Sentences with phrase «rate declines»

Further, there is evidence that consumers and businesses respond less to interest rate declines when interest rates are already very low.

The infant mortality rate declined from 6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2008 to 5 in 2009.

Particularly noteworthy in recent months has been the performance of the labour market, with employment posting a series of big increases and the unemployment rate declining to its lowest level since the 1970s.

The report notes rates declined in 44 local school systems last year.

Long - term fixed mortgage rates declined for the second - consecutive week, giving home buyers a break after a sharp increase during the past several months.

The national office vacancy rate declined by 10 basis points during the first quarter to 17 percent, marking exactly the same pace as the decline recorded in the prior quarter.

The service charge or interest rate declines as the debt is paid off.

The vacancy rate declined by 10 basis points in the fourth quarter, just as it had in three of the previous four quarters.

Although overall student achievement did not increase, the dropout rate declined for the first time in years.

In the past 25 years, the teen birth rate declined by 61 percent nationwide, she reports.

In this week's economic review, preliminary consumer sentiment dropped, job openings continued to increase while hiring remained stagnant, and mortgage rates declined slightly.

With interest rates declining over the last several years, some homeowners may decide to keep their 30 year loan and simply get a lower interest rate.

With advances in medical technology, the infant mortality rate declined as more babies were born in hospitals, which encouraged still more women to choose hospitals as the preferred place to deliver.

The death rate declined from 1.4 deaths per year in 1990 to 0.99 deaths per year in 2012.

With the corporate tax rate declining from the 35 % statutory rate to 21 % under the current legislation, American companies may be among the biggest winners in the federal tax reform movement.

In the wake of the housing crisis last decade, homeownership rates declined markedly.

Despite the occupancy rate declines, absorption remains at an positive annual rate of 2.1 percent as of the first quarter.

Basically, graduation rates declined starting around 1975 and then started to rise again around 2000.

The crime rate declined during the 1990s, after rising throughout most of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

However, in recent months, consumer spending has increased, and the personal savings rate declined from 6 % to 3 % in the past year.

Researchers found that overall stroke rates declined significantly for men but not women.

Outside of a few years in the middle of the decade, mortgage rates declined steadily over the decade, reducing mortgage costs for homebuyers.

Response rates declined slowly from 50 % for 125 - word messages to about 44 % for 500 - word messages.

As a country develops, initially its death rate declines because of a rising standard of living and better medical care.

Because no operation is 100 % reliable, the overall success rate declines as the number of operations grows.

Overall, home insurance rates declined steadily in 2015.

As the divorce rate declines, some divorce - centric firms might see a falling - off in business while others may see little or no change.

A new study shows that during the Great Recession, mortality rates declined faster in areas where the unemployment grew.

Shortly, the value of EUR falls (meaning that the exchange rate declines to, let's say, 1 EUR per pound).

The employment rate declines from 90 % to 20 % to 30 % within five years of diagnosis, and only 35 % of individuals with documented MS report normal social and lifestyle activities.

The group's uninsured rate declined from 23 percent in 2013 to 13 percent in 2016.

This yearly trend will begin to flatten if quarterly rate declines continue to slow or stabilize.

Notice that the B / E close rate declines as the number of pieces mailed increases.

Figure 1 shows that the natural rate declined substantially during the recession and did not start to recover until the end of 2014.

And speaking of refinancing, refinance loan applications shot up recently in response to the nationwide rate declines.

In individual communities, catch rate declines ranged between 21 percent and 90 percent in green turtles caught over the 20 - year period.

This helps explain why actual retention rates declined by 40 percent between 2002 and 2007.

When this underlying rate declines or rises, it subsequently affects how much you pay in interest on your variable - rate loan.

The reasons behind the Alaskan interest rate decline pose an interesting question.

The redemption rate declines rapidly as the perks of the fare improve, with the next level, Anytime fares, carrying a redemption rate around 1.1 cents per point.

I'm not sure where you get the posting rate decline.

For the first time since 2000, the child poverty rate declined from the previous year.

During the recession, interest rates declined amid global economic pressures and rates have since reached lows unseen in nearly 60 years.

Historically low mortgage rates continued: Mortgage rates declined despite the end of quantitative easing this year.

As the unemployment rate declines, consumer's confidence has increased and likewise a rising unemployment rate brings lower consumer confidence.

The teen birth rate declined by an additional nine percent in 2014 alone and is at historic lows for all age groups and all ethnic and racial groups.

Commercial vacancy rates declined for the core property types.