.

As for measuring ROI, 37 percent in 2014 indicated they could do this; and in 2013, the percentage was only 26 percent.

Gold stocks, as measured by the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, lost 6.13 percent.

In this period, the dollar's trade - weighted exchange value declined 5.8 percent, as measured by the Federal Reserve's major currencies index.

By measuring out the sentiment of consumers» attitudes toward Amazon Prime Day, researchers were able to learn that 34 percent of people were not aware of the event last year, and 12 percent cited personalized promotional efforts as the key to luring them in.

In this period, the dollar's trade - weighted exchange value rose by 2.9 percent, as measured by the Federal Reserve's major currencies index.

The airline also said it expects a key measure of its revenue to fall as much as 3 percent this quarter.

Because 2017 was such a strong year for stocks — they advanced close to 20 percent, as measured by the S&P 500 Index — it's likely that most investors will want to rebalance their gold exposure as we head into 2018.

IMF estimates of annual growth rate of world real GDP (in red, right scale) and year - over-year percent change in commodity prices as measured by the quarterly average CRB / BLS raw industrials price index (in green, left scale).

The group, as measured by the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, finished the year up an amazing 55 percent, handily beating all other asset classes shown below.

Inflation as measured by the core personal consumption expenditures price index jumped to 1.5 percent in the first quarter, government figures showed on Thursday, a jump from 0.4 percent the prior quarter.

BEIJING China's city of Handan has ordered steel mills to cut production by around 25 percent as part of new measures to curb pollution from April to mid-November, according to a statement on Friday.

To my mind, to go below 2 percent measured inflation as currently calculated requires highly optimistic assumption about tax benefits and sacrifice ratios.»

But longer - term rates, as measured by the yield of the 10 - year Treasury note, ended 2017 at 2.409 percent, down a touch from 2.446 percent a year ago.

The measures could fall particularly hard on South Korea, which was named as one of the countries that would face a 53 percent tariff on its steel exports, along with China, Brazil, India, Russia, Turkey and six others, under one potential scenario in the report.

As I shared with you in January, emerging Europe countries, as measured by the MSCI EM Europe 10/40 Index, finished last year up more than 20 percent, and so far in 2018, they've returned 1.17 percent, compared to the S&P 500 Index, which is down more than 3 percenAs I shared with you in January, emerging Europe countries, as measured by the MSCI EM Europe 10/40 Index, finished last year up more than 20 percent, and so far in 2018, they've returned 1.17 percent, compared to the S&P 500 Index, which is down more than 3 percenas measured by the MSCI EM Europe 10/40 Index, finished last year up more than 20 percent, and so far in 2018, they've returned 1.17 percent, compared to the S&P 500 Index, which is down more than 3 percent.

«what unites the experiences of the main deficit countries is a steep increase in income inequality over recent decades, as measured by the share of income going to the richest 5 percent of -LSB-...]

As our content marketing research indicates, 33 percent of B2B marketers and 41 percent of B2C marketers cited the inability to measure as a significant challengAs our content marketing research indicates, 33 percent of B2B marketers and 41 percent of B2C marketers cited the inability to measure as a significant challengas a significant challenge.

Meanwhile, «The bottom 90 percent of U.S. households, as measured by net wealth, now hold less than 5 percent of muni bonds, falling from almost 15 percent in 1989.»

Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. have all but erased losses that began June 8, with each rallying at least 5 percent in the past two days, even as broader measures of tech shares remain more than 2 percent from recent highs.

Other measures, such as the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI), are at a level consistent with 2.5 percent, or slightly better, growth.

In this period, the dollar's trade - weighted exchange value appreciated 1.8 percent as measured by the Federal Reserve Board's major currencies index.

Inflation, as measured by the personal consumption expenditure deflator, is currently well below the Federal Reserve's objective of 2 percent.

The transaction volume, as measured by dollars, said the firm, was up 100 percent, with EMV transitions in line with expectations.

Zimstats said on Oct. 16 that «the year on year inflation rate for the month of September 2017 as measured by the all items Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 0.78 percent, gaining 0.64 percent» on the August 2017 inflation rate of 0.14 percent.

Brazilian equities, as measured by the MSCI Brazil Index, are 20 percent cheaper than their 2014 highs on a price to book basis.

The yellow metal ended the year up a little more than 13 percent — its best year since 2010 — while gold stocks, as measured by the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, gained more than 11 percent.

The Fed are likely to hold steady on interest rates but signal a rate hike is possible for June, as wages and prices are now growing at 2 percent a year, according to the Fed's preferred inflation measure.

Schedules A-1 through A-13 reconcile non-GAAP financial measures to net income of $ 60 million to $ 66 million and development margin of 16.5 percent to 17.5 percent, in each case on an as reported basis.

The annual inflation rate in the United States, as measured by the CPI, exceeded 20 percent in 1917, and remained in double digits for the next three years (17.5, 14.9, and 15.8) before the partial reversal of 1921.

The fund's 4 percent yield is 65 percent higher than the market as measured by the S&P 500's current 2.4 percent yield.

But the tax cuts have been underperforming in opinion polls, such as a Gallup survey earlier this month that found 39 percent of respondents approved of the GOP tax measure, with 52 percent disapproving.