Also positively, fixed investment growth reached nearly 5% compared to the same period last year.
Net sales for the quarter were down 6% as compared to the same period last year.
On Black Friday, online sales grew by 24.3% compared to the same period last year.
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The increase was 38.5% for the first half of 1997 compared to the same period of 1996.
The airport posted a 0.6% increase in traffic last month, compared to the same period last year.
Inflation is still high, over 6% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago.
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Gold, lead and zinc production was also lower in the first-quarter compared to the same period last year.
On Thursday China announced that its exports in May surged 48.5% compared to the same month last year.
The Strathclyde and Lothian and Borders forces showed a slight fall compared to the same period last year.
January net inflows were up 20% compared to the same period in 2012 and a remarkable 189% from 2011.
This also represented a 6% increase compared to the same quarter last year.
Commercial loans also increased by 9% compared to the same period last year.
Year to date, background checks reported by the FBI are up 15% compared to the same period in 2011.
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This was an increase of 878 compared to the same quarter in 2011.
However, the division has posted lower revenues in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.
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The calculation was based on crime figures from March 2008 to September 2008, compared to the same period in 2007.
DirecTV gained 67, 000 net U.S. subscribers in the third quarter, marking a decline compared to the same period in 2011.
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In Q4 2012, Las Vegas Sands saw the rolling volume grow by 37% compared to the same quarter a year ago.
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Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (Hial) said its figures for July were down 1.3%, compared to the same time last year.
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Gamers spent 42% less on video games in April compared to the same period last year, said market research firm NPD.
American exports grew almost 17 percent over the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year.
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said new car registrations totalled 1, 106, 845 vehicles, down 8.7% compared to the same month last year.
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At PayPal, mobile payment volume increased 196% as of 11am PT on Cyber Monday, compared to the same day last year.
Sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were up 58.6%, and earnings were up 81.7% compared to the same quarter in 2004.
Toyota's quarterly vehicle sales were down 13 percent in China and down 15 percent in Japan, compared to the same period last year.
Revenues at Vivendi's Brazilian business GVT grew 47.1% to 1.08bn euros for the first nine months compared to the same period in 2010.
Nearly 3, 500 potholes have been reported to Somerset County Council since December, showing a 40% increase compared to the same period last year.
For the past four months, though, imports through the port of Los Angeles have been down compared to the same period last year.
Automakers have shown a rebound, with November sales in General Motorsand Fordgaining 21% and 24% when compared to the same month in 2009.
Food cost inflation contributed to a 110 basis point decline in operating margins, which fell to 25.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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