Sentence examples for a third successive month from inspiring English sources

The British claimant count for unemployment rose for a third successive month in April.

An important gauge of China's giant manufacturing sector published Tuesday showed a third successive month of expansion in December and underlined the view that the world's second-largest economy has settled into a mild rebound that is likely to extend into 2013.

Loans approved for house purchases rose in February for a third successive month, according to the British Bankers Associationn.Norway's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, to 2%.

"The flash PMI for February shows business activity stagnating as growth slowed for a third successive month.

This was also evident in the September manufacturing purchasing managers survey which showed overall activity expanding modestly for a third successive month but at a slightly reduced rate compared to August.

Unemployment in Britain nudged upward for a third successive month, but the overall unemployment rate remained close to a 26-year low at 3.2percentt, far below the levels in the European Union and the United States.

The S&P/Case-Shiller index of prices in 20 big cities rose for a fourth successive month in August, by 1.2%.Banking in the euro area still looks sickly.

Industrial production rose for a second successive month in February, by 0.3%.Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 11.75%, on April 16th.

Overall economic sentiment encouragingly not only rose for a seventh successive month in October but improved at a markedly increased rate to be at a 13-month high".

Not surprisingly, employment growth slowed for a second successive month as the business mood grew more cautious and risk averse.

Hopes for a recovery in the eurozone suffered another blow on Wednesday with figures showing industrial output fell for a second successive month.