Sentence examples for gauge of demand from inspiring English sources

The bid-to-cover ratio, a gauge of demand, was 1.98 times the amount of notes sold, above that of the last seven sales.

The supply of houses available for sale, another gauge of demand, rose to 4.2 months' worth in October from 4 months' worth in September.

Orders are a main gauge of demand and the company in the third quarter turned around a year-long string of forward order declines.

The department's weekly reports are the primary gauges of demand used by utilities, traders and speculators to predict price movements in the $120 billion gas market in the United States.

Wages, a good gauge of labour demand, are growing sluggishly.

Resales account for 85percentt of all houses sold and are considered an important gauge of consumer demand.

The new-orders index, a gauge of current demand, fell to 56.9 in March from 60.5 in February.

Sales of previously owned homes, which account for 85percentt of all houses on the market, are considered an important gauge of consumer demand.

The supply of homes available for sale, another gauge of housing demand, fell to 3.4 months' worth in May from 3.7 months in April.

Independent stores make up about 15percentt of the total book market, but they are considered an important gauge of consumer demand.

China's retail sales, a gauge of domestic demand, rose 14.7percentt in the first two months compared with the same period a year earlier, the government said.