The official data from the State Department show that L-1 visa approvals went from 35, 896 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 to 25, 898 in India in FY 2011, a drop of approximately 10, 000 visas.

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The admission of up to 70, 000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest, provided that this number shall be understood as including persons admitted to the United States during FY 2013 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance under the Amerasian immigrant admissions program, as provided below.

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The popular 3DS handheld system sold 13.95 million units in FY 2013 and is projected to move 18 million in FY 2014. 49.61 million software units were sold in FY 2013 with 80 million projected for the coming fiscal year.

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By the end of fiscal year 1999, Starbucks had nearly 2, 500 stores, but by FY 2007 this figure jumped to more than 8, 500.

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The Indian Government seeks to reduce its budget deficit to 5.5% of GDP in FY 2010-11, down from 6.8% in the previous fiscal year.

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In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, global sales totaled JPY1.6 trillion, up 27 percent over FY 2009.

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This is prior fiscal year (to March 31, 2013) earnings announcement and current (to March 31, 2014) FY earnings forecast season.

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Nominal GDP in the last fiscal year (ended March 31) was JPY 46.7 trillion, 8 percent below its historical peak in FY 2007.

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