Sentences with phrase «over year in this country»

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The number of data professionals in Canada — people employed as statisticians, mathematicians and actuaries — has increased by 48 % over the past five years, making it the fastest - growing job category in the country.

D.R. Horton, the country's largest homebuilder, has been increasingly focused on its entry - level segment, which the company in January said should grow strongly over the next three years.

Similar data for China was not available, but the country's consumption has been growing, Last year, Chinese consumers reportedly spent 840 billion Chinese yuan (just under $ 140 billion) in retail and catering services over the week - long holiday, an increase of 11.4 percent from 2016.

According to the World Health Organization, newborns in 29 countries, including Canada, Spain, Italy, and Japan, had life expectancies over 80 years in 2015.

Certain countries susceptible to climate change have seen a spike in travel interest over the past year, according to a new report from travel insurance comparison web site Squaremouth.

The unit in Ghana has declared losses over the last three years and has uncollectible trade debts due to tough economic conditions and a currency devaluation in the cocoa - rich country.

Their newest paper uses historical data from multiple countries to show that an increase in the ratio of household debt to gross domestic product over a three - to - four - year period predicts a decline in economic growth.

A regional election in Sicily over the weekend could lift the party of former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi, as the country gears up for a national vote next year.

The U.S. and some other countries experienced housing busts over the last several years, so that scenario tends to get a lot of weight in people's minds when they reflect on the Canadian housing market.

Almanza, a 55 - year - old South African, took over the top job at G4S, which operates in 90 countries and has 570,000 staff, in 2013 and has helped it to recover from unprofitable contracts, although shares are up just 5 percent since he took over.

He's the number one professor six years running at Wharton, one of the leading business schools in the country; a New York Times bestselling author multiple times over; and a frequent keynote speaker, researcher and consultant.

With chocolate consumption increasing in countries like India and China, demand for cocoa beans in Asia has risen 29 percent over the last five years.

In a little over two years, the service has registered 31 % of Zimbabwe's adult population, a group responsible for more than $ 200 million in transactions per month — that's about 22 % of the country's GDP — using their mobile phoneIn a little over two years, the service has registered 31 % of Zimbabwe's adult population, a group responsible for more than $ 200 million in transactions per month — that's about 22 % of the country's GDP — using their mobile phonein transactions per month — that's about 22 % of the country's GDP — using their mobile phones.

Almost 100 million U.S. - operated airline flights, carrying several billion people, had taken off and landed safely in this country over a nine - year span since the last time a passenger died in an accident.

Over the past 8 years, more than 100,000 people from over 100 countries have participated in Google's Online Marketing ChalleOver the past 8 years, more than 100,000 people from over 100 countries have participated in Google's Online Marketing Challeover 100 countries have participated in Google's Online Marketing Challenge.

The Kingdom has plans in place to build up to 300 cinemas across the country over the next 12 years, announcing on Wednesday that AMC (amc) signed the first cinema operating license in the country.

Airports across the country are seeing lines balloon in size, thanks to a «perfect storm» of conditions — the number of airline passengers has increased to 700 million; there's massive attrition of TSA security screeners each week; TSA has cut staff by 10 percent over the last three years; and not enough passengers have enrolled in TSA's PreCheck program, the Associated Press reports.

The problem, he warned, is that Canada's workforce is rapidly aging, while its companies are stuck in a low productivity gear, putting the country on track to generate only half of the annual growth in the next few decades that Canadians have come to expect over the past 50 years.

Over the past few years, public pensions including California Public Employee's Retirement System (CalPERs) and California State Teacher's Retirement System (Calstrs)-- the largest in the country by assets — have posting mediocre returns due to low interest rates and growing retirement obligations.

With 5,000 independent repair technicians, known as iTechs, in over 500 cities in the U.S. — and expecting to more than double that number by the end of the year — Forsythe says his company is the largest company of its kind in the country.

Howard Schultz, the leader of Starbucks, said on Thursday he would step down as chief executive next year, handing over to his personally selected successor the management of the company he built into the world's largest coffee business, with over 25,000 stores in 75 countries.

Over the past 15 years, I have had the opportunity to travel in over 30 countries, meet thousands of people and train hundreds of thousands of peoOver the past 15 years, I have had the opportunity to travel in over 30 countries, meet thousands of people and train hundreds of thousands of peoover 30 countries, meet thousands of people and train hundreds of thousands of people.

While it certainly doesn't lift all boats evenly (and even results in extreme unevenness in certain countries) it has in fact lifted all boats over the last 75 years.

