Sentence examples for index compares from inspiring English sources

In contrast, Balassa's revealed comparative advantage index compares the share of an industry in a country's exports relative to the share of that industry in world exports, and does not control for trade costs.

The index compares results with those of its base year, 1985, when it stood at 100.

The index compares results with its base year, 1985, when it stood at 100.

The Economist's own quarterly home-price index compares prices in 21 economies.

Based on a detailed comparison of prices across different products and services in cities – from public transport and clothing to a litre of petrol and (of course) a bottle of wine – the EIU's index compares 133 cities.

In an attempt to "replicate the authority and accuracy of The Economist's Big Mac Index, Investecc's beer index compares the cost of a 375ml bottle of clear lager in various African countries.

Among boys, Mexican-Americans were also more likely to have a high body mass index compared with white boys.

The rise in the Statistics Department's retail sales index compared with a forecast by economists for an increase of 19percentt.

The 1.9percentt January increase in the consumer price index compared with a 2.4percentt year-on-year increase in December and a 3.2percentt on-year rise in January 2004.

Modified Kendall-Tau index comparing the disciplines' rankings in different periods.

Modified Kendall-Tau index comparing the countries' rankings in different periods.