Sentence examples similar to one month figures from inspiring English sources

The one month figure for December showed the economy contracting by 0.4%, and while that was probably affected by a series of one-off factors, including consumers bringing forward Christmas purchases to take advantage of Black Friday deals in November, there has been a marked slowdown since the summer.

"House prices are often volatile from month-to-month and attention should be focused on the underlying trend rather than on one month's figures.

Halifax said there were "some tentative indications" that activity in the housing market was stabilising, but stressed it was important not to place too much weight on one month's figures.

Economists said rising confidence and a bounce back from poor weather in March pushed retail sales in the latest quarter – considered a better guide to the underlying trend than one month's figures – up 1.8% on the previous three months.

Manufacturers have been struggling with the twin impact of a stronger pound and weaker overseas demand, and production in the three months to August – a better guide to the underlying trend than one month's figures – was 0.9% down on the previous three months.

The volume of retail sales in the latest three months – a better guide to the underlying trend than one month's figures – was up 0.5% on the three months to April.

As always, one month's figures shouldn't be overemphasized: the payroll number is a volatile data series with a large standard error.

During the three months to June – which is considered a better guide to the trend than one month's figures – production was up by 2.1% on the previous quarter, while manufacturing rose by 1.8%.

"While we would caution against reading too much into any one month's figures at the best of times, this is particularly true of trade and construction figures.

Economists cautioned against drawing conclusions from one month's figures.

As always, it is unwise to make too much of one month's figures.