Sentences with phrase «per cent plan»

Nine per cent of boomers currently own a vacation property and a further 12 per cent plan to buy one for their retirement.

To make it possible to stay right where they are, just over half of the boomers surveyed intend to do some remodeling, while 19 per cent plan on undertaking some major renovations.

When it comes time for renewal, half the mortgage holders will likely go with a fixed - rate mortgage, 25 per cent say they will select a variable rate, and another 25 per cent plan to go with a combination of both.

One - in - five said they have delayed projects and 17 per cent plan to do the same in 2017.

According to Hays Canada's survey What People Want 2013, which collected data from more than 3,000 working and non working Canadians, 88 per cent plan on, or are considering acquiring news skills to capitalize on skills shortages in other industries.

In terms of the action employers have taken to counter skill shortages, 37 per cent are up - skilling existing employees, 26 per cent are improving attraction strategies such as increasing their recruitment budget and 16 per cent plan to use internal transfers.

Similar to oil and gas employers, more than one quarter of employers have attributed shortages to a lack of training, yet only three per cent plan to add it to their recruitment and retention strategies for 2016.

22 per cent plan to award salary increases of more than six per cent while five per cent will offer no salary increase.

Only one per cent plan to downsize.

By contrast, only 28 per cent plan to increase their rates.

A survey by Sun Life Financial in late 2011 found that less than one - third of Canadians expect to be fully retired at 66 and 48 per cent plan to ease into retirement and continue working part time.

In a modest increase over last year's 42 per cent, 45 per cent of respondents are planning to raise their prices and only 0.6 per cent plan to lower them.

It may provide some relief to newly called lawyers to hear that 45 per cent of firms that responded to the Compensation Survey plan to hire more lawyers in the coming year, 53 per cent plan to keep the same number of lawyers, and just two per cent plan to downsize.

Fifty - one per cent of those on a mainly beach holiday also want to visit a city or large town while in Greece, 63 per cent plan to visit local attractions, such as ancient sites, while 37 per cent plan to get active and want to walk and cycle while in Greece.

Forty - three per cent plan to start their ebook sales this year with most looking to kick off in the next few months, according to a pre-Christmas survey of Australian booksellers conducted by Bookseller + Publisher.

Among that group, 76 per cent planned to upgrade equipment, while 46 per cent planned to hire more employees and 45 per cent planned to upgrade technology and systems.

The survey found that while some 39 per cent planned to travel within their home province, almost one in five, or 19 per cent, were looking to go abroad.

Research by YouGov for the Scottish Sun suggested 46 per cent of voters north of the border could back Nicola Sturgeon's party in the May 7 election, with 29 per cent planning on voting Labour.

The bank's study suggests that the moves made by many of these families are temporary, with only 26 per cent planning to continue living in the area once their child leaves school.

A recent survey found more people want to do their own taxes this year than did in 2017, with 54 per cent planning to file themselves compared to 41 per cent who said they did so last year.

17 per cent planning to visit Yorkshire and Humberside.

24 per cent planning to visit Northern Ireland.

44 per cent planning to visit Scotland.

29 per cent planning to visit Wales.

Furthermore, apps are being designed to keep in contact with the customer after they return from their holiday, with 37 per cent planning to use their app as part of the post-holiday follow - up strategy.

PC, mobile and tablet platforms hold the most popularity amongst developers however, with 51 per cent planning to make their game for smartphones and tablets, and 52 per cent anticipating releasing their next game on both PC and Mac.

The proposed cuts would initially slash funding to the gallery by a third, falling from an annual grant of # 614,000 to # 400,000, with further reductions leading to a total cut of 50 per cent planned in years to come.

According to an American Lawyer report on the top 200 firms in the country released in December, 39 per cent of managing partners said their firms de-equitized partners in 2011, and 38 per cent planned to de-equitize more in 2012.

A 2007 survey of B.C. articling students showed 82.5 per cent planned to pursue their legal careers in Vancouver or Victoria.

Our respondents also struck an optimistic tone when it comes to hiring plans, with 42 per cent planning to increase their lawyer count by the end of 2016, up from 24 per cent at the same time last year, while just over six per cent of firms predict a downsizing.

Renters also appear to be saying they are tired of paying someone else's mortgage payment, with 38 per cent planning to become homeowners in the next two years.

Not exact matches

In a move likely aimed at appeasing competition regulators, the mining companies scrapped plans to jointly market up to 15 per cent of production from their Pilbara operations.

The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report, as the balance of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per cent from 29 per cent in the summer and 35 per cent at the start of the year.

Rather, the board's official go - ahead will hinge on whether customers agree to sign long - term contracts covering 60 per cent of the plant's planned production.

Last week it stood by its plan to keep a key short - term interest rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 per cent.

Microcap fund manager Acorn Capital has increased its stake in listed Perth - based financial planning firm Plan B Group Holdings to control almost 10 per cent of the voting power.

Shares in Geopacific were up 9.3 per cent today as the company announced a $ 3 million rights issue, with the company planning to step up exploration activity at its Cambodian Kou Sa project.

While Scout and Highfields significantly represent nearly 10 per cent of shares, they are not in the majority, and other institutional investors haven't publicly criticized Tim's execution of its U.S. plans.

It plans to devote 10 per cent of its revenues to organize workplaces and add new members, while also hammering out a mechanism that will allow students, retirees, the unemployed and others to join — something «that's never been tried before,» said Coles.

Perhaps more importantly, if we take his new statements literally he is now predicting that installation of a Tory government will immediately cause the economy to grow at an absurd 10 per cent per year, 5 times the current rate by implementing only three - tenths of the Million Jobs Plan.

Perth - based mineral explorer GBM Resources has announced plans to raise $ 1.14 million through the placement of 57 million shares to investors valued at 2 cents per share.

Exploration firm Resource Star has announced plans to acquire a 60 per cent interest in a Chinese company which holds an exclusive licence to produce and distribute Candy Crush confectionery in Asia.

Mineral Resources announced today that it plans to use its 12 per cent stake in Aquila Resources to push for a role building and operating the proposed $ 7 billion West Pilbara iron ore project.

Shares in Perth - based Carbon Conscious have surged on news it commenced milk production at a Chinese - owned dairy farm in the South West, with the company planning to expand its cow herd by nearly 500 per cent by 2017.

Shares in VDM Group were up 125 per cent on news it had attracted a new cornerstone investor for an $ 18 million capital raising, highlighting the company's planned shift from construction to mining.

The federal government has responded to Andrew Forrest's Creating Parity review by announcing plans to award 3 per cent of all supply contracts, worth an estimated $ 135 million per year, to indigenous businesses.

Shares in uranium miner Bannerman Resources dropped 15.3 per cent on news it initiated a discounted share purchase plan to raise up to $ 2 million.

The company plans to ramp that up to 40 per cent by 2025.

TPG Telecom has lifted its stake in Amcom Telecommunications to 19.9 per cent, making it harder for Amcom to win approval at next week's shareholder meeting for its planned merger with Vocus Communications.

Verizon said 30 per cent of its contract customers are already on the Share Everything plans it introduced last summer.