Sentences with phrase «than the rate of inflation during»

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For four consecutive months, core inflation has hovered below 2 % and it has not visibly overshot 2 % for more than 20 years, even during periods of unemployment, falling well below the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU).

Conclusion In general, the historical movement of inflation provides evidence that real rates of return on T - bills will revert closer to historical norms rather than what we experienced during the Great Bull Market.

• Property tax levies in New York grew by 73 percent from 1998 to 2008 - more than twice the rate of inflation during that period

That's more than twice the rate of inflation during that period.»

DiNapoli's report states that in the last decade, federal and state aid grew an average of 2.2 percent a year, which was less than the inflation rate of 2.4 percent during the same time.

Because of this inflation adjustment feature, inflation protected bonds typically have lower yields than conventional fixed rate bonds and will likely decline in price during periods of deflation, which could result in losses.

In contrast to popular belief, equities underperform during periods of rising inflation as rising interest rates cause the net present value of future cash flows to decrease (though equities do fair better than bonds).

Expressing rates of return in real values rather than nominal values, particularly during periods of high inflation, offers a clearer picture of an investment's value.