The prime minister added that he was in favour of a smaller decrease in the abortion limit.
Within the figures there was a smaller decrease in infrastructure building, of 2.4%, thanks to major projects such as Crossrail.
But the rate for women halved, with a much smaller decrease (from 19.8 in 1981) for men.
A smaller decrease was seen in their preference for sugary drinks over water, while the overall sugar content of their food and drink was reduced by 9%.
However, there was a 16% decrease in reports of incidents involving supporters and also a smaller decrease in incidents at a grassroots level.
The Labor Department reported that initial claims for unemployment declined by 5,000 last week from the previous week, a smaller decrease than expected.
Old Navy stores were especially hard hit, falling by a rate the company described as "mid-teens," compared with a smaller decrease last year.
But he did say he would support calls for a smaller decrease in the abortion limit should the issue come up for a vote in parliament.
For example, M.T.A. figures show that Metro-North Railroad ridership in January 2009 dipped only 1.8percentt from the previous year — a smaller decrease than the one experienced by the L.I.R.R.
A 50percentt cut from current levels would result in a smaller decrease by 2050 than Japan and European nations had envisioned under the Kyoto Protocol, the international climate agreement that the Bush administration rejected after it took office.
Future changes in climate are likely to lead not only to an increase in heat-related deaths in the UK, but also a proportionally smaller decrease in cold-related deaths".
