Example sentences of "the 1989 figure " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1971 there were 483,000 divorcees who had not remarried , compared to the 1989 figure of 2.4 million . |
| 2 | In 1978 the repayment of home loans absorbed about 23 per cent of take-home pay whereas the 1989 figure may be as high as 40 per cent . |
| 3 | The major export destination within the Middle East is the United Arab Emirates , with exports of £6.7 million , representing a 20% increase on the 1989 figure . |
| 4 | Thus the return to the previous pattern is particularly welcome and has helped Scotland to marginally improve its share of UK manufactured exports to 9.5% compared to the 1989 figure of 9.4% . |
| 5 | After a period of rapid growth in exports this sector is entering a more mature phase with 1990 exports rising a modest 8.5% over the 1989 figure . |
| 6 | The SDLP vote also held up at 21.9pc , a slight increase on the 1989 figure , giving them a tally of 127 seats . |
| 7 | The budget deficit was expected to grow from Esc439,000 million in 1989 to Esc601,000 million in 1990 , or around 7.5 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) ( the 1989 figure of 4.3 per cent of GDP being unusually low , partly because of accelerated revenue collection as a result of tax reforms ) . |
| 8 | Expenditure was set at £S61,875 million , £S4,875 million more than the 1989 figure . |
| 9 | In an effort to reduce it , the government increased interest rates , which restricted growth to an estimated 6.5 per cent in 1990 , almost a full percentage point down from the 1989 figure . |