In his report, the IG found that complaints about sexual harassment, in many cases perpetrated by high - ranking officials, have increased over the last five years, have been consistently mishandled across the country, and require «high level action.&raquIn his report, the IG found that complaints about sexual harassment, in many cases perpetrated by high - ranking officials, have increased over the last five years, have been consistently mishandled across the country, and require «high level action.&raquin many cases perpetrated by high - ranking officials, have increased over the last five years, have been consistently mishandled across the country, and require «high level action.»

In some parts of the country there are well - preserved, 30 - year - old Volvo 240s happily humming along with over 1 million miles on the odometer.

Emerging markets have largely kept the company aloft over the past few years while its popularity swan - dived in more developed countries.

While the country's economy has shifted inward over the last few years, relying on its own citizens to fuel growth, it still exports billions of dollars in goods and services every year.

China, a country that some critics say should be in a category of its own, is the best - performing in the group, with gross - domestic product growth of over 7 percent a year but still faces a sharp slump in its property market.

Over time, the average hours worked in developed countries has dropped significantly, more recently at an average of 0.5 % per year.

The Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse estimates that tobacco cost the country $ 17.1 billion in 2002 and the Heart and Stroke Foundation notes there are over 37,000 needless deaths per year from tobacco.

«We were getting some headway over there» with arrests last year of suspects accused of using sophisticated software programs to steal from bank accounts in multiple countries, the official said.

Padgett has been in business for over 45 years and has over 300 offices across the country supporting thousands of small businesses with Accounting, Tax and Payroll services.

Countries in the Baltics have warned of more ambitious Russian espionage efforts, and NATO aircraft have tangled with their Russian counterparts numerous times in over the last year.

That's why corporations started outsourcing labor to foreign countries a decade ago, and while they'll begin in - sourcing work to robots over the next 10 years.

Not only would there be a huge human factor to consider in sending them back to countries with which most aren't familiar, but the cost to our economy could be staggering: According to a Center for American Progress study earlier this year, the estimated loss of DACA workers would reduce U.S. GDP by $ 433 billion over the next 10 years, with California, Texas and Illinois being hit hardest.

I've bought several over the years, and all are still in great shape, including a fleece that has been dragged up and down mountains all over the country.

The huge growth in wealth generated by China's explosive progress also presents a risk that the country will go the way of Japan, which has suffered from a 40 - year recession in which the economy has failed to grow even 1 % over the past 20 years, Ramasamy tells boot camp participants.

Sbarro's first four stand - alone stores will open in the Italian eatery's hometown of Columbus, Ohio, followed by as many as 100 more locations across the country over the next two years.

The country has seen a steady rise in killing since around 2015, and last month and the first six months of the year both had more homicides than any of the same periods over the past two decades.

Sweden has seen the steepest increase in inequality over 15 years in the OECD, data showed last year, even though it remains on average more equal than other countries.

With existing stores in South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and the Philippines, the brand plans to open 140 locations in 23 countries over the next four years.

Founded by Vancouver artist Ted Dave in 1992, and subsequently promoted by Adbusters Magazine and others over the past 20 years, the event has since spread to over a dozen countries.

In their data set, there are 110 years of data available for countries that have a debt / GDP over 90 percent, but they only use 96 of those years.

Over a four - year period they visited, together and separately, over 130 sites in nine countrOver a four - year period they visited, together and separately, over 130 sites in nine countrover 130 sites in nine countries.

Although the southern European country has been growing above 1 percent in the past few years, unemployment levels are still over 11 percent and an inflow of immigrants has deepened social tensions.

In the past year, Smith also became co-director of eConventus Holdings (B.C.) Ltd., the latest venture of one Mohammed (Mo) Jiwani, who has left a trail of hapless investors across the country over more than a decade.

Yet, in an effort to further their influence over world crude supplies, the two countries are now reportedly working on a deal to actively manage markets for potentially the next 20 years.

New Hampshire residents enjoy the lowest poverty rate of any state in the entire country, and it also boasts the sixth - best nationwide employment rate over the last five years.

«Over the coming years, energy producers must recognize that demand - side management policies in developed countries like the United States are going to be an influential trend acting on their businesses.»

Indeed, over the period of time when Italy was in recession, the country's political scene has been nothing short of a mess, having gone from the scandal - hit tenure of billionaire businessman Silvio Berlusconi, to a technocratic government and two general elections in the space of a year.