A number of
adverse seasonal factors contributed to the fall, including below average temperatures and water restrictions.
The company also left open the possibility of upgrades later if
negative seasonal factors don't impact it to the same extent they have in the past.
Iron ore exports are lower due to
seasonal factors in Australia and Brazil - and the long Chinese New Year break occurs in the quarter.
March shipments fell 2.7 percent, however, lagging analysts» forecasts for a 10.0 percent increase, and down from a sharper - than - expected 44.5 percent jump in February, which economists believe was heavily distorted
by seasonal factors.
The pattern persisted even after accounting for
other seasonal factors such as unemployment and the housing market.
National factory activity was expected to decline in April, slowing
amid seasonal factors and underpinned growth in the manufacturing sector.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports natural gas inventories including
how seasonal factors and how the U.S. went from a net importer to a net exporter could be impacting prices.
Commenting on the figures, Christian Schulz, senior European economist at Citigroup, said that
while seasonal factors were in play there were potentially other areas of concern.
However, while the path of least resistance seems higher,
with seasonal factors and solid economic data also favoring the bulls, stocks are clearly overbought and multiples are expanding.
Seasonal factors supporting second - half truck sales, most significantly an improving housing market, provide much of the optimism, McNeil says in conference call earlier today to discuss GM's August results.
Usually, iPhone sales drop in the first quarter of the year, but Digitimes hints that it's not
just seasonal factors at play here.
According to authoritative industry news source Digitimes, «Microsoft's competitors reduced orders for Q1, 2016 due to
seasonal factors whereas Microsoft's orders for Surface Pro 4 and Book stayed strong.»
The number of detached single family homes on the market at the end of the third quarter decreased from June by 10 %, which is relatively consistent with the last few years
considering seasonal factors.
So even
if seasonal factors are totally removed (unlikely) sites in the same hemisphere will correlation better than those in different hemispheres.
The White House provided a statement saying the report on gross domestic product might have been influenced
by seasonal factors, but «shows that we still have work to do to get the economic growth President Trump wants and expects.»
Compared with February, prices fell just 0.03 % in March, and after adjusting
for seasonal factors, they rose 0.09 %, according to the S&P / Case - Shiller 20 - city home - price index.
Interactive Brokers Chief Options Strategist Steve Sosnick delves into the adage «sell in May and go away» and discusses whether
other seasonal factors might lead investors to reducing risk in the spring.
«With sales and overall demand higher than a year ago and supply mostly unchanged, low inventories will likely continue to limit options for those looking to buy this fall even with the overall pool of buyers shrinking because
of seasonal factors,» adds Yun.
«That is something
the seasonal factors and consensus expectations haven't caught onto yet,» Grantham wrote.
Secondly, as TMM pointed out in their piece last week, there is a good amount of evidence that since 2005,
the seasonal factors have been dynamic.
Our conclusion is that
the seasonal factors are not as threatening this year as they are in other years.
China's overall exports and imports both grew at a strong double - digit clip early in the year, and while exports unexpectedly fell in March — resulting in a rare trade deficit — most analysts chalked it up to
seasonal factors and said it was too early to call a trend.
RBC says that unadjusted for
seasonal factors, resales in Q2 were the second - best ever on record.
The 1 per cent increase in the price of tradeables in the June quarter reflected a large increase in petrol prices, but also higher prices for fresh vegetables and overseas travel and accommodation, with the latter increase, in part, due to
seasonal factors.
Some of this decline in ad revenue can be attributed to
seasonal factors, as not a lot of shopping takes place during the first half of the year.
After adjusting for
seasonal factors, the headline Markit / JMMA Purchasing Managers» Index ™ (PMI ™) posted 47.7 in August, down from 47.9 one month previously, signalling the sharpest worsening of Japanese manufacturing sector operating conditions since April 2011.
This reflects an annual update in
the seasonal factors used by the Labor Department (which is why the revisions weren't matched by similar changes in the non-seasonally adjusted data).
Domestic holiday travel and accommodation prices also fell significantly in the quarter, partly due to
seasonal factors, and increased only moderately over the year.
The composition of milk can vary throughout the year as a result of regional and
seasonal factors and breed of cow.
Seasonal factors may impact the actual operation of the plant.
Sugar in unsweetened yoghurt comes from the lactose that's intrinsic to — or naturally present in — milk, the composition of which can vary depending on the source and as a result of regional and
seasonal factors.
Despite the slight rise in greater Chicago's jobless rate, which was not adjusted for
seasonal factors, the number of jobs in the nine - county area grew by 11,000 in November, to 4.15 million, the state agency said.
None of the jobless rates are adjusted for
seasonal factors.
The new report adjusts for
seasonal factors.
Updated weekly for the most informed pricing, the Price Advisor shows range - based, market reflective pricing that takes into consideration tens of thousands of transactions, current supply and demand, as well as local and
seasonal factors.
Also common are lung diseases associated with infection by feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and those caused by such parasites as heartworms and lungworms, although the prevalence of those parasitic infections depends to a great extent on geographical, climatic and
seasonal factors.
Clinical examination, history and
seasonal factors are somewhat helpful in identifying the cause of canine skin rash.
Once it is confirmed that a dog is allergic to
seasonal factors, a treatment plan may be prescribed, depending upon the cause of the allergy.
Climate: Temperatures and rainfall vary depending on the region, altitude, and
seasonal factors.
There are also
some seasonal factors that may affect your preferred time to travel so please check our dive site descriptions for more details on these.
Sea temperatures do not vary much during the year but the frequency of rain, in this amazing (but relatively wet) destination is
a seasonal factor.
Although a year round destination for divers, there are
some seasonal factors that could affect the species you encounter.