As with all rankings, adding new countries can change the standings, without reflecting absolute change.

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"Mexico was an absolute change, it was full of colour, full of sun, so unlike Europe, " he says.

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What matters is the absolute change in the size of the sector.

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So what does the absolute change in housing look like now?

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We can do a rough and ready similar to what the BEA does in its advanced GDP report and look at the absolute change in starts quarter-over-quarter.

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In Russia it meant that the old, absolute autocracy had to change.

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This is the usual confusion between absolute levels and rates of change.

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The success rate may not change, but the absolute number of successes will.

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Since what matters is not just the absolute temperature level but the rate of change as well, it makes sense to try to slow down the increase.

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Every small percentage drop in the stock means a change of billions of dollars in absolute terms.

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No main opposition party wants to change the ways of parliament either, for it hopes to form the next elected absolute government.

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