Sentences with phrase «of years of strong growth»

India had a couple of years of strong growth recently (11.2 % in 2010 and 7.7 % in 2011) but slowed to 4 % in 2012.

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Barrick is in a stronger position now to focus on growth opportunities following two credit upgrades from rating agencies in the first quarter of the year.

«Lulu enjoyed several years of extremely strong growth as a faddish demand for its product produced record setting levels of sales productivity and the highest ever operating margins we've seen for a specialty apparel retailer.

Thanks to strong segment growth, Apple's services business accounted for 12 % of trailing -12-month revenue, up from 9 % two years ago.

The key message conveyed by these numbers is this: Japan's loose monetary policies of the last 15 years could not produce a growth rate strong enough to lift the economy out of deflation.

Limitedbrands has shown solid growth and profitability over the past year and a lot of that has to do with their strong performance in the Canadian marketplace.

«China's strong and sustained growth over the past several years has served as a linchpin for global trade, benefiting exporters of commodities and capital goods,» the fund said in a report.

The 20 - year period from 1977 to 1997, as this encompasses a variety of macro-economic conditions: five years of stagflation and two back - to - back recessions (1977 - 1982), strong growth from 1983 to 1990, a mild recession in 1991, and growth from 1993 to 1997.

GDP was so strong to start the year that the Bank of Canada likely will have to raise its growth estimates for the first quarter from the current 1 % to as much as 3 %.

«Thanks in part to the forceful response to the crisis and policies throughout the eight years of the Obama administration to promote robust, shared growth, the US economy is stronger, more resilient, and better positioned for the twenty - first century than ever before,» the White House said in an email after the jobs report.

Perth mining services company Viento Group has foreshadowed strong growth in revenue and underlying earnings in the current financial year following a series of acquisitions.

Now there are renewed hopes that the combination of an improving job market and a short - term economic boost from the Republican tax cuts will put growth into a stronger range this year, perhaps closer to 3 %.

Perth IT firm ASG Group has boasted a strong financial year on the back of growth in large - scale contracts and a tightening of its operations.

Equities benefited from strong economic data and solid corporate earnings growth at the start of the year.

The strong growth in coffee category sales over the past five years has been fueled by demand for cold coffee beverages, now estimated to contribute over 20 % of coffee sales in the U.S. Starbucks currently serves over 35 % of its coffee cold and expects this proportion to grow to 50 % by 2021.

The Advanced Products category continues to deliver strong revenue growth during fiscal year 2018, posting an increase of 28 % from the previous year and constituting approximately 54 % of total sales.

The value of Australian iron ore exports is expected to fall next year as strong growth in production volumes is offset by a slump in prices to a forecast $ US52.10 per tonne in 2016.

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.

Opportunity: Growth has been exceptionally strong in this field, with the number of employees increasing nearly 50 % just in the last five years.

«We experienced strong Medicare Advantage enrollment growth and solid performance across all segments in the first quarter, with early positive indicators of medical utilization allowing us to raise guidance for the year,» said Brian A. Kane, Chief Financial Officer.

Neha Mahajan, IDC senior research analyst of devices and displays, referred to U.S. PC market as having a «strong last quarter of the year» partly because of «impressive growth in the retail PC segment,» which IDC didn't elaborate on.

The company also saw strong growth in monthly active users, now boasting 1.71 billion as of June 30, up from 1.49 billion a year earlier.

«We are well - positioned to execute another year of strong growth for Encana as we prepare to cross the 400,000 boe (barrels of oil equivalent) per day milestone later this year,» said Doug Suttles on a conference call.

Apart from slowing global demand, export growth is seen crimped by a strong dollar, which so far this year has strengthened by about 4 percent against the currencies of the country's main trading partners.

If Netflix sees high revenue increases over the next couple of years, based on strong subscriber growth, customer retention, and low marketing spend, he predicts the share price could reach $ 480.

And overall, it was the strongest year of job growth since 1999.

COPENHAGEN, Nov 22 - The Icelandic economy, known for its often dramatic ups and downs, is now slowing down after years of strong growth - and that's good, its chief central banker told Reuters.

