Sentences with phrase «than a percentage point lower»

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Only 37 percent contemplate leaving to advance their careers — five percentage points lower than millennials.

With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, the overall domestic summer box office is ten percentage points lower than it was at this time last year.

And due to its economies of scale and zero marketing needs, it would have very low management fees, less than half a percentage point.

Sales growth and operating profit growth reported in Danish kroner are now expected to be 6 and 9 percentage points lower than in local currencies, respectively, compared with a previous forecast of 7 and 10 percentage points lower.

And while 41 percent of small business owners say they don't see any indications that the recession is over, that's actually three percentage points lower than the number of consumers who say economic conditions have not improved.

Since January, Apple's stock has fallen by 5 percent, and it's only up 23 percent over the last three years — two percentage points lower than the S&P 500.

The CEPR researchers add that prime - age employment for men is now 3 percentage points lower than it was in December 2007, while the rate for women is 2.2 percentage points below where it was.

Despite a shortfall of workers, average hourly pay rose just 2.4 percent from a year ago, one - half percentage point lower than September's annual gain.

The unemployment rate in Alpharetta is one percentage point lower than the national average.

In a study issued this week (Aug. 11 - 15), Goldman Sachs Bank USA economists Eli Hackle and Hui Shan showed that the homeownership rate of young adults, ages 25 - 34, who were carrying more than $ 50,000 in student, was 8 percentage points lower than for college graduates with less than $ 50,000 in student debt.

The appeal of variable - rate loans is that they usually start out with interest rates that are between one and two percentage points lower than fixed - rate loans.

Unemployment was almost seven percentage points lower that year than it would have been, with about 10 million more jobs.

The Office for National Statistics said the unemployment rate in May fell to 7.8 per cent in the three months to May, 0.2 percentage point lower than the previous two - month period.

That's three percentage points lower than it is now, representing roughly 7.5 million jobs missing from the nation's economy.

Growth was more than 1 percentage point lower relative to normal periods, and the average duration of the overhang was 23 years.

As the article chart below shows, McKinsey is forecasting that the average annual equity returns over the next 20 years will be between 1.5 and 4.0 percentage points lower than they were in the past 30 years.

Had this economic cycle been similar to 2001, unemployment might already be lower than 5 percent and gross domestic product growth could be a half - percentage point higher — and there would be a lot more U.S. debt issued.

In its October 2014 World Economic Outlook (WEO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced its forecast for global economic growth to 3.3 percent for 2014, 0.4 percentage points lower than in the April 2014 WEO.

The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., CFPM, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management ® (ISM ®) Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: «The NMI ® registered 56.8 percent, which is 2 percentage points lower than the March reading of 58.8 percent.

Volume / mix was 0.7 percentage points lower as strong growth in condiments and sauces was more than offset by a combination of significantly lower shipments in India, unfavorable holiday - related shipment phasing in Indonesia, as well as the impact of distributor network realignment in several markets.

Volume / mix decreased 0.8 percentage points as the benefit from a shift in Easter - related sales as well as gains in frozen, macaroni and cheese, and condiments and sauces were more than offset by select distribution losses in cheese and meats as well as lower shipments in foodservice.

Fourth quarter same — fourth quarter restaurant labor expenses were 50 basis points lower than last year on a percentage of sales basis due to increased productivity and lower restaurant manager incentive compensation expense.

Pricing was 0.4 percentage points lower as timing of promotions in North America and Europe more than offset price increases in Rest of World markets, primarily Latin America.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were 74 basis points lower than last year as a percentage of sales due to sales leveraging, lower incentive compensation and a reduction in media spend at Olive Garden.

Bitcoin's share of the total crypto market is at 45 %, which is about 12 percentage points higher than January's all - time low.

That's close to a record low, and nearly a full percentage point lower than where we were at the start of last year.

In the June quarter, the unemployment rate in the capital cities was 6.1 per cent, almost a percentage point lower than a year earlier.

Underscoring the mixed - to - lower tone that emerged over the course of the day — not only was the NASDAQ off by nearly 50 points at its nadir — but the small - cap Russell 2000 had turned down by more than a full percentage points, as well, as losing stocks held a strong lead over gaining issues throughout.

Budgetary revenues to the end of February are running about one percentage point below that forecast in the Match 2011 Budget, due primarily to lower - than - expected personal income tax and other revenues.

This is a percentage point lower than average potential growth in the decade prior to the crisis... We estimate that the real neutral policy rate is currently in the range of 1 to 2 per cent... This translates into a nominal neutral policy rate of 3 to 4 per cent, down from a range of 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 per cent in the period prior to the crisis.»

High - saving countries created employment, and low - saving countries enjoyed faster consumption growth as cheap imports meant that living standards rose by more than the increase in production — worth around half a percentage point a year in the United Kingdom.

With a lower credit score, you might only qualify for an interest rate that is 1 or 2 percentage points higher than the lowest rates advertised.

Long - term bond yields have been quite volatile since the previous Statement, and in net terms are up slightly, although they remain around 1/2 a percentage point lower than in mid 2002.

The unemployment rate has fallen less in NSW than in the smaller states, and it is now above the national average for the first time since the early 1990s, whereas Queensland's unemployment rate has fallen almost 2 percentage points to be the lowest across all states.

Results from the Bank's latest quarterly survey of financial market economists show that the median inflation forecast is 2.1 per cent over the year to June 2004, before picking up to 2.4 per cent over the year to June 2005; forecasts for both periods are lower than they were in November 2003 by 0.1 percentage points (Table 16).

However, if you are likely to qualify for the lowest rate at FreedomPlus, go with them as this is a full two percentage points lower than the lowest rate at Discover.

At the end of 2003, the unemployment rate stood at 5.6 per cent, 1/2 a percentage point lower than its level a year earlier (Graph 42).

Personal loan rates today are approximately 1.4 percentage points lower than they were in 2011, according to rates data from the National Credit Union Association (NCUA) compiled from March 2011 through September 2016.

Shares are actually lower now than they were back on June 7, 2013, and are trailing the S&P 500 by a remarkable 80 percentage points, inclusive of dividends.

Yet even with the downbeat forecast, losses were relatively modest, with most benchmarks finishing less than half a percentage point lower.

The deterioration of neighborhoods in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risk.

Fully 42 percent of Catholic baby boomers are currently unchurched, which is a mere three percentage points lower than the figure for mainline Protestants.

Since the highest four - year pro success rate from any QB in this sample is 46.1 percent (from both Cousins and, thus far, Dak Prescott), and since 35 of 38 quarterbacks in our draft sample were at least three percentage points lower in the NFL than in college (most were much further away than that), let's set an artificial bar at 49.1 percent.

The rate of initiation was at least 20 percentage points lower for non-Hispanic blacks than for non-Hispanic whites in 13 states, mostly in the southeast.

By contrast, the proportion who were in favour of Albania (one of the poorest countries in Europe) being admitted was almost 25 percentage - points lower than the proportion who were opposed.

Christie's net favorability rating among Republican voters, which dropped 16 percentage points between 2012 and 2013, is now far lower than any nominee in the modern era who was so well known.

Low wage earners would pay less than a percent on their income and it would work up to a few percentage points for higher earners, they propose.

That seems high, but it is 8 percentage point lower than how Democrats view Clinton and it is 13 percentage points below how the Teachout voters view Obama.

Her favorable rating is at 38 percent, which is 4 percentage points lower than Trump and 11 points lower than Obama in 2012.

The Fabians» report said that examining Labour's general election performance over the past 40 years showed that its share of the vote was eight percentage points lower than its poll rating in the second year of the preceding parliament.