Sentence examples for point decrease from inspiring English sources

Although that is less than a percentage point decrease, it is still significant.

Five states had at least a 1 percentage point decrease in the obesity rate during those years.

The gap in results between girls and boys narrowed, with a 0.3 percentage point decrease; 27.6% of all entries for girls scored an A, compared with 25.6% of all boys.

One additional student added to an average-size class is associated with a 0.5 percentage point decrease in the time spent on teaching and learning activities".

That credit will be replaced by a 2 percentage point decrease in the payroll tax for Social Security for people of all incomes.

A 200 basis point decrease in acceptable returns to 8% would value the property at $1.25 million.

That is the largest decline since a 9.7-point decrease in September.

In a related action, the Board of Governors unanimously approved a 25 basis-point decrease in the discount rate, to 5percentt.

Investors are expecting a quarter-point cut next week and another quarter-point decrease by the end of the year, based on trading in federal funds futures contracts.

Futures contracts on the Fed's actions showed investors pulling back yesterday from their expectations for a half-point decrease in interest rates.

After six months, the average blood pressure reduction was 32/12 millimeters of mercury among the patients who received renal denervation, meaning a 32-point decrease in systolic and a 12-point decrease in diastolic pressure.