In fact, the household savings rate continues to rise.

Another implication of this view is that the steep rise in savings in China is largely driven by a rise in the savings rate of middle aged Chinese (rather than a fall in the borrowing rate of the young).

The report states, however, that the suicide rate and prevalence of mental illness continues to rise.

And, due to rising consumer prices, the nominal interest rate will continue to rise.

When justified by economic fundamentals, the exchange rate should be allowed to rise gradually.

Any higher rate would cause Greek prices to rise more rapidly than those of its eurozone trading partners.

We know that as the cost of this commodity rise, so the growth rate of the global economy decreases.

In the US, the inflation rate has also been depressed by the rise in the value of the dollar relative to the euro and other currencies, which has caused import prices to decline. This, too, is a level effect, implying that the inflation rate will rise once the dollar's exchange rate stops appreciating.

However, in a country with a large mass of effective savers, the savings rate can rise, rather than fall.

At that point, the Fed can focus on its fundamental mandate of preventing a rise in the rate of inflation.

If the saving rate continues to rise rapidly, it could push America s fragile economy into another downturn.

As long as China s commodity demand grows at a higher rate than global supply, prices will rise.

Indeed, the proportion of deficit spending among enterprises is on the rise, and the accounts receivable turnover rate is falling.

In the US, the unemployment rate, currently at 9.5 , is poised to rise above 10 by the fall.

Once the Chinese are confident about their domestic growth rate, they can allow the real value of the renminbi to rise.

Based on tide gauge data, the rate of global average sea level rise during the 20th century lies in the range 0.8 to 3.3 mm yr, with an average rate of 1.8 mm yr.

Looking ahead, the saving rate may rise even further, and will, in any case, remain high for many years.

The recent rise in the US household saving rate reversed a long term decline that began 25 years ago.

One reason for a rise in the interest rate would be a shift from low deflation to low inflation.

An interest rate rise might take the heat out of the mortgage market, but it will also chill the rest of the economy.

Past experience implies that the real rate will rise to at least 2 , taking the total nominal interest rate to more than 4 , even if expected inflation remains at just 2 .

While fiscal revenues are on the rise, they account for only about 6 of China s total assets and their growth rate is slowing.

While the one time increase will appear in official statistics as a temporary rise in the growth rate, there is nothing to make that higher growth rate continue in the following quarters.

These remedies have reduced the rate of new infections (though the total number of people living with HIV, especially aged 15 49, continues to rise).

Education The era of king Hussein of Jordan saw increased school enrollment rates, which resulted in a rapid rise in the literacy rate in Jordan.

That is because an increase in the inflation rate causes interest rates on new debt to rise by an equal amount.

The greatest risk to bond holders is that inflation will rise again, pushing up the interest rate on long term bonds.

He inherited a financial system on the verge of collapse. He was bequeathed an economy in recession and an unemployment rate destined to rise.

If Brazil s government does not tighten fiscal policy, the exchange rate will generate more inflationary pressure from the rise in prices of imported goods.

As a result, the Fed has bought a massive amount of bonds without causing the stock of money and thus the rate of inflation to rise.

An aging US population will cause social benefits to rise rapidly, pushing the debt to more than 100 of GDP and accelerating its rate of increase.

Experts estimate that, in terms of guarding against inflation, the euro s appreciation has been equivalent to about 35 basis points rise in the interest rate.

Growth stages Before 1965 Pre 1965 period saw a rather rapid GDP growth rate of the South Vietnam's economy, accompanied by a reasonable CPI rise.

If the saving rate continues to rise at the same pace in the future as it has over the past three years, the overall GDP growth rate could turn negative after a few quarters.

Although the rate was down from 9 a year ago, about half of the change reflected a rise in the number of people who have stopped looking for work, rather than an increase in job creation and the employment rate.

Higher inflation would cause the interest rate on new debt to rise in a way that prevents the erosion of the real value of the total debt.

If you take that view, between 1950 and 1990, the US employment to population ratio would rise an extra 0.227 annually on average for each year that the unemployment rate was above its natural rate.

At the same time, Norway strongly hopes that the number of States parties will continue to rise at the same rate until we achieve universal adherence.

During a typical recession, the default rate among corporations may rise to 10 15 , threatening massive losses for those holding risky corporate bonds.

And that is important, because a rise in the federal funds rate will cause other, somewhat longer interest rates to increase as well.

Most economists now believe that Russia cannot maintain annual GDP growth at a rate above 2 without another sustained rise in oil prices.

Only the eurozone seems to be bucking the trend, as the European Central Bank has allowed a rise in the short term interest rate.

Second, it could absorb excess German savings by letting unemployment rise as local manufacturers fired workers (because rising unemployment forces down the savings rate).

The yen s weakening will mean higher import costs, and therefore a higher rate of inflation. An aggressive BOJ policy of money creation could cause further weakening of the yen s exchange rate and a rise in domestic prices that is more rapid than what Abe wants.

Although it is difficult to anticipate how high long term interest rates will eventually rise, the large budget deficit and the rising level of the national debt suggest that the real rate will be higher than 2 . A higher rate of expected inflation would also cause the total nominal rate to be greater than 5 .