Sentence examples for slightly higher than forecasts from inspiring English sources

UK construction output was slightly higher than forecasts, down 0.9% month on month compared to expectations of a 1% decline.

Earnings slipped 3% to $7.33bn but this was slightly higher than forecasts, before a $2.9bn charge relating to impairments on refineries in Asia and Europe.

Meanwhile Chinese GDP showed the country's econony expanded by 7.3% between July and September, lower than the previous quarter's 7.5% but slightly higher than forecast.

The monthly rise was slightly higher than forecast, with utilities output showing a notable rise because of adverse weather in December.

The government also reported that consumer prices in January were slightly higher than forecast, largely a result of rising food and gas prices.

There were three things to welcome in the data for the final three months of 2013: the increase in activity was slightly higher than forecast, it was a generalised pickup, and there were tentative signs of a recovery in investment.

Revenue fell 7.4 percent, to $5.06 billion, slightly higher than analysts' forecast of $5.03 billion, according to Thomson Reuters.

However, pensions costs, which are outside the cap, are to be kept in check from 2018. Britain's national income this year is expected to be slightly higher than the forecast in March predicted, but downgrades for the next two years are expected to deny the government vital tax receipts.

The revised figure is slightly higher than that forecast in June by the Fraser of Allander Institute.

The mean CFO forecast using the March data was 6.63% over the next ten years, which is slightly higher than the previous forecasts.

Net sales rose 8.6% to $5.7 billion, slightly higher than analysts’ forecasts of $5.6 billion.