Example sentences of "cent [vb pp] with the same period " in BNC.
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1 | The number of gold articles hallmarked in the first three months of this year fell by 12 per cent compared with the same period last year , according to the Assay offices . |
2 | In the first seven months of 1990 productivity was down nearly 10 per cent compared with the same period of 1989 ; 37,000 people were unemployed ; and retail prices had increased dramatically ( according to figures published on Aug. 18 the cost of living index had risen by 108 per cent between May and July alone ) . |
3 | In the first quarter of 1990 industrial production fell by 4.7 per cent compared with the same period in 1989 while agricultural production fell by 14 per cent . |
4 | In the event , tourist arrivals in January-March 1991 were down only 3 per cent compared with the same period in 1990 . |
5 | Official figures for the first quarter of 1991 showed industrial production declining by only 0.6 per cent compared with the same period of 1990 — a lesser decline than might have been expected in view of the Gulf crisis . |
6 | The country 's current-account deficit for the first 10 months of the fiscal year also showed a fall of 27 per cent compared with the same period in 1989/90 . |