Nomura also estimates a slight decrease in the overall unemployment rate to 7.7%.

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The lower community forecast corresponds with a slight decrease in price estimate.

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There is also a slight decrease in the number of cases occurring in the people over 65, who were apparently catching pneumococcus from kids.

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Because it meant a slight decrease in the rate of increase of Social Security payments, and the grey-haired voting cohorts could not be offended.

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For fiscal 2012, Tyson expects industry production of chicken to incur a slight decrease from the previous fiscal year with the goal of a gradual improvement of market pricing conditions.

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Pork, its largest segment, experienced a slight decrease.

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Barclays Capital estimates Apple will sell 33.7 million iPads this calendar year and increase sales to 42.1 million in 2012. eMarketer thinks Apple will claim 78% of global tablet sales in 2011, just a slight decrease from its 85% share in 2010.

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Another Zetia benefit: In studies, some patients not only saw "bad" LDL cholesterol decrease, they also saw a slight increase in "good" HDL cholesterol, which is thought to be better for health.

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Additionally, due to a decrease in inventory step-up, GAAP gross margins saw a slight increase this quarter.

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