"Percent increase" refers to the amount or rate by which something has grown or become larger compared to its original size or value. It is expressed as a percentage to easily understand the change in relation to the initial amount.
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The budget represents less than a 1 -
percent increase from last year and there would be no increase in property taxes.
After five years, baseline pain intensity yielded a 9
percent increased risk for chronic pain, while believing that pain would persist had increased the risk by 6 percent.
In fact, there are 320 Internet companies in the pipeline, which accounts for over half of all tech companies in the 2014 pipeline, a 39
percent increase since last year.
Today, when they retire at sixty, they can expect to claim a pension for nearly thirty years — about a fifty
percent increase on before.
Individuals will pay for these costs through higher prices for consumer goods, while their own utility bills will also experience a 60 -
percent increase between now and 2020.
The company sold more than 2 million smartphones in Q3, which represents a 150
percent increase when compared with the same period in 2015.
In fact, our sector's trend is a 13
percent increase annually over the last five years and we fully expect this growth to continue.
For someone in the chairman's position to view a 45
percent increase as modest demonstrates an out - of - touch approach to business.
In some cases, the nonprofit says, that could mean a 20 percent hike, or even a 5
percent increase if the building's conditions are very bad.
With each
quarter percent increase in interest rate, the value of the home you can afford decreases by 2.5 %, (in this example, $ 10,000).
The church that is five percent behind on this year's budget is going to have a ten
percent increase next year?
Much of the reason for this is that a
few percent increase would barely be noticeable on a $ 180 a year renters insurance policy.
Fiction, the largest category, posted a thirteen
percent increase after years of decline, while educational titles grew by twenty percent.
Because the total number of persons working in this field is small to start with, a 15
percent increase means only 700 more jobs.
That's a 150
percent increase form 2012, when the state held its first ever summit for craft alcohol producers.
Sleeping six hours per night was associated with a 33
percent increased crash risk, compared to sleeping seven or eight hours per night.
«It [the 10 -
percent increase] still may not attract teachers to schools in economically - disadvantaged areas,» he said.
Instead of starting from a product's wholesale cost and applying a
particular percent increase, evaluate what customers will be willing to pay.
Compared with a six -
percent increase spanning two earlier decades, the recent ten - year decline is slight — just one percent.
The new technology is claimed to provide up to 120 percent higher color reproduction and up to 20
percent increased color spectrum.
This 16
percent increase from reported participation in 2016 speaks to the dedication to postdocs and increased recognition of their hard work and contribution to the research enterprise.
For example, the act of using a gratitude journal each day for a month has been shown to have a 10
percent increase on subjective happiness.
Weight cycling in the normal - weight women was also associated with a 66
percent increased risk for coronary heart disease deaths.
In fact, in the past year, nearly 230 million tablets were shipped worldwide, which is a 4.4
percent increase year - on - year.
Because information on relationship quality was unavailable, the 50
percent increased odds of survival may underestimate the benefit of healthy relationships.
The chain added about 50 stores in 2016 and plans to add more units — at about a steady 15
percent increase annually for the foreseeable future.
Much of the reason for this is that a
few percent increase would barely be noticeable on a $ 180 a year renters insurance policy.