Sentences with phrase «percentage point boost»

Even though a half percentage point boost in mortgage rates still keeps rates near their historic lows, it could decrease mortgage eligibility and home affordability for some prospective homebuyers, especially lower - income and first - time homebuyers.

The 14 percentage point boost in Evans» graduation rate over that period coincided with a substantial exodus of students from its neighborhoods to ALS schools.

Not exact matches

The difference between the two is 1.8 percentage points, and it is reasonable to assume that is what earnings buybacks are doing to boost earnings.

Goldman Sachs economists predict his fiscal policy will boost U.S. growth by 0.6 percentage point in 2018.

Economists at Macroeconomic Advisers boosted their forecast for fourth - quarter economic growth by three - tenths of a percentage point to an annualized rate of 2.4 percent, on the «unexpected strength» in consumer spending.

Fifty - two percent said their financial positions are improving — a seven - percentage - point boost from one year ago.

Many advocates of the bill have said it would boost gross - domestic - product growth by 0.4 percentage points a year.

Even the Tax Foundation, which typically is aggressive in its growth assumptions for tax cuts, said that the final bill will boost GDP growth by just 0.35 percentage point in 2018 — and that the effect would diminish in later years.

That breaks down to boost of around 0.08 percentage points of added to the GDP growth rate per year.

«By way of comparison, the typical profitable firm in our sample had a net profit margin of 6.4 percent, so a 1 percentage point increase represents a 15 percent boost to profitability.»

On their face, the added levies would boost inflation measures by one - tenth of a percentage point while reducing annual GDP growth by one or two tenths, Barclays said in a note that assumes the moves would not have massive repercussions from U.S. trading partners.

«For every one percentage point in the (women's) participation rate, you are boosting Japanese GDP by about half a percentage points,» Jesper Koll, head of WisdomTree Japan, an ETF - provider, told CNBC.

A study of the S&P 500 by Research Affiliates finds that since 2012, buybacks have modestly boosted growth in earnings per share — adding around 0.16 percentage points per year.

The GOP proposal would end their deductibility, which could wipe 1 percentage point off that earnings boost.

The researchers calculate that the rational response to a reduction of a percentage point in the rate at which banks themselves can raise funds is to boost the credit limits of the 37 % of cards issued to those with the highest credit ratings by $ 2,203 each.

To see why this is so important, in 2009 residential investment exerted a 0.4 percentage point drag on GDP growth, while in 2013 it is likely to provide a boost to growth on the order of 0.5 percentage point — a swing of nearly a full percentage point.

«The same study found that a new leader can foster an immediate boost in employee job satisfaction — by 31 percentage points — just by recognizing those who have never received any appreciation from their superiors,» adds Sturt.

The math I worked above showed how much extra money you could get over 30 years of saving and investing if your company boosted your 401 (k) employer match by a single percentage point.

In the short and medium term, however, the adjustment would likely be only partial; this partial exchange rate adjustment would result in an increase in the price of imported goods, with a temporary boost to inflation that we estimate could be around one percentage point.

Analyst Jamie Baker also cited pending cost increases, estimating a 55 cent effect on earnings per share and 5 percentage - point boost in costs for each seat flown a mile next year from expected new employee contracts.

Moreover, with a 9 percentage point drop in income tax rates, Mastercard once again got a huge boost from tax reform, paying $ 86 million less in taxes despite the much higher pre-tax income.

With those improvements, the company has seen reduced costs, boosting gross margin by six percentage points in the past year.

Ditching Brown gave Labour a popularity boost of around four percentage points, but political parties rarely think strategically when choosing replacement leaders.

In a last - minute scramble to boost revenue, House Democrats in late June suggested pushing the state sales tax to 6.99 percent and allowing towns to tack on another percentage point for food and...

Opinion polls showed that Heseltine would boost Conservative support by 13 percentage points — enough to overtake Labour.

«Something like this could boost a Weiner opponent by 7 percentage points and, based on his last race, that could make it a serious race,» the source said.

