Sentences with phrase «of decline in recent years»

[4] In terms of the prevalence of the problem, Ontario alone commenced 101 new investigations for UAP in 2016, which actually represents somewhat of a decline in recent years.

The proximate cause of the decline in recent years has been the recession and slow economic recovery.

FlatOut 4: Total Insanity is an entry into the destruction sub-genre of racing games, one that has seen a bit of decline in recent years, it's been 6 years since the release of the previous title in the series, which was met with dismal reviews.

Not exact matches

These traders are «looking for the VIX index to continue declining from its recent year - to - date high and settle back nearer its 10.79 July / August average,» Ihor Dusaniwsky, managing director of predictive analytics at S3, wrote in a client note.

Coal has seen significant declines in recent years, accounting for just 9 % of electricity generation in 2016, down from around 23 % the year before, as coal plants closed or switched to burning biomass such as wood pellets.

The Fed permitted the quantity of money to decline by one - third from 1929 to 1933, just as the Bank of Japan permitted monetary growth to be low or negative in recent years.

We referenced their numbers when we looked at the changing anatomy of U.S. oil imports, or when showing the decline in coal use over recent years.

While sales of the company's Banana Republic and Gap brands have been falling for some time now, recent declines at Old Navy — the sole bright spot in the past few quarters — pose a bigger headache for the 46 - year old retailer.

Though 2009 proved a bright spot for Gottschalk — Buffett listed her as one of the execs who increased profits despite declining sales in Berkshire's annual report — Pampered Chef's more recent years were bumpy.

Apple competes with services like Vudu and Amazon's Prime in the market for digital video rentals and sales, with Apple's share of that market declining in recent years amid increased competition.

And while Sears Holdings CEO Eddie Lampert, a hedge fund manager who controls about half of its shares, has repeatedly said in recent years that he has been trying to transform the business into a retailer focused on members and less reliant on physical stores, the sales declines are only getting worse and suggest little customer attachment to the brand names.

In recent years, rich countries have not kept their promises to provide aid to the developing world at a rate of 0.7 per cent of GDP, and although aid has not declined, it has remained flat for some time.

The rate at which Americans start businesses has been falling for more than three decades, and while the decline has slowed in recent years, it has shown no sign of reversing.

The Kochs, Sheldon Adelson, to a lesser degree George Soros (since his political giving does not approach the scale of these men and has declined in recent years) are massively influential players in our political process.

Given how important oil has been to the Canadian economy in recent years it shouldn't come as a huge shock that the loonie is heavily correlated with the decline in the price of oil.

Sears Holdings» (shld) sales may have declined in recent years, but some of its assets remain prized.

While the amount of cocaine seized annually by law enforcement officials in the Chicago area has been declining in recent years, the amount of heroin has skyrocketed, rising sixfold from 2002 to 2012.

The declines in recent weeks is part of a pullback from the optimism that has defined markets in recent years, said Fehr, though market fundamentals remain strong.

The EU's pollsters have discovered a «striking» decline in acceptance of GM foods over recent years even though Europeans are expressing support for other uses of biotechnology.

«The leg - up in the US 10 - year yield since April 18 has lifted the US dollar and caused most of the major - economy exchange rates to decline, and test the lower - end of their recent ranges against the US dollar,» he noted.

Pushing past even 2 % on a sustained basis will require the avoidance of any recession in the years ahead, along with a continued decline in the unemployment rate below 4.1 %, or an acceleration of productivity growth beyond anything we've observed in recent decades.

They note, for example, that the size of large trades of US investment grade corporate bonds (so - called «block trades») has continuously declined in recent years.6 Furthermore, in most corporate bond markets, trading appears to be highly concentrated in just a few liquid issues, and concentration appears to be increasing in some market segments.

Subsidies as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) have declined in recent years, as shown in the chart below.

This is already evident in the recent sharp declines in the forward indicators of housing activity after the strength recorded earlier in the year.

Nonetheless, the level of wealth relative to income has increased considerably in recent years, while the ratio of consumption to wealth has declined (Graph 15).

In recent years, though, that hasn't translated into much of a decline in total shares outstandinIn recent years, though, that hasn't translated into much of a decline in total shares outstandinin total shares outstanding.

The most recent and thorough of these, by Lukasz Rachel and Thomas Smith at the Bank of England, concluded that for the industrial world, neutral real interest rates have declined by about 4.5 percentage points over the last 30 years and are likely to stay low in the future.

