Rate

Rate may refer to:

Science and finance

Rate function, a function used to quantify the probabilities of a rare event

Rates (tax), a type of taxation system used to fund local government

Reaction rate in Chemistry

Exchange rate, specifies how much one currency is worth in terms of the other

Human growth

Birth rate, the natality or childbirths per 1,000 people per year

Mortality rate, a measure of the number of deaths in some population

Other uses

Rate (mathematics), a specific kind of ratio, in which two measurements are related to each other (often with respect to time)

Rate of travel, or velocity
Bit rate, number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time

Rate of travel, or velocity

Bit rate, number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time

Naval rating or rate, terms used to designate specialty or seniority of enlisted naval personnel

Rate of a ship, a term indicating a sail ship's firepower in the British Royal Navy

Rates (Portuguese parish), a Portuguese parish and town located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim

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Kingston water rates rising by 1.7% next year

Daily Freeman 14 Dec 2018

KINGSTON, N.Y ... The rate increase is part of a $4.9 million budget for 2019 that was approved Wednesday by the Kingston Board of Water Commissioners ... Hansen said the budget increase is the result of several factors, including. ... .......

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Moody’s warns of growing debt risks, reaffirms rating of B3 negative

Dawn 14 Dec 2018

The New York-based Moody’s rating agency on Thursday expressed concern over Pakistan’s falling reserves and rising debt ... Debt stock to hit 76pc of GDP by 2020, rising by 4 percentage points from present level of 72pc. The biggest risk the rating agency sees is rising debt amid falling reserves....

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PG&E seeks big increases in monthly electricity, gas bills

The Mercury News 14 Dec 2018

In connection with the general rate case, the current monthly average bill for residential customers, now at $165.94, would rise 6.4 percent, or $10.57 a month ... The Diablo Canyon related rate case would cause monthly electricity bills to rise $1.98 a month, or a 2 percent increase over the next six years....

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Mortgage rates fall to 3-month low; still far above last year's

Arkansas Online 14 Dec 2018

The key rate stood at 3.93 percent a year ago ... Economic growth is expected to slow next year, and the U.S.-China trade dispute and rising interest rates could make that slowdown more painful ... Bankrate.com, which puts out a weekly mortgage rate trend index, found that almost half of the experts it surveyed say rates will rise in the coming week....

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You'll have to chip in more for your Christmas spuds

Irish Independent 14 Dec 2018

Energy price rises also contributed to higher costs for consumers last month ... Domestic gas price rises also contributed to the inflation rate. The rise in excise duty on cigarettes meant that category of the consumer price index was up almost 7pc. The Budget saw the price of 20 cigarettes rise by 50c to €12.70 due to an increase in duty....

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Forex to deplete further if dollar rate not raised: SBP chief

The News International 14 Dec 2018

“The exchange rate adjustment was not done happily but there was no other way out ... The SBP has been projecting rising inflationary pressures in months ahead so the central bank raised its discount rates ... The SBP has been projecting rising inflationary pressures in months ahead so the central bank raised its discount rates....

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Yuan edges down on easing talk, but trade truce lends support

This is Money 14 Dec 2018

But he warned against a sharp loosening, which would pressure the yuan exchange rate, and promised to keep the currency stable ... "The U.S.-China relationship is still the biggest driver for the renminbi exchange rate ... The People's Bank of China (PBOC) allows the exchange rate to rise or fall 2 percent from official midpoint rate it sets each morning....

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Council tax bombshell: Millions of struggling families face up to £107 rise, as Government hands town halls £1billion to tackle social care crisis and Wild West Britain violence

This is Money 14 Dec 2018

Millions of struggling families are facing inflation-busting council tax rises of more than £100 in April, it emerged last night ... This increase – equal to an overall rise of about 6 per cent – is more than twice the rate of inflation....

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China's employment situation better than expected

China Daily 14 Dec 2018

BEIJING -- A senior official said Friday that China's employment situation was better than expected, with a lower unemployment rate and rising job creation in November....

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Opinion | Brace for economic slowdown after 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Moneycontrol 14 Dec 2018

In three separate warnings in the last month, global rating agency Fitch Ratings, has pointed to a slowdown in the Indian economy, albeit after a slight rise just before the elections, and slowing capital inflows. The rating agency cut India's FY19 GDP growth forecast to 7.2 percent from 7.8 percent....

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Uncertainty around Fed’s 2019 supports gold

Business Day 14 Dec 2018

“Dollar has also strengthened a little.… We don’t expect gold to do much unless there’s something on the Fed decision [on rate hikes].” ... The risk of a US recession in the next two years has risen to 40%, according to a Reuters poll of economists who also found a significant shift in expectations toward fewer Fed interest rate rises in 2019....

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Small gains, losses mark indexes

Times Union 14 Dec 2018

New York. U.S. stocks wobbled Thursday as the markets turned fairly quiet after a very turbulent start to the week ... Trading has been jagged over the last few months as investors worried about growing trade tensions and rising interest rates. Mona Mahajan, U.S ... and rising interest rates ... Higher rates make those debts more costly ... ....

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Lethargic, but there’s life yet in the housing market

Moneyweek 14 Dec 2018

This is down from the 1.5% annual growth recorded in October, and the lowest rate of growth since December 2012 ... These include higher stamp duty for second homes, lower mortgage interest tax relief, and rising interest rates driving up the cost of borrowing....