We will have to decide whether to have a low birth rate, or a high death rate.

They had bad burn rate in the Gold Rush. A very bad burn rate.

In 2007, the United States had a savings rate of 14.6 of GDP, but an investment rate of 19.6 , generating a current account deficit. By contrast, China had a fixed investment rate of 41.7 of GDP and a savings rate of 51.9 , reflected in a large surplus.

In the 35 39 age group, men have a participation rate of 93.6 and women a rate of 80.1 .

Preferential tariff rate is applicable to imported goods originated from countries or regions with which the People's Republic of China has a signed trade agreement containing provisions on special preferential tariff rates.

Particularly damaging is the 17.7 billion in foreign exchange reserves that France keeps in a special Treasury account at an interest rate of only 1.5 , thereby guaranteeing the convertibility of the CFA franc, which it underwrites. In other words, France uses African reserves to finance part of its budget deficit at a concessional interest rate.

a The exchange rate used (0.753) is the average rate for the period January March 2005.

a The exchange rate used (0.753) is the average rate for the period January March 2005.

In line with Millennium Development Goal 4 and the goals of the twenty seventh special session, Viet Nam's child mortality rate has been considerably reduced.

That is a huge failure rate.

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That's a 50 percent deflation rate.

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The answer depends on two key variables the discount rate and future earnings growth. A lower discount rate and or a higher rate of expected earnings growth would justify higher equity valuations.

a Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 25 vacancy rate compared to a 15 vacancy rate applied in 2004 05.

Technology is increasing at a comparable rate.

And then it's a high savings rate.

Normally, short run and long run exchange rate trends point in the same direction. Indeed, a huge body of research shows that for most major currencies, the best forecast of next week s exchange rate, next month s exchange rate, or even next year s exchange rate is simply today s exchange rate.

c Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 5 vacancy rate compared to a 4 vacancy rate applied in 2004 05.

A ten year Treasury has a nominal interest rate of less than 2 . Because the inflation rate is also about 2 , this implies a negative real interest rate, which is confirmed by the interest rate of 0.6 on ten year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), which adjust interest and principal payments for inflation.

The high unemployment rate among women was a reflection of Latvia's overall unemployment rate, which stood at 10.6 per cent.

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a Based on December 2005 rate of exchange.

So, what happened though, over the course of the last 20 years we went from a 10 percent savings rate to a negative savings rate.

The overall vacancy rate in the Department was 3.8 per cent compared to a budgeted vacancy rate of 6.5 per cent.

In cases where imported goods, to which contractual tariff rate or preferential tariff rate is applicable are subject to temporary rate, the lower tariff rate shall apply.

(f) A minimum assessment rate of 0.001 per cent

(h) A maximum assessment rate of 22 per cent

5. Decides also that the permanent members of the Security Council should form a separate level and that, consistent with their special responsibilities for the maintenance of peace and security, they should be assessed at a higher rate than for the regular budget

b Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 10 per cent vacancy rate, compared with a 35 per cent vacancy rate applied in 2004 05.

c Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 5 per cent vacancy rate, compared with a 45 per cent vacancy rate applied in 2004 05.

d Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 5 per cent vacancy rate, compared with a 30 per cent vacancy rate applied in 2004 05.

There was no automated exchange rate control over transactions coming from field offices, which entails a risk of posting the wrong exchange rate.

b Cost estimates for 2005 06 are inclusive of a 15 vacancy rate compared to an 8 vacancy rate applied in 2004 05.

The malnutrition rate and the child mortality rate have been reduced.

In 2003, a client survey showed a satisfaction rate of 85 percent.

Registered unemployment rate among women, employment rate among women (as a part of total female population), economically active women rate, women's participation in executive authority, and ratio between men and women aged over 15 in literacy.

That's a rate of 7,256 children's lives saved each day.

A reduced daily MSA rate of 43 is applied accordingly.

Women have a slightly higher unemployment rate (7.4 ) than men.

Special thanks were due to the Global Fund, UNAIDS, Australia and New Zealand, which had provided much needed technical assistance and funding to help Fiji combat the rising rate of infection.

Among the sexually transmitted diseases, syphilis has a low rate of morbidity with 19 registered cases of ill persons (rate of morbidity 0,82 100.000).

Table 1.6 Total birth rate and population growth rate in Viet Nam ( )

Among the 21 surveyed industries, the PMIs of 14 industries are in the expansion range. The manufacturing PMI of pharmaceuticals, special equipment and electrical machinery equipment are all at a higher operating level of 53.5 , and the growth rate is faster.

After considering all other options, including various fixed exchange rate arrangements, a unilateral free exchange rate, integration into a single currency area and dollarization, it was found that monetary coordination between the ESCWA member countries, aimed at adopting a unified exchange rate regime, is the most promising option.