The rate at which something, in particular an economy or business, grows.
consumer spending slowed to an annual growth rate of 1.2 percent
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- The fastest growth rate in rural areas has been in farmer-owned, value-added businesses.
- Low-quality hay does not provide adequate energy or protein for kids to achieve optimum growth rate.
- They anticipate growth rates of 20 per cent per year.
- Protein intake of weanlings has been shown to influence growth rates.
- In most pasture systems, growth rate varies among pasture areas.
- Tracking the growth rates of fish can show which are the fastest growers.
- Internal parasites compete directly for the nutrients in the digestive tract, thereby decreasing pig growth rate.
- Bangladesh has shown impressive agricultural growth rates in recent decades.
- Some may need to be divided more or less frequently, depending on growth rate.
- Generally, higher levels of income inequality are associated with faster growth rates in per capita income.