Sentences with phrase «national growth rates»

Large differences in national growth rates were observed, with lighting remaining stable or decreasing in only a few countries.

Georgia surges to the top this year thanks largely to its economy, which caught up to the national growth rate in 2013 after lagging slightly the year before.

North Carolina saw a 2.2 % increase in nonfarm payroll jobs between November 2014 and November 2015, slightly above the national growth rate of 1.9 %.

However, nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 1.1 % in Minnesota between November 2014 and November 2015, lower than the national growth rate of 1.9 % over that year.

I don't see a national growth rate of much more than 2 percent, which will tend to offset the lower interest rates.

Rent growth was so strong in those 14 markets that it pushed the national growth rate far above what most metros have experienced over the past year.

However, it has also been reported that this national growth rate was uneven.

Not exact matches

Leon Aghazarian, an analyst with National Bank Financial, rates the stock Outperform, praising its «proven track record in regard to growth and diversification.»

So far in 2017, Baltimore's unemployment rate has hovered around the national average, but the local economy likely will take a hit in the future if job growth begins to lag.

Despite that growth, the state's unemployment rate of 5.7 % remains well above the national rate of 5.0 %.

However, the state's job - growth rate was somewhat below average, with a 1.3 % increase in nonfarm payroll jobs between November 2014 and November 2014, a bit lower than the national increase of 1.9 %.

Yet over the past ten years, the national debt has grown from $ 9.4 trillion to over $ 21 trillion - a growth rate of 123 %!

Second, as national population growth rates came down gradually, governments would be able to better meet the needs of all their people.

The latest national accounts are now a bit dated, but they show a high rate of growth, over the year to the September quarter, of just over 4 per cent (Graph 10).

Recent job growth in San Jose is more than double the national rate, according to Sperling's.

And over-the-year changes in employment topped the national employment growth rate in 2016, according to the BLS.

Alberta will stand atop the provincial growth rankings, well ahead of Ontario, the only other province to grow at or above the national rate.

The well - published national debt issues hurt consumer spending in the West, while rising interest rates, energy and food prices dampened the strong growth seen in major markets in the East, such as China.

The expanding national economic growth in countries as China and India profit with the economic growth because they are the only sizeable strong and stable economies projected to record over 5 % growth rates in 2009.

Yet over the past ten years, the national debt has grown from $ 9.4 trillion to over $ 21 trillion — a growth rate of 123 %.»

This strength in employment is somewhat at odds with the relatively weak rate of growth indicated by the national accounts.

Unemployment is at its lowest rate since the mid 1970s and the housing market has shown renewed strength in recent months, with year - ended growth in national house prices back above 15 per cent.

GDP growth has fallen to near zero, but the national unemployment rate really hasn't changed much.

An expansionary fiscal policy can reduce national savings, raise neutral real interest rates, and stimulate growth.

The S&P / Case - Shiller Home Price Indices released for February 2018 indicated that home prices nationwide, the National Home Price Index, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 6.3 % in February, modestly slower than the 6.7 % increase in January.

The Case - Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 8.4 % in November, unchanged from October.

The Case - Shiller (CS) National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, slowed to a 9.8 % seasonally adjusted annual growth rate in December, from 10.4 % in November.

National GDP grew by just 0.02 per cent, compared to September, equivalent to an annual growth rate of 0.2 per cent.

Stockland chief executive Mark Steinert this week said the national population growth rate of 1.6 per cent would keep driving demand for new facilities, even though traditional retailers were planning fewer new stores than they were five or six years ago.

In contrast, final demand in NSW has been running at rates well below the national average for several years (Graph B3), largely reflecting slower growth in consumption.

The moderation in the rate of growth in the national measures is accounted for by developments in Sydney and Melbourne.

Maryland's job growth of 2.2 percent outpaced the national rate of 1.4, and ranked the state sixth for job growth, Basu said.

The Case - Shiller (CS) National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 5.0 % in February, down from 5.8 % in January.

By the late 1980s, more than seventy of the world's governments reported that they viewed their national fertility or population growth rates as «unsatisfactory,» and that they considered policy interventions to alter these rates to be «appropriate.»

Fourth, while the economic consequences of overall rates of population growth are often ambiguous or obscure, the impact of smaller groups within larger populations on the economic well - being of the whole society, or the impact of differential rates of growth within a national population on prospects for material advance, may be direct and important.

Bobo's has enjoyed an impressive annual growth rate of over 50 percent over the past three years, evolving from a home - based operation to national natural foods and specialty store distribution in ten years.

should constitute a national emergency, Nigeria's growth rate of 3.2 percent annually means that our nation will, according to USAID, reach a population of 440 million people by 2040.

The data is unambiguous on current economic conditions - GDP growth in the last quarter of 2015 was a meager 2.11 % with full year growth of 2.79 % according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS); inflation rose sharply to 11.4 % in February with prospects of reaching 12 % by March; capital markets have remained bearish; according to UNCTAD Nigeria's FDI fell by 27.7 % to $ 3.4 billion in 2015, and on current trends may fall even more precipitously in 2016; the de facto exchange rate of the Naira for most producers and consumers is now N322 / $ even though CBN maintains a nominal N197 / $ for privileged persons; several economic sectors - construction, government, manufacturing, oil and gas and hotels and restaurants are in recession or barely out of it; government's official foreign reserves is down to $ 27.8 bn; and unemployment and under - employment rates have worsened 10.4 % and 18.7 % by the end of 2015.

«Whilst these figures are already startling and should constitute a national emergency, Nigeria's growth rate of 3.2 percent annually means that our nation will, according to USAID, reach a population of 440 million people by 2040.

• We promised to restore Teacher training allowances and we have delivered • We promised to end dumsor and we have delivered • We promised to reduced fertilizer prices by 50 % and we have delivered • We promised to establish a Ministry of Zongo and Inner City Affairs and we have delivered • We promised to increase and pay peacekeeping allowances increased from $ 31 to $ 35 and we have delivered • We promised to increase the share of the DACF to persons with disabilities from 2 % to 3 % and we have delivered • We promised a stimulus package to support local industry and we have delivered • We promised to implement a National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan and we have delivered • We promised a more efficient port system and we have delivered • We promised to reduce the rapid rate of borrowing and accumulation of the public debt and we have delivered • We promised to restore economic growth and we have delivered • We promised to reduce inflation and we have delivered.

The Albany - Schenectady - Troy region, which has benefitted from billions of dollars of state - subsidized high - tech investments over the past 20 years, had the strongest performance of the major upstate regions during Cuomo's first term — but still trailed the national and statewide growth rates for the four - year and one - year periods.

The city's job growth rate was 2.6 percent, while neighboring suburbs on Long Island and the lower Hudson valley were around the national average.

[132] Together with Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, Miliband also promoted a «five - point plan for jobs and growth» aimed at helping the UK economy, involving extending the bonus tax on banks pioneered by Alistair Darling, bringing forward planned long - term investment to help reduce unemployment, cutting the rate of VAT from 20 % back to 17.5 %, cutting VAT on home improvements to 5 % for a temporary one - year period, and instigating a one - year National Insurance break to encourage employers to hire more staff.

It is twice the national rate of growth, tourism jobs increased by 25,000 which is also twice the national rate of growth.

Job growth in the region has lagged at one - quarter the national rate since the recession, and economic output is half the national benchmark.

The 2017 budget was to ensure confidence in the economy — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:52 The cedi remains relatively stable against he major currencies — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:51 Interest rate in 2017 continue to decline — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:50 Inflation continue to decline in 2017 — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:48 We have returned to a robust growth after 2016 recorded the worst growth in three decades — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:47 The call to relieve our country and people from a wretched existence is urgent — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:45 The should not simply be a statement to share the national cake between different groups but it should capture how a nation comes together to meet the challenges of our time — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:45 We plan on providing opportunities as many Ghanaians as possible.

He's declared Buffalo «a national success story» while ignoring job growth that's only half the national average and a poverty rate that ranks among the highest in the country.

Job growth in the upstate region has dipped far below the national average, with a rate of 2.7 percent in growth from December 2010 to December 2016, compared to 11 percent nationally during that time.

But the Business Council was unimpressed, noting that the state is recording a 1 percent growth rate, below the national average of 1.2 percent over the last 12 months.

All 12 of the metro areas in New York State had economic growth rates below the national average last year.