What's the value of reaching the lowest of the low if it can't buy a cheap epiphany?
International arms sales to the developing world tumbled steeply in 2001, reaching the lowest level in eight years.
Stockpiles in Cushing fell by 2.7 million barrels last week alone, reaching the lowest levels of the year.
The four-week average of claims also slid for the sixth consecutive week, reaching the lowest level since July 2008.
The closely watched survey by the Ifo thinktank reported a drop in confidence for the third month in a row, reaching the lowest level in two years.
The gloomy economic data was rounded off by a drop of 5.3% in new home sales last month, reaching the lowest level in nearly 18 years.
In the 1990's, the proportion of blacks attending majority-white schools declined 13 percentage points, reaching the lowest level since 1968.
"This year's extreme loss of ozone can be explained by the temperatures above Antarctica reaching the lowest recorded in the area since 1979".
Mr Taylor's review found the number of children in custody has fallen by almost two-thirds in the past decade, reaching the lowest recorded level.
A separate report on Thursday showed that the number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week after reaching the lowest level in more than five years.
The gap in life expectancy between whites and blacks in America has narrowed, reaching the lowest point ever recorded, a new study shows.
