Sentences with phrase «report overall increased»

Sixty per cent of countries, moreover, report overall increases in ALE participation rates over the same period.

Using data from the same EQAO tests reporting an overall increase in reading skills, People for Education investigates why these same students report that they like reading less.

In even better news, every category of library size reported an overall increase in circulation for a total 2 % increase.

Customers that have already updated their handsets have reported an overall increase in speed, the ability to install applications to the microSD card, Voice Search and the SMS sorting bug that plagued the shipping handset is now fixed.

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A 2014 survey conducted by Powersports Business magazine and RBC Capital Markets indicates retailers that sell BRP vehicles are outperforming their competitors: 32 % of BRP dealers reported an increase in motorcycle sales of at least 20 % in the fourth quarter of last year (compared with 13 % for dealers overall), and 42 % of BRP dealers expect another 20 % jump in sales for 2015.

Firms reported increases in overall activity, new orders, shipments, and employment this month.

Comparing annual work hours in 1979 and 2012, America's overall work hours declined slightly, but saw less of a drop than any country except for Sweden, where hours increased,» reports Max Nisen.

A report by Forrester predicted that overall business spend on AI will increase by 300 percent this year, compared to 2016.

They report a 20 percent increase in overall Masters badge demand, also attributing it to the 14 time major winner's participation.

Overall, Nike reported fiscal third - quarter revenue increased 5 % to $ 8.43 billion while profit increased 24 % to 68 cents per share.

In fact, its last quarterly earnings report showed that the number of overall customer «relationships» increased 156,000, a 90 % improvement from the same period last year.

A report last month from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that between 2007 and 2011 the «number of overall defendants in patent infringement lawsuits increased by about 129 percent.»

The report estimates that for each 1 percent of shoppers who return for a subsequent visit, overall revenue will increase by approximately 10 percent.

The Institute's rationale for increasing the overall contribution rate from 20 per cent of pay to 24 per cent is their claim that the use of «fair - value» calculations reveals that the pension liabilities are much higher than reported, due to the use of a too high discount rate.

Yet, the report says the median annual wage has actually declined by six per cent in real terms (adjusted for inflation) since 1976 and has only increased by eight per cent overall since 1996.

One - in - five companies reported an increase in new orders, with the overall rate of growth the fastest since April.

The lack of change in mortgage rates overall reported by the FHFA does contrast with the increase in mortgage rates over the month of October in the Mortgage Bankers» Association's Mortgage Applications Survey (MAS).

Research from several sources, including a study by the American Sociological Review, has found that people with flexible schedules report that their overall sense of well - being increases with flexible work options.

This can have difficult - to - predict consequences on pricing power over the long - term, especially since the company reports a goal of slowly increasing profit margins as part of its overall growth strategy.

The NAB survey reports that the overall proportion of business respondents citing the availability of suitable labour as a constraint on current output and profitability has been increasing, although the survey still places labour availability well behind other constraining factors.

In its fourth quarter earnings report Samsung hoped extend this lead further and «benefit from cryptocurrency demand increase» for its semiconductors, though as a spokesman told the Bell, «It is in the beginning stage so the proportion of profit from the overall foundry business is small yet.

In the two most recent monthly CPI reports, consumer prices have increased by 0.7 % overall, which represents an annualized rate of... well... 4.3 %.

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While many of the news stories about this report focused on figures showing a tendency for numbers of religious believers to increase with age, the figures also showed the overall percentage of religious believers declined in most countries, showing an increase in only three:

The New York Times reports that Angus Deaton and Ann Case, two Princeton economists, have identified increases in suicide and drug and alcohol related deaths among high school educated white Americas as the cause for a remarkable spike in the overall death rate for....

«Overall, the 2014 list determines that pressure on Christians increased in 34 countries, decreased in five, and remained about the same in the remaining 14,» reports World Watch Monitor.

Fonterra reported an overall net profit of NZ $ 834 million, an increase of 65 per cent on its results for its 2015 financial year.

Increasing productivity — Metal detection to allow for less frequent performance validation routines, increased uptime and provides on - board overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) reporting

In their report, they noted that the extensive variety of shade trees and the buffer zones around streams significantly increase overall biodiversity.

