Sentences with phrase «trend of rate changes»

Removal of award charts is always worrying because it's difficult to keep track of the overall trend of rate changes.

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Factors that will have an impact on credit quality of companies include domestic consumption trends, exports, commodity price risks, sensitivity to changes in interest rates, working capital risk, capital expenditure and sensitivity to foreign exchange volatility.

Other factors that may affect the timing of a sale are availability of bank financing, interest rate trends, changes in tax law, and the general economic climate.

In the wake of an ever - changing World Wide Web, another emerging trend is the increasingly slowed growth rate of Google searches conducted each year.

Chinese dairy production and consumption has soared in the past three decades, averaging a 12.8 % annual growth rate since 2000 as a result of changing diet trends that are shifting more toward Western foods, according to a report by the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

2 The percentage change has been calculated using actual exchange rates in use during the comparative prior year period to enhance the visibility of the underlying business trends by excluding the impact of translation arising from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, which is considered a non-GAAP financial measure.

For those who prefer simpler methods, a third measure, which just takes out volatile food items and petrol, and adjusts for the recent change to the child care rebate, shows essentially the same trend over the past couple of years, though at a slightly lower rate (Graph 15).

Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.

The slowing in 2015 results from a further decline in the growth of trend labour input coupled with no change in the growth rate of trend labour productivity.

The saying «the trend is your friend» can be applied to this scenario, the rate of change indicator can be used to identify the trend direction.

In this episode of Extra Credit, S&P Global Ratings» analysts Nora Wittstruck, Rahul Jain, Paul Dyson, Eden Perry and Lisa Schroeer talk about rating changes and trends in New York.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

Additionally, the U.S. economy has dramatically changed over the past several years, with structural factors (largely the result of technological innovation and shifting demographic trends) influencing it in a manner that makes comparisons to past rate hiking cycles less relevant.

The effects of interest rate changes in the 1990s are visible as cyclical rises and falls in debt servicing, around a slowly rising trend, caused by the increase in debt levels.

And they examined data from sources like the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to look at various socio - ecological factors that have been posited as contributors to individualism, including prevalence of infectious disease and disasters, rates of urbanization, changes in secularism, and trends in occupational status.

Determining the rate of temperature change is more difficult at a local and regional level because researchers have less data to average, so trends are not as evident because of «statistical noise.»

Although computer models of archaeological sites are ideal software tools for managing spatially referenced data and commonly used to yield insights which contribute to the protection of heritage materials, some scientists question their credibility, calling for these long - term trends be «ground truthed» in order to ensure that calculated rates of change reflect observed phenomena «in the field».

Most indicators of the state of biodiversity (covering species» population trends, extinction risk, habitat extent and condition, and community composition) showed declines, with no significant recent reductions in rate, whereas indicators of pressures on biodiversity (including resource consumption, invasive alien species, nitrogen pollution, overexploitation, and climate change impacts) showed increases.

In this new, unbiased, «trend - in - trend» design, researchers monitor changes in frequency of outcomes as they relate to changes in an exposure to a drug across groups that adopt the drug at different rates.

One of the most striking findings, according to study authors, was the change in smoking rates, which increased from 28 to 46 percent — a finding counter to national trends, which reflect an overall decline in smoking rates over the past 20 years.

And even if we assume it's accurate, when we consider that pH naturally rises and falls by about + / -0.5 over the course of a single decade, this means that natural changes in seawater pH occur at rates 100s of times faster than the trend attributed to anthropogenic CO2.

Quantify rates of change, trends, and identify areas of heightened vulnerability or resilience.

Figure 3: MIS 5e as an example for establishing trends and rate of change for the interglacial period segments.

Rate of Change: These centennial cycles tend to have steep warming trends, or segments, followed by steep cooling segments.

But we'd be wise to assume that big, major trends in the economy like unemployment rates and wages have at least as big of an impact on teacher mobility as specific education policy changes.

Amrein and Berliner's simplistic trend analysis attributes all subsequent changes in graduation rates and dropouts to the introduction of this high - stakes exam.

In fact, the high school completion rates of black students did not stall until the mid-1980s, diverging slightly from the overall trend, though the substantial graduation gap between whites and minorities has changed very little in the last 35 years (Heckman and LaFontaine 2010).

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More information about the 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser: IntelliChoice rated the 2007 Toyota FJ Excellent for its predicted five - year cost of ownership, so the little - changed 2008 FJ should follow that trend.

During the early phases of new trends, volatility rises but inertia tends to slow down price rate of change.

But this trend is beginning to change: As of 10 January, the expected 10 - year inflation rate rose to 1.98 % (source: Bloomberg data).

Figures are also adjusted for changes in rates of earning and dividend growth, stability over a long term trend and cyclicality.

Benchmark rates change every one to three months to reflect lending market trends, depending on the type of rate your lender uses.

While using a percent growth rate for free cash flows might be conventional, mathematically convenient and easier to convey to others, it is not as accurate or conservative as using an absolute rate of change from a linear trend model.

Given that we're in a rate climate that hasn't exactly been favorable for savers (it's been a low interest environment for a while now, with no signs of a change in the trends), the «raise your rate» feature may offer a bit of insurance.

However, the trends may be changing within the next few years, possibly making the purchase of fixed rates more economical.

Investors can recognize current trends like the mortgage rate, changes in spending habits of consumers and unemployment rates.

The rate for a home equity line of credit is usually adjustable, which means that it may change from time to time depending on market trends.

Everything from deteriorating business trends and lower cash flows to rising debt amounts and a weakening of balance sheets can change their credit rating and result in a downgrade.

Only after the dreadful global credit crunch of 2007 to 2009 had devastated credit availability and forced both lenders and borrowers to change dramatically their easy borrowing and lending practices did this declining savings rate trend reverse.

Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward - looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales of Blizzard Entertainment's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Blizzard Entertainment's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next - generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Blizzard Entertainment's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third - party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard's success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated.

Or perhaps some other measure that would show any rate of change of the trend.

The rate of warming «has not changed since 1880» and «is still ~ 0.6 C / century» because you've chosen to plot a linear trend through the data and that's the slope of it.

I focused on Fig 2 of Rahmstorf 2012, which shows the rate of sea level change in the form of 10 yr decadal trends.

We can, therefore, compare the present warming trends (and warming / cooling cycles; think about the «mini-ice age» of the 19th Century) with the geological record and make statistical extrapolations about changing rates and develop hypotheses about causes (whichh, basically, is what current climate scientists have been doing).

Another complication in looking at long - term tornado intensity trends is the fact that the «damage indicators» used to rate tornadoes have recently changed with the adoption of the EF scale, making it dubious to compare tornadoes of the past with those of the present.

trend values calculated here using past observations should not be used to imply future rates of change»

The point is that if a station starts out as CRN1 and over the years moves up the scale to a CRN5 and the warmists don't even know what the changes have been WRT new cement or asphalt installations, buildings being built around them, air conditioner vents pointed toward them, etc.; how can you claim that a station that has undergone those types of changes will measure the same trend as a station with the same lifetime but with a CRN1 rating over its lifespan?