Despite the increases, arrests of illegal border crossers remain at the lowest point since 1971.
Despite the increases, prices nationwide are still about 30 percent below the peak they reached at the height of the housing bubble in the summer of 2006.
On-line data centers are increasing their capacity to deal with this increased demand for processing power, communication speeds and digital storage capacity but despite the increases in efficiency of enterprise equipment and software there is a price to pay for universal connectivity and general on-line resources.
Despite the price increases, FIPE says there is no real estate bubble in Brazil.
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Tax collections, despite the sharp increases in rates, were held down by recessions and widespread unemployment, which in April hit a post-World War II high of 9.4% of the labor force.
The industry predicts demand will remain robust despite the price increases, as silver remains a less expensive alternative to gold for a lot of jewelry buyers, especially for consumers in emerging markets like Latin America.
Despite recent increases in the price of crude oil, energy prices are below last year's peak.
Mr Shenker also said alcohol was still being sold too cheaply, despite tax increases in the recent Budget.
Despite the sharp cuts, Mr Ryan estimates the proposal increases spending by 3.4% instead of the 5% currently projected.
So if paying more money for an education decreases the likelihood of drinking, why have we, by most accounts, seen an increase in college drinking over the years despite rampant tuition increases?
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This is despite the recently announced auto deal with Toyota and price increases that will migrate to the 40% of subscribers that still remain.
Yields have been going up around the world despite the warming climate and over 29 years those increases swamp the estimated global reductions due to climate.
Last month, it emerged money from the planned toll increases would not be ring-fenced to fund improvements at the site, despite previous assurances.
But private businesses remain on the fence about hiring, despite sales and profit increases, Hamilton said when he spoke with Fox Business this morning.
Despite the dire warnings, the doughnut maker's earnings report, which included same-store sales increases of better than 10% and more than 300 new stores, indicate there is still plenty of money in fat.
Despite defence-spending increases, French military types complain about the lack of transport aircraft and the shoddy state of the helicopter fleet.
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This is despite the fact that McDonnell had pledged to resist any and all tax increases in his 2009 campaign.
That is despite the persistent economic downturn, which typically reduces governments' tax revenues and increases their benefit bills.
Despite modest cash increases, revenue spending on health and social services - the biggest part of the budget - will fall 5.8% in real terms during that time.
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Indeed, this year's National Management Salary Survey shows that despite increases in basic pay across all levels of UK executives, the resignation rates remain consistent with last year's figures.
Nonetheless real estate is local and, despite the drop in foreclosure activity nