Sentences with phrase «number of purchases fall»

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The number of approved foreign tech brands on China's purchase list fell by a third.

In contrast to the surge in retail sales in June, households tended to delay their purchases of motor vehicles until after 30 June when the price of cars was expected to fall and a number of new models were launched on the Australian market.

«Although extensive choice seems appealing, research shows that it may hinder motivation to buy and decrease subsequent satisfaction with purchased goods... Using data from nearly 800,000 employees, we tested the hypothesis that employee 401 (k) participation rates fall as the number of fund options increase.

Given the malaise in a number of key markets — as indicated by continuous weakness in a series of indicators, especially the eurozone purchasing managers» indices (PMIs)-- it is perhaps unsurprising that our survey showed falling demand from overseas.

Based on the number of slips, trips and falls within the food service department, the grant will be utilized to purchase comfortable, professional and slip resistant shoes to the entire staff.

Pending sales, or the number of signed purchase agreements, fell 7.5 percent in November compared with last year.

The number of points required to purchase a ticket is tied to the selling price, so while you don't want to book at the absolute last minute when rates usually jump, you can still find late summer and early fall round trip flights from the United States to Mexico and the Caribbean starting at about 10,000 Rapid Reward points per person, plus taxes and fees.

However, the game falls short in a number of key areas that ultimately make it a purchase that fans looking for a developed Souls experience may want to mull over.

Evidence given to the Senate Inquiry suggested that a number of urban authorities decided not to proceed with planned purchases of gas - powered bus fleets as the price of diesel was expected to fall sharply as a result of the GST package.

Out of this a number of things will fall, including a list of legal priorities to help make sure your client capitalizes on its strengths (e.g. anticipating the need for partnership agreements, licences in and licences out, component purchase agreements, etc., and getting started on them early).

Recently, we've noticed a number of complaints from travelers who purchased their travel insurance from travel suppliers — online booking engines, in particular — and this is an easy trap to fall into.

Upon purchase renter's insurance, you're covering yourself against several things like fireplace, lightening, riots, aircraft, vehicles, smoke, windstorms, vandalism, theft, falling objects, water harm, electrical harm and a number of other problems.

Second, because of resulting problems with affect, socialization, and self - esteem they may be more likely to fall prey to both peer pressure and the seductive marketing practices of the tobacco industry, which spent $ 5.1 billion in tobacco promotion and advertising in 1996.10 Third, many states have passed legislation that fines or criminalizes children for the purchase, possession, or use of tobacco.54 The number of states with such legislation increased from 32 in 1995 to 41 in 1998; the current maximum state penalty for minors is a fine of up to $ 1000, and it is possible for fines to minors to exceed the fines to retailers who sell tobacco to them (unpublished data, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health, State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System [STATE], 1998).

«Last fall, we saw a large jump in the number of first - timers planning home purchases, which was very encouraging because their market share is still well below pre-recession levels,» Smoke says.

Purchases rose in two of four U.S. regions, including a 9 percent gain in the biggest region, the South; sales fell 17.6 percent in second - largest region, the West The number of properties sold in which construction hadn't yet started rose to an annual pace of 188,000 last month from 152,000, a sign that developers will stay busy in the coming months Report released jointly by the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington

Still, Americans looking to purchase a home also have fewer to choose from: The number of available homes has fallen 1.7 percent in the past 12 months to just 2.29 million.