Where Nick Clegg visited, the Liberal Democrats received a boost in their vote share of 1.5 percentage points.

It was interesting to see that tactical voting boosted Norman Baker's percentage from 25 % to 37 %... and without that LDs trail 8 % points behind the Tories.

Taking 2010 as the starting point, the government pledges to almost double the representation of Ph.D. - holders among the population age 25 to 34 by 2020 and increase research employment from 11.8 % to 16 %; raise to 10 % the share of publicly - funded Spanish papers ranked among the top 5 % of the most cited publications globally; increase Spain's share of European Union research funds, including a 90 % increase in the number of so - called Starting Grants from the European Research Council; boost the number of patent applications by 50 %; and raise the national percentage of innovative companies from 18.6 % to 25 %.

Scientists have boosted that number by a few percentage points.

Over the whole period, rising disease prevalence boosted spending by 0.5 percentage point per year compared to a contribution of 2.5 percentage points from rising cost per case, the researchers found.

The effect is even larger among Republicans, boosting support by 32 percentage points, to 64 %.

Hoover Institution scholar Eric Hanushek built on Miller's remarks by reporting that, according to work he did with University of Munich economist Ludger Woessmann, the United States could boost its annual GDP growth rate by more than 1 percentage point annually by raising student math performance to levels currently attained in countries such as Canada and Korea.

The results, point out the researchers, are comparable to those of some studies which find that attending a Catholic high school boosts the likelihood of high school graduation and college attendance by 10 to 18 percentage points.

Twenty years after students participated in the program, John Holbein, a researcher at Princeton and the new study's author, matched Fast Track participants — now adults — to state voter files and found that those in the intervention group voted at a rate 11 to 14 percentage points higher than their peers in the control group, a significant boost considering that get - out - the - vote programs typically boost turnout by only 1 to 4 percentage points.

In the first year of APIP, the number of students taking AP and IB examinations increases by 2 percentage points, followed by a 4 - percentage - point increase in years two and beyond, with a similar boost for boys and girls.

An experimental study I led for the U.S. Department of Education of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program found that using a voucher increased the likelihood of high - school graduation by 21 percentage points, representing a 30 percent boost.

Smaller schools boosted college - going rates for black males by 11.3 percentage points, «a 36 percent increase relative to the enrollment rate of their control group counterparts.»

Given standardized coefficients, to have an equivalent change in boundary participation to the Wilson boost, the poverty rate would have to be about 70 percentage points higher, or share of the population that is African American would have to be about 84 percentage points higher or growing by about 32 percentage points over the last five years.

Interventions also boosted graduation rates by 20 percentage points — though college - going rates moved little.

Extended belt reminders in Ford vehicles boost belt use by five percentage points, Institute researchers have found.

That boosted its market share by 11.5 percentage points, to 69.6 % up from 58.1 % in the first quarter.

The South Korean electronics giant has vigorously boosted tablet shipments during the last 12 months, increasing its share position by 8.1 percentage points.

Boosting your savings rate even a couple of percentage points a year can have a major effect on the amount of savings you'll accumulate by retirement.

Over the course of a career, reducing annual fees by just one percentage point can boost the size of your nest egg more than 25 %.

Switching from high - cost mutual funds to a low - cost Couch Potato portfolio can boost your long - term performance by one or two percentage points all on its own.

Clearly, if you're setting aside 10 % of salary each year into a retirement account and the return you earn drops a couple of percentage points, you'll end up with a significantly lower nest egg come retirement time unless you boost your savings rate.

That would boost his potential return on a 60 - 40 portfolio by one percentage point from 4.75 % to 5.75 %.

Overall, Tortoriello recommends using seven - month gains to find positive momentum stocks, which provided a performance boost of 3.3 percentage points annually and a better level of consistency.

You'd have done well to buy stocks that had underperformed over the prior five years because holding them for a subsequent year would have yielded a performance boost of 2.9 percentage points on average.