Although inflation compensation, which has returned as an accurate measure of inflation expectations, plays a key role in the recent rise in longer - term rates, an earlier post illustrated that the primary reason for the longer decline in the 10 - Year Treasury note rate is the real, or inflation - adjusted, yield, as measured by the rate on 10 - Year Treasury Inflated Protected Securities.

Kraft has struggled to keep up with the changing consumer tastes in recent years, and in November it fired most of its advertising agencies amid slowing sales and declining volume.

Year - ended inflation slowed further to 1.5 per cent in the June quarter, partly due to the appreciation of the New Zealand dollar and the recent decline in oil prices.

The fall in oil prices that culminated in big declines for stocks, emerging market assets and high yield bonds at the beginning of this year is the most recent manifestation of this linkage.

The level of recorded employment has increased strongly over recent months, after declining earlier in the year.

The recent fall in new dwelling construction reflects a decline in the construction of new houses, while activity in the medium - density sector increased strongly over the first half of the year.

Looking at the actuarial funded ratio for state and local pension plans, the aggregate funded status of these plans has significantly declined over the last 15 years despite equities attaining all - time highs in recent periods.

Market correction is overdue Another risk factor for proppant suppliers like U.S. Silica is that the stock market is now in the sixth year of a fantastic bull market, and perhaps overdue for a correction (10 % - plus decline from recent highs).

Many of these organizations, including religious organizations, have been experiencing declining interest in recent years.

Of course, the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod has suffered its own membership losses in recent years, experiencing a membership decline about half that of the ELCA over the same time period (down 12 percent, compared to the ELCA's 23 - percent dropOf course, the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod has suffered its own membership losses in recent years, experiencing a membership decline about half that of the ELCA over the same time period (down 12 percent, compared to the ELCA's 23 - percent dropof the ELCA over the same time period (down 12 percent, compared to the ELCA's 23 - percent drop).

Over five million manufacturing jobs were lost just during the eleven - year period following the turn of the millennium, which indicates that the decline has accelerated in recent years.

No subject has commanded as much attention among pastors and denominational leaders in recent years as that of declining membership in formerly main - line churches.

The Guttmacher Institute reported Tuesday (Jan. 17) the rate fell to 14.6 abortions per 1,000 women 15 to 44 years old in 2014, which is a decline of 14 percent since its most recent survey in 2011.

«Dairy consumption per capita has declined in recent years, but the number of products and choices available to the consumer has not, so we're looking at shorter production runs,» Graziani says, adding that the company is increasing its focus on lean manufacturing and Six Sigma programs in its plants.

Unfortunately, just as U.S. organic dairy production was ramping up, the downturn in the U.S. economy started in late 2007 and organic milk sales actually declined 4 % between 2008 and 2009 — the only time in recent years that sales of conventional milk showed positive growth (Figure 1).

Artificial sweeteners have been on a decline in recent years as health conscious consumers seek all natural products, reported the company, adding stevia is a sugar substitute made from the leaves of the stevia rebaudiana plant.

The now - retired Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still bothered by comments from Harvick in 2017 that Earnhardt contributed to the declining popularity of NASCAR in recent years:

The experienced 35 - year - old had shown signs of decline in recent months when playing for Juve, but a move to Marseille could reinvigorate him and spark a new lease of life as he hopes to put the disappointment of not getting another chance at United behind him.

I have always stood by wenger, but recently I have had to struggle with doubts following the steady decline in the fortunes of the club, most especially when last year arsenal lost the change to win the EPL plus some embassring results this season such as ones against Everton, Watfort, Man City and Man U in the EPL and the most recent 10 - 2 aggregate ECL loss to Bayern Munich.

Yes, in recent years, we have seen a remarkable decline in the social and civic engagement of Americans.

Popenoe, co-director of the Marriage Project at Rutgers University, cites a declining overall divorce rate in recent years.

The district of 5,100 students has seen a decline in students taking school lunches in recent years and generally sees a dip any time there is an increase, said Coletta Hines - Newell, the district's food services director.

By Jon Sparkes With terms like «social justice» and «tackling inequality» being used by all main political parties in recent years, and the political rhetoric increasingly shifting to the need for addressing the «root causes» of social issues, one would be inclined to believe that homelessness, one of the most acute forms of poverty, is in decline.