Sentences with phrase «straight years of declines»

This drastic increase comes after 4 straight years of declines in the number of Million Dollar homes sold in the United States.

Perhaps the only positive from this year's study was the increase in racial diversity of the characters after two straight years of declines.

That was a drop of 13.4 % from»07 and their fifth straight year of decline.

The state Teachers Retirement System expects to lower pension costs by 13.96 percent for school districts, the second straight year of declines, as a result of favorable investment returns.

New data released by EPA shows that methane emissions from oil and natural gas production fell in 2015, marking the fourth straight year of declines and documenting industry efforts to reduce them.

After two straight years of decline, first - year associates saw a significant 21 - per - cent bump in salary, with the median hitting $ 80,000 in this year's survey, up from $ 66,000 in 2013.

There were about 468,000 watercraft registered in New York in 2011, the ninth straight year of declining registration numbers.

Not exact matches

In September, the department store, which has been beset by 11 straight quarters of comparable sales declines, said it would hire 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, the second year in a row it was taking on fewer seasonal associates.

The former finds inspiration from a carbonated soft drink industry that has seen 12 straight years of sales declines in the U.S. as consumers buy more bottled water and other healthier drinks.

Wholesale prices fell 3.1 % in the year to January, marking the 10th straight month of declines.

In July, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), housing inventory declined for a 26th straight month on a year - over-year basis.

The PC market itself has gone straight down the toilet in the nine years since the acquisition, with 2013 seeing the worst decline in its history, but Lenovo emerged as the king of the whole stinky pile.

McDonald's sees mobile as a way to win back customers after four straight years of traffic declines, but the project is not without risks.

Still, IBM has seen 19 straight quarters of declining year - over-year total revenues.

With three months still remaining in 2017, we've already seen seven straight months of year - over-year auto sales declines and over 6,300 retail chain stores shuttered.

After six straight quarters of declining sales in China, Apple said that revenue in that country grew 12 % year - over-year to $ 9.8 billion.

Last month, the burger giant posted a steeper than expected sales decline, with global sales at restaurants open for more than a year falling 1.8 % in January, the eighth straight month of falling sales.

The stakes for the iPhone 7 are high after sales of the gadget dropped during two straight quarters this year, the first declines in its history.

Aggregate trading revenue at Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), Morgan Stanley (MS.N), Citigroup Inc (C.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) could hit a three - year high and reverse three straight quarters of year - on - year declines, some estimates show.

Even that had been a source of trouble for IBM, with the company seeing declines in software - related revenue for seven straight quarters over the past couple of years.

China's average home prices rose in December, ending eight straight months of year - on - year declines, signaling the country's property market is recovering from its lengthy slump.

It has reported over 30 straight quarters of year - over-year declines in revenue.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier this month that food - at - home prices fell 0.1 % in November, the seventh straight month they've declined, and over the past 12 months, they're down 2.2 % from the same time last year with meats, poultry, fish, and eggs posting the biggest drops and now sitting 6 % below the year - ago figure.

For the fifth straight year, a majority of bankers reported a decline in the volume of farmland sold (Chart 3).

• Excellent on certain dividend categories, including 43 straight years of increases, low payout ratio, and highest yield ever available • Declining number of shares over the past 10 years makes each remaining share worth a higher percentage of the company.

Overseas shipments fell 8.1 percent in April from a year earlier, the fourth straight monthly decline, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on Friday.

While February's y / y decline ended a five - year streak of increases, YTD sales through February have now increased for six straight years.

This marks its sixth straight year of membership decline.

We have a game in hand this season was tough because we failed in games we should have won from winning positions which is a fact and decline we are at the bottom of our fall we have already taken steps for next year and with the players who just arrived laca Used to england and cazorla coming back hopefully jack resigns and a few new summer signings shows me were turning on the power to arise from where were at now this is the low next year we will be back to our right fulk place where wenger kept us for 20 straight years were in the dark now but headed towards the light now for next year

The preterm birth rate declined in the United States for the seventh straight year to 11.39 percent of births in 2013.

The article explains that sales of diaper rash cream have increased for the third straight year despite the fact that the number of babies being born in the U.S. has declined over the same period.

Per capita income has declined for three straight years in Naira from N370, 191.76 in 2014 to N343, 874.36 by 2017; in dollar terms the diminished income of the average person is more stark - from $ 2,334.82 in 2014 to $ $ 1,124.82 by 2017.

Perhaps the novelty of episodic adventures based on your favorite pop culture franchises has worn off, as Telltale saw its average Metascore decline for the second straight year.

Five filthy rich white dudes, two of whom are not only straight but don't exactly have perfect track records when it comes it to LGBT issues (here's hoping Frank Ocean simply declined the invitation, because I can't think of a more obvious and worthy honoree with respect to last year).

The health of state budgets continued to decline for the third straight year and year - end balances are expected to near rock bottom, according to a report issued last week by the National Governors» Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers.

While other mainstream auto brands head for sliding United States demand this year, Jeep is rolling out new models to buck the trend and bring 16 straight months of sales declines to an end.

U.S. sales of compact cars have declined 4.9 percent this year in an overall car market that is on track to shrink for the fourth straight year.

U.S. sales of passenger cars are on track to decline for the fourth straight year in 2017 as low gasoline prices and improved fuel economy encourage more consumers to consider crossovers and SUVs.

«Our research shows the tablet market fell 7 percent in Q1 2018, which puts us in the third straight year of year - on - year declines.»

Membership in the booksellers association has increased for two straight years after decades of decline, and independents are encouraged by the Nook because they think it demonstrates that old - fashioned bookstores, «showrooms,» remain the best way to promote books.

The shift comes at a time of soaring costs and an originations market expected to decline for the second straight year.

The company has recorded three straight quarters of year - on - year revenue declines.

• Excellent on certain dividend categories, including 43 straight years of increases, low payout ratio, and highest yield ever available • Declining number of shares over the past 10 years makes each remaining share worth a higher percentage of the company.

2013 bankruptcy filings continue decline — 2013 is on track to be the third straight year of reduced filings since 2010, when the aftermath of the recession pushed personal bankruptcies to about 1.53 million... (See Bankruptcy)

With Halo 2 we were in a unique situation where we had a monopoly for three straight years, and we really haven't seen a decline in the Halo 3 numbers, but Call of Duty's doing really well,» he added.

With Halo 2 we were in a unique situation where we had a monopoly for three straight years, and we really haven't seen a decline in the Halo 3 numbers, but Call of Duty's doing really well.»

This year's event was canceled after artist Mark Grotjahn declined to be honored, citing concerns over of a lack of diversity in past honorees, who are all straight white men.

This year, artist board member Mark Grotjahn declined to be MOCA's gala honoree, citing concerns about a lack of diversity among past honorees — all straight white men.

I have not done a mathematical analysis of this curve, but it seems reasonable to point out that only the last two years suggest that the overall trend is anything but a straight line decline.

This assumes global emissions peak in the next year or two and then decline in a straight line, achieving net zero emissions shortly after mid-century, corresponding to a 66 % probability of less than 1.5 C of warming in 2100 (narrow orange line).