If a stock fails that test but its revenues are growing by at least 30% a year, it passes, however, since that is still a very strong revenue growth rate.
The recent strong pace of growth in America and the rise in its core inflation rate therefore make a strong case for a rise in interest rates now.
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And as the Scottish figure already excludes that figure (though it does include the economic activity from the sector's onshore activities), the 'like-for-like' comparison with Scotland shows that its 0.5% growth rate looks half as strong as the UK one.
Hence, during a time of strong economic growth, government receipts increased at a rate more than twice that of inflation.
For that, we need a strong, resurgent, robust rate of economic growth.
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On average for the last four years, they have seen sales grow at an annual rate of 26% and such strong growth is always looked upon favorably in our analysis.
The federal government is keen to capitalise on what it calls the "feel-good factor", arising from a robust growth rate of more than 8% and a strong performance over the past six months.
The growth rate for high-speed Internet is particularly strong.
With a long-term expected earnings growth rate of 14%, reasonable valuation and a strong dividend yield, Evercore Partners is a promising pick for investors seeking both growth and income.
The Japanese economy grew at a 4.1% rate in the first quarter, Mexico was up 4.6%, and Singapore had an impressive growth rate of 10%, on the back of strong exports.
China's economic growth rate may be gathering pace again, as the government released strong industrial output and retail sales figures.
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The company said the results were driven by strong top-line growth and improved productivity, partially offset by a higher tax rate.
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Revenues from this segment have grown at a compounded annual growth rate of 16% over the past three years driven by strong organic growth supported by acquisitions.
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Consumers have shrugged off the housing slowdown thus far: real consumer spending is still growing at annual rate of some 3%, thanks largely to strong job and wage growth.
There are strong policies, beginning with making the dollar convertible to gold, to bring the economic growth rate way up.
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MiniMed had high margins, strong revenue growth and virtually no debt, which meant it was growing naturally at a high rate.
With its strong tourism and financial services sector, the archipelago has relatively low unemployment, a good growth rate and low government debt.
That is closer to the average U.S. growth rate of 3%, which, as the politicians say when claiming credit, made America strong.
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