The total fertility rate of South Korean women (ie, the average number of births they can expect) has dropped to just 1.26 (see chart 1), down from 4.5 in 1970 and 1.5 in 2000.
That was less than most analysts had expected: investment has dropped for seven straight quarters and household spending fell year on year for the first time since 2003.
While expected growth has dropped significantly, it is still positive.
The aid New York expects this year has dropped despite heightened concerns about security at the Republican National Convention in August, and a lobbying effort by members of Congress and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Consumer spending has continued to grow apace, economic growth was stronger than expected and unemployment has dropped to an 11-year low.
Forth, minimal calculated sample size estimated to detect the difference in the primary outcome among the three study groups (46 patients per group) was not finally achieved because more patients than we expected have been dropped out during study period of the 4 centers.
As expected, the 20GB rig has dropped down to $449.99, which is great, but the 60GB is only $50 more.
Housing starts are expected to have dropped again in March, to 1.02 million from 1.06 million, while building permits and housing completions are expected to tick slightly higher.
Oil production, Iran's main source of income, is expected to have dropped by 1m barrels a day in 2012 compared with 2011, and the value of the rial, Iran's currency, has plummeted.
Although prices in Austin and San Antonio are also expected to have dropped mildly five years out (by 0.57% and 1.01% respectively), the reasons for, and implications of, this drop are quite different.
