To reduce the cost and lower emissions, Beijing's four main coal - fired plants have begun installing purification systems and consumed 2.6 million metric tonnes of coal during the first quarter of this year, 200,000 tonnes
less than the same period last year.
In all, there was a total of 65 lateral partner moves announced in this round - up — 33 %
fewer than the same period last year and 14 % fewer than the statistical average for the preceding five year period.
Other year to date figures show that while the condominium market is stronger than last year, the residential freehold market is just over one per cent
lower than the same period last year.
U.S. onshore production is expected to fall to 7.7 million barrels a day in the fourth quarter, according to Rystad Energy AS, about 100,000
less than the same period last year.
«The industrial capacity utilisation rate in the first three quarters reached 76.6 %, 3.5 percentage points higher
than the same period last year.»
In fact, it is predicted that click - through rates for emails sent during the five - day shopping period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday will be 10 percent higher
than the same period last year.
However, the most recent labour force survey from Statistics Canada showed signs of hope: youth unemployment was 13.9 % in March, a 0.8 % decrease from the previous month and 0.5 % lower
than the same period last year.
All - funds spending reached $ 62.4 billion through Aug. 31, or $ 4 billion higher
than the same period last year.
Tax receipts through the first six months were 11.7 % higher
than the same period last year, and collections in September were 16.2 % higher than a year earlier.
State tax collections totaled $ 18.6 billion in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, $ 1.2 billion less
than the same period last year and $ 315.7 million below projections, according to the state cash report issued Tuesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Predictably, Amazon Echo sales were dramatically higher than last year: nine times higher
than the same period last year, in fact.
Investment sales volume year - to - date through October reached $ 368.9 billion, which is 7.4 percent lower
than the same period last year, according to research firm Real Capital Analytics (RCA).
Prices are 7.2 percent higher
than the same period last year.
Total unit sales year - to - date in 2010 are being reported at 2.7 per cent higher
than the same period last year, while new units listed are 13.3 per cent higher year - to - date.
Total unit sales for the first three months of the year are reported at 9.5 per cent lower
than the same period last year, while new unit listings are at almost the same level as the first quarter of 2010.
The average sale price for the first three quarters of the year is 7.7 per cent higher
than the same period last year.
The average sale price for the period is 6.5 per cent higher
than the same period last year.
Also year to date, sales of residential (freehold and condominium) properties are just under two per cent higher
than the same period last year, with the average sale price almost eight per cent higher for the period.
The average sale price for the first four months of the year is 5.7 per cent higher
than the same period last year.