Sentences with phrase «percent over the past decade»

The cost of health insurance premiums has skyrocketed by more than 130 percent over the past decade, and it is possible they will be impervious to reform efforts.

The drug at the heart of four lawsuits in New Jersey is insulin — «a century - old medicine that for most of its history cost $ 15 or less,» write Barrett and Langreth, but «whose list price has risen more than 270 percent over the past decade.»

The price of insulin — a lifesaving drug — has reached record highs as Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi raised prices more than 240 percent over the past decade to often over $ 300 a vial today, with price rises frequently in lockstep, according to information technology firm Connecture.

China's push to become a major maker of solar panels has driven down global prices by close to 90 percent over the past decade.

China's push to become a major maker of solar panels has driven down global prices by close to 90 percent over the past decade, helping international efforts to curb emissions of planet - warming greenhouse gases.

The Association of Theological Schools (ATS), which includes more than 270 institutions in the US and Canada, found that extension enrollment has dipped by about 26 percent over the past decade, according to self - reported and adjusted figures, while online numbers have more than doubled.

The announcement of the penalties for senior - level DOC officials comes the same day City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report showing the Department's spending has soared to a record $ 1.36 billion this year, growing 44 percent over the past decade, even as the inmate population hit a record low — an average of 9,500 inmates each day.

In New York, average costs for tuition, fees, room and board at both private and public four - year institutions rose by more than 50 percent over the past decade.

Even though the state's population grew 2.1 percent over the past decade, the country's population as a whole continues to move south and west.

At the same time, the city is nearly 29 percent Latino, a figure that is up 8 percent over the past decade.

Forty - five percent of terminally ill patients in the U.S. currently die under hospice, and its use has grown by more than 20 percent over the past decade.

Liver transplantations for NASH - cirrhosis grew more than 600 percent over past decade.

A 2012 study showed blunted cortisol response and higher inflammatory markers at blood mercury levels well below the EPA's established level for potential health risks (5.8 micrograms per liter).10 In addition, four neurodevelopmental disorders (attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder, autism, seizures and stutter) affect almost 11 percent of all U.S. births, up 30 percent over the past decade.11 Subclinical decrements in brain function are even more common, affecting up to 15 percent of births.12

At the state's prodding, the proportion of students taking Algebra in eighth grade increased 60 percent over the past decade — a significant achievement.

The results so far have been dramatic: Proficiency on state assessments has doubled from 31 percent to 62 percent over the past decade.

Enrollment in the state's teacher preparation programs has declined more than 70 percent over the past decade, according to the Learning Policy Institute.

Enrollment in teacher preparation programs has plummeted 76 percent over the past decade, and nearly three - quarters of school district have hiring difficulties.

According to the American Kennel Club, the number of registered purebred litters conceived with frozen semen has risen by 26 percent over the past decade.

Already, there are encouraging signs: Brazil has reduced its rate of deforestation by 70 percent over the past decade.

The wild tiger now occupies a mere 7 percent of its historic range, and the area known to be inhabited by tigers has declined by 41 percent over the past decade, according to an article published in the June 2007 issue of...

Annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon plunged more than 75 percent over the past decade.

U.S. carbon emissions have dropped by around 10 percent over the past decade.

The company has reduced carbon emissions by 27 percent over the past decade and it has a «plan to meet future load growth with conservation, renewable energy, natural gas and market purchases,» Connett noted.

Modern hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling in American shale deposits allowed companies to increase natural gas production 50 percent over the past decade:

For example, mortgage rates are comparable to 40 year lows, the average home value increased 88 percent over the past decade.

Veganism is one of the fastest growing lifestyle movements with the number of Brits choosing a plant - based diet rising by more than 360 percent over the past decade.

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Store brands» market share has risen to 17.5 percent over the past two years after hovering around 16 percent for over a decade.

In the last couple decades, the growth in the number of women's businesses (up 68 percent), employment (up 11 percent), and revenues (up 72 percent) blows past the growth rates of all but the largest publicly - traded businesses, and tops growth rates among all other privately - held businesses over this period.

Second, approval rates by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have steadily risen over the past two decades, climbing from 23 percent in 1994 to 89 percent and 77 percent in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Over the past decade, the privately - held Canada Goose has posted a growth rate of more than 4,000 percent.

That's a downward revision of 0.1 percent, smaller than the 0.3 percent average adjustment over the past decade and much too small to change our understanding of how the economy as a whole is doing.

Over the past decade, only 30 percent of catastrophic losses around the world were insured, according to the reinsurance firm Swiss Re.

The fund has returned 15.6 percent over the past year, 14.5 percent per year over the past five years, and 9.4 percent per year over the past decade.

Over the past decade, the number of knowledge workers in Columbus grew by about 34 percent, with the share of knowledge workers increasing from 22 percent to 26 percent.

Over the past decade, «post-rent wages,» or wages left after deducting median rent costs, decreased for service workers -LRB--7 percent) and blue - collar workers -LRB--5 percent), while only knowledge workers saw an increase (6 percent).

Rents in Raleigh increased about 10 % over the past decade, while pre-rent wages fell for blue - collar -LRB--4 percent) and service (1 percent) workers.

As shown in the graph below, the PCE core price level is a full 4.3 percent below where it would be had it risen by the Fed's target amount over the past decade.

Over the past decade, nearly 40 percent of all patent cases in the U.S. have been filed in Marshall and Tyler, Texas, two places known for their plaintiff - friendly decisions and sky - high court costs.

Over the past three decades, the number of homeschooled children has grown by at least 7 percent a year» the number may now exceed the number attending charter schools» and between 6 and 12 percent of all students are educated at home at some point between kindergarten and twelfth grade.

Over the past three decades, the number of homeschooled children has grown by at least 7 percent a year....

The LDS church says New York State has seen a rise in its membership over the past decade, growing to 78,000 members, a 75 percent increase since 2000.

Rutherford County was growing significantly over the past decades, but recently that growth has become dramatic, with more than 20 percent more people living here now than in 2000.

Martinelli is referring to an international phenomenon that has seen China consume 80 percent of the apple juice concentrate market over the past decade or so.

Sonoma County Winery Development at Issue in Debate About Events: Sonoma County has approved more than 300 new wineries and tasting rooms in the past 16 years — a nearly 360 percent increase over the previous three decades — and many of those wineries have decided in recent years to boost business by offering an array of events, from wine - tasting dinners to weddings and harvest parties...

Younger teens in the 15 to 17 age group accounted for the steepest decline in nonmarital birth rates in 2013, falling 13 percent from 2012 and continuing a steady decline over the past several decades.

Though Wheaton's population over the past decade grew by nearly 8 percent, to 55,416 in 2000, mostly because of the mixed - use Danada development on the south end of the city that included about 700 single - family homes, its population has since leveled off, according to census statistics.

School districts in New York have struggled with fluctuating revenue over the past decade, including increases that averaged 1.3 percent over the last three years, according to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Marshall said the 2010 Census, which showed just a 0.1 percent jump in Queens» population over the past decade, «severely undercounted» borough residents.

State schools, including SUNY Plattsburgh, have seen tuition increase $ 300 each year, a total increase of 30 percent over the past half - decade (But one silver lining for the North Country: Students here have the lowest average debt load than anywhere in the state.)

Roughly 15 percent of the newly drawn 31st Senate District, over which Espaillat and Linares are now battling, is located in the district Duane has represented for the past decade.