However, over longer-term periods the trend of a large percentage of managers failing to outperform their benchmarks remains consistent.
We all hear about the BYOD trend but what percentage of the BB10 upgrade decisions next year will be made by a CIO vs. an end user?
Data compiled by GMAC in the 2012 World Geographic Trend Report indicates that the percentage of GMAT score reports sent to US business schools in 2012 has dropped from 81 to 76 percent since 2008, and those sent to schools abroad have increased proportionally.
However, over the last 5 years, a new trend has emerged: a higher percentage of applicants are seeking to enter international business schools each year, according to data from the Graduate Management Admission Council.
The secular trend is confirmed by the significant increase in the percentage of people describing themselves as having no religion from 15% to 25%.
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Beginning in 1984, the spending trend was reversed, falling an average of 0.3 percentage points of GDP a year through 2002 declining from 23.5% back to 18.2% and parity with long-run revenues where it remained for only two years.
This technology trend cross-ruffs with workforce trends: an increasing percentage of professionals are free-lancers, and sourcing sophisticated professional services abroad grows steadily.
Last year set a new record, with 77 murders reported by UNESCO which also uncovered a trend: The agency's report on this issue last month found that the percentage of murders in 2008-09 that were not linked to conflicts rose in comparison to the previous two-year period.
October 1, 2012-The percentage of Americans who have mobile internet access has risen dramatically in the last year, a trend that is rapidly changing how people get news and the implications for how to finance it, according to a new, detailed survey of news use on mobile devices conducted by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) in collaboration with The Economist Group.
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