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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Minnesota sees an increase in death rates among young adults

Winona Daily News 15 Dec 2019

Mortality rates are rising in Minnesota, caused by a combination of an aging population and a rise in so-called “deaths of despair.”. No age group has seen a larger increase in death rates than young adults, ages 25 to 34. Between 2010 and 2017, rates of death for this group rose ......

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U.S Mortgage Rates Were on the Rise, with More Likely to Come

FX Empire 15 Dec 2019

Mortgage rates resumed an upward trend in the week ending 12th December ... While the annual rate of core inflation held steady at 2.3%, consumer prices rose by 0.3% in November, following a 0.4% rise in October ... Freddie Mac Rates ... In spite of the uptick, mortgage demand remained resilience, with economic sentiment limiting the impact of rising rates....

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Traders blame late monsoon as vegetable prices continue to soar

International Business Times 15 Dec 2019

As per the data released this week, vegetable rates went up to 35.99 per cent in November from 26.10 per cent in October ... Prices of crude palm oil (CPO) have increased over 15 per cent past month, which led to a significant rise in oilseeds and edible oil rates in India....

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Suicides, ODs factors in shorter U.S. life expectancy

The Times & Democrat 15 Dec 2019

Beginning in the 1990s, Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 — years in which good health and a low risk of death have long been a statistical good bet — began dying at an increasing rate ... Rates of suicide in these Americans began to rise in the early 1990s, increasing 38.3% (from 13.4 per 100,000 to 18.6 per 100,000) between 1999 and 2017....

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Market outlook: Inflation data, stagflation concerns to steer equity indices

International Business Times 15 Dec 2019

This trend is marked by simultaneously rising retail inflation and falling Gross Domestic Product ... The data assumes significance as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest monetary policy review maintained the key lending rates on account of rising inflation levels....

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Inflation data, stagflation concerns to steer equity indices

The Siasat Daily 15 Dec 2019

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Stagflation concerns to steer India indices

Gulf News 15 Dec 2019

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The Lufkin News 15 Dec 2019

Two Lufkin child care facilities have been recognized by Texas Rising Star ... Lufkin’s Another Just Kidz at 3024 Ted Trout Drive increased its quality rating to three stars with Texas Rising Star recertification, Durand said ... “These Texas Rising Star certified child care programs are providing higher quality learning environments for children....

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Migrant population in Beijing drops for 3rd year

China Daily 15 Dec 2019

The blue book said the shrinkage in the newborn population and the rapid rise in aging population starting in 2016 was the major reason the rate continued to rise. Data from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics show the average life expectancy in 2018 reached 82.2 years, rising by two years compared to that in 2010 . ....

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2019: The year the Federal Reserve admitted it was wrong

Messenger-Inquirer 15 Dec 2019

WASHINGTON - The Fed did a major pivot on interest rates this year, and central bank leaders realized unemployment could go a lot lower ... This year of humility at the Fed has led to a dramatic reversal in policy -- from hiking interest rates last year to cutting them in 2019 -- putting the economy on solid footing heading into 2020....

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After Mother Dairy hikes milk prices by up to Rs 3/litre in NCR; Amul raises ...

One India 15 Dec 2019

New Delhi, Dec 15. India's leading dairy firm Amul on Saturday announced hiking milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across various states, while Mother Dairy increased rates by up to Rs 3 per litre in Delhi-NCR due to rise in ... ....

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Cindy hails new Miss World

Jamaica Observer 15 Dec 2019

Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare believes that the need for exposure on the world stage is one of the reasons why Jamaicans are attracted to international pageants ... With a rising crime rate in 2019 and harsh economic times, Breakspeare agrees that Singh's win at the Miss World pageant is an appropriate feel-good occasion. “Sure, absolutely ... ....

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Theresa Sanders: We’ve accomplished much over the past eight years

The Spokesman-Review 15 Dec 2019

Since 2014, we’ve seen the city’s median household income rise 37 percent, more than double the country’s growth rate. We’re keeping utility rates low with a 20-year commitment to annual rate increases of no more than 2.9 percent, among the lowest in the U.S. Meanwhile, our AA credit rating and level of reserves is the highest in our city’s history ... ....