Sentence examples for surprise increase in from inspiring English sources

Morrisons achieved a surprise increase in sales over Christmas as customers returned to the supermarket chain.

The Swiss bank reported a surprise increase in profit as it benefited from a tax credit.

A surprise increase in loan loss provisions by Toronto-Dominion Bank in June squarely focused attention on the issue.

A surprise increase in demand should lead firms to raise prices by less if they expect inflation to be low.

RedEnvelope's approach gives it higher margins, analysts said, but it does not provide flexibility to meet a surprise increase in demand.

The chancellor announced some help for working people in the form of a surprise increase in the amount they can earn before paying any income tax.

The latest official figures for net migration to Britain show a surprise increase of 15,000 in the past year to 182,000 putting in jeopardy the home secretary, Theresa May's target of getting it below 100,000 for the next general election.

To our surprise, increased VEGF expression in human breast cancer patients correlated with reduced DMFS only in HER2+ patients.

In the US, the company reported a surprise 0.9 per cent increase in sales  – the first quarterly gain it has made since 2013.

This next generation restaurant comes with a salad bar, touch screens and a table service In October 2015, McDonald's all day breakfast brought it back from the brink when the company reported a surprise 0.9 per cent increase in sales – the first quarterly gain it had made since 2013.

Singapore's United Overseas Bank reported a surprise 2.7% increase in quarterly earnings, in the face of disarray in global financial markets.