Designed to meet increasing demands from retailers for code quality checks, the Zodiac Hawk TTO helps businesses drive improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by reporting on quality, performance and availability.

The primary objective of the report is to offer insights on the advancements in stevia market and its increasing contribution to the overall sweetener market, which has given rise to a futuristic market: Stevia, which is significantly transforming global businesses and enterprises.

The ambient sector (shelf stable tins, jars, pouches) is also reporting an 8.9 % increase in the average price paid per kg which is now # 6.62, however the sector remains in overall decline.

Of 36 residents who attended at least 1 session and completed the postintervention questionnaire, 14 reported «a little increase» in overall confidence in talking to breastfeeding mothers, and 20 reported that their «confidence increased a lot.»

But this year, it could be a more pronounced issue,» said Bob Dolgan, spokesman for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which reported a 36 percent increase in overall demand this year.

However, lead study author Dr. Carrie Shapiro - Mendoza said the reported increase does not necessarily mean that more infants overall are dying.

Studies indicate that breastfed infants have fewer ear and respiratory tract infections, diarrheal illnesses, and atopic skin disorders.2, 3 Increased mother — infant bonding and an overall decrease in the infant morbidity and hospitalization rates have also been reported.4 Mothers benefit by faster return to prepregnancy weights.5

By contrast, large majorities of directors reported that promotional signage and changes to the display of fruit did not, by themselves, increase the overall amount eaten.

Jenny Saunders OBE, Chief Executive of National Energy Action stated: «The CCC report highlights the UK Government must realign current policies and increase investment overall in programmes that can create warmth, comfort and make fuel bills affordable for vulnerable households.

«In fact, this report shows evidence that police forces, like Staffordshire and Cleveland, which have used fairer stop and search tactics have not only seen reductions in crimes rates in line with overall trends, but have also increased public confidence in the police.»

The AuSable River Association has released its annual report on the water quality of Mirror Lake, and warns that increasing salt and chloride levels could have major impacts on the overall health of the lake.

Even though only about 13 percent of rent - stabilized apartments turn over each year, a report released on Tuesday by the antipoverty group Community Service Society of New York argued that the vacancy allowance, which has been in place since 1969, is so high that it contributes more to the overall rise in stabilized rents than the annual increases.

Flanagan appeared at a news conference held by a coalition of business groups and the fiscal watchdog the Empire Center, which released a report and website showing the regional and statewide savings from limiting local levy increases at 2 percent or the rate of inflation (Overall since the cap has been in place, the Empire Center says $ 7.6 million billion has been saved).

The chairman of its GP committee's clinical and prescribing sub-committee, Bill Beeby, said: «The PAC report acknowledges that there has been a substantial increase in prescribing generic drugs in recent years and with just over two per cent of the overall drugs bill identified as potential savings it shows that the official advice is already being heeded.»

Newsday reported last year that Nassau's Board of Elections has added 32 full - time positions since 2011 — a 25 percent increase — while the county's overall number of employees dropped by more than 1,000, about 12 percent.

Overall, reported crime on the city's transit system dropped 13.5 percent from 2013 to 2014, but has since increased 7 percent.

Cuomo has said he will increase overall state aid for education, suggesting at a cabinet meeting last month that the increase might be «close to 5 percent,» which would break a self - imposed spending cap, Capital has reported.

First, on Tuesday, «[a] Senate spending panel... approved a tiny budget increase next year for [NSF] and flat funding for NASA — and congratulated themselves for doing so given a cap on overall domestic discretionary spending across the government,» Jeffrey Mervis reported.

The discovery, based on DNA evidence and reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on July 30, increases the overall biodiversity of the Canidae — the group including dogs, wolves, foxes, and jackals — from 35 living species to 36.

Overall, the results showed if nighttime temperature increased 1.8 °F ahrenheit above normal across the United States for a month, people would report 9 million more nights of insufficient sleep during that period.

In follow - up interviews conducted two months later 67 percent of the volunteers rated the psilocybin experience as among the most meaningful of their lives, comparing it to the birth of a first child or the death of a parent, and 79 percent reported that it had moderately or greatly increased their overall sense of well - being or life satisfaction.