Sentences with phrase «rates than the rest of the country»

In Sydney, host of the 2000 Olympics, foreign tourism grew at a slower rate than the rest of the country in the three years following the Games.

«Appalachia continues to have higher cancer incidence rates than the rest of the country.

The Federal Reserve says Midwestern manufacturing has seen 28 consecutive months of growth — at higher rates than the rest of the country.

There are many reasons that contributed to a state - wide trend of higher insurance rates than the rest of the country.

Massachusetts may have higher rates than the rest of the country, but you shouldn't be overpaying for basic coverage.

The Bay State may have higher average premium rates than the rest of the country, mostly due to its coastal location, but that doesn't mean you should be overpaying.

Not exact matches

Those rates are relatively on - par with the rest of the world, yet Americans are ten times more likely to die at the barrel of a gun than people in other rich countries.

This is the next great challenge for Beijing, and when the regulators finally do start to repair overextended balance sheet, with a much higher debt - to - GDP ratio than any other country at China's stage of economic development, according to a presentation Monday night by my very smart former student, Chen Long, I expect annual GDP growth rates will continue dropping steadily, by 1 - 2 percentage points a year through the rest of this decade (and there has been increasing talk in the past month or two that GDP growth rates are already 1 - 2 points below the printed rates).

Recent data published by The Lancet journal shows that countries where abortion is illegal or heavily restricted — mainly in Africa and Latin America — don't have lower abortion rates than the rest of the world.

But a new study suggests that those countries rate worse than the rest of Europe when it comes to workplace stress among professional women.

Dr. David Goldenberg of Penn State Hershey Medical Center discusses his research into thyroid cancer rates in Pennsylvania, where instances of the cancer are higher than the rest of the country.

Renters insurance in California averages a bit higher than the rest of the country, because credit can't be used as a rating factor.

Not only are there different environmental factors that go into determining policy rates, in some cases (particularly when dealing with homeowners insurance) the kinds of Texas insurance quotes available are different than those common throughout the rest of the country.

Hearing their stories of family members and friends afflicted with various types of cancer (the valley's cancer mortality rates are about 6 % higher than the rest of the country) brought home the truly devastating effects of the plant.

One of the upsides to auto insurance in North Dakota is that the average driver pays less for insurance inside the state than the median rate for the rest of the country.

Californians are faring even better than the rest of the country in terms of their coverage rates.

Not only are there different environmental factors that go into determining policy rates, in some cases (particularly when dealing with homeowners insurance) the kinds of Texas insurance quotes available are different than those common throughout the rest of the country.

The chance of getting in an accident while driving Washington DC roads are considerably higher than those in the rest of the country, with the District ranking in the top five metropolitan areas for crash rates.

Renters insurance in California averages a bit higher than the rest of the country, because credit can't be used as a rating factor.

Insurance rates may be higher than the rest of the country in Olive Branch, especially considering many residents spend quite a bit of time commuting.

The unemployment rate in Cleveland, TN is slightly higher than in the rest of the country.

Massachusetts mortgage rates are higher than the rates in the rest of the country.

Hawaii mortgage rates are higher than the rates in the rest of the country.

Ryan mentions that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may have purchased a home in California; Ryan reviews the economic events of the prior week; Ryan notes that interest rate are still heading down; Ryan notes that the DC real estate market is competitive on the buy and rent sides and that would be renters in the DC area are turning into would be buyers; Louis notes that the DC housing dynamic is different from the rest of the country where housing prices are down and there is plenty of inventory; Louis notes that if it is cheaper to buy than rent that it makes sense to get a long term low interest rate loan; Louis talks about the benefits of visiting HomeGain.com; Louis discusses the HomeGain FSBO vs. Realtor survey and the advantages of hiring a REALTOR; Louis and Ryan discuss the HomeGain home improvement survey and recount the types of home improvements that provide the best return on investment; Ryan and Louis talk about pricing strategies for selling a home; Louis and Ryan discuss the differences between pricing a short sale and pricing a non short sale home; Louis notes pricing a home too high may keep the home on the market a long time and that the more days a home is on the market makes a home look like damaged good; Ryan describes short sales as foreclosure avoidance and discusses the impact of each on FICO scores; Ryan talks about the options that people with underwater mortgages have; Louis mentions that 72 % of home buyers and sellers pick the first real estate agent they meet and points out the value in comparing agents first using HomeGain's Find a REALTOR program; Louis can Ryan discuss the level of shadow inventory the impact on sellers as more inventory gets released;