With strong cash flows and EBITDA growth of about 18 % year - over-year in Q1 2015, Lane thinks this stock could rise to $ 65 by 2017.

TORONTO — The 2013 - 14 financial year was an unusually strong one for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which earned a 16.5 per cent annual return on the billions of dollars in assets it manages for the national retirement system, but its CEO cautions that level of growth likely won't soon be repeated.

That beat expectations for a 5.6 percent rise, and marked the strongest pace of quarterly growth in eight years.

Still, the strong growth for Adidas in the second quarter, which builds on a 21.8 % increase a year ago after two years of declines, implies the turnaround story has got some traction.

Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, expects apparel will lead holiday sales growth, with a year - over-year increase of 7.6 percent — its strongest showing in more than a dGrowth Partners, expects apparel will lead holiday sales growth, with a year - over-year increase of 7.6 percent — its strongest showing in more than a dgrowth, with a year - over-year increase of 7.6 percent — its strongest showing in more than a decade.

Demand for commodities is expected to stay relatively strong over the coming 20 years, reflecting the growth of the middle class in emerging markets, especially China.

Looking at particular stocks, the French firm Carrefour reported a stronger performance for the second quarter of the year on Thursday and kept its 2017 sales growth outlook.

A few Fed policymakers worry the U.S. economy, which has delivered strong job gains but worryingly weak rates of inflation, could be stuck on a low growth path that requires low rates for years as well as new policy tools.

In all, 21 sandwich shops made this year's ranking — smaller chains scattered across the U.S., but in many cases, showing strong growth in the shadow of the giant sub itself.

«Coming off a strong 2017, our team opened the new year with broad - based organic growth of three percent, with positive growth across all business groups,» said Inge G. Thulin, 3M chairman, president and chief executive officer.

On its first quarter earnings call, Oracle's executive triad of Larry Ellison, Safra Catz, and Mark Hurd once again touted strong cloud growth, noting that total cloud revenue for the quarter hit $ 969 million, up 59 % year over year.

Craig Alexander, chief economist for the Conference Board of Canada, said the country had the strongest growth in the G7 last year, but is now entering 2018 on a soft note at an increasingly uncertain time.

The June RGDP figures showed a substantial 6.23 % annualized growth in RGDP, leading some commentators to project «strong growth» for the rest of the year.

It added 337,000 new customers in the second quarter, with strong growth in both TV and broadband and its highest numbers of new customers in its biggest UK and Ireland market for 10 years.

Supporters of the Reagan tax cuts point to the stronger economic growth that followed after years of stagnation during the previous administration.

Sales of distilled spirits reached nearly $ 72 billion last year, as strong growth in the whiskey segment drove a demand for super-premium alcohol brands.

In recent years, the strongest growth of U.S. bourbon and Tennessee whiskey has been for the priciest «super premium» whiskeys, which includes Angel's Envy.

Given Osiris's strong five - year record of growth and profitability, Bowers was able to help make Miller's wishes come true: he structured a deal that raised $ 13 million from a large local pension fund — the Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (see «What Pension Funds Want,» [Article link]-RRB--- by selling a package of subordinated debt and convertible preferred stock, which included a fixed interest rate and dividend yield.

Merger agreement in hand (and the money in escrow), Cline spent the next five months on the road trying to win over CEA's investors, who were looking for a growth company that was well - positioned to go public, preferably with a strong management team and a few years of audited financials.

A year of strong growth in Australia's multi-billion dollar computer retail industry is forecast, according to a survey by office equipment finance company RentSmart.

J.P. Morgan initiates coverage of Spotify shares with an overweight rating, predicting strong user growth over the next five years.

That success reflects years of strong growth by the company, whose revenue has boomed by 393 % over the past five years, earning it the No. 171 spot on the 2017 PROFIT 500 ranking of Canada's Fastest Growing Comapnies.

More than 40 years ago, the Magna founder decided his company would experience higher productivity and less labour strife — and, as a result, faster growth — if its workers got some of the financial benefits of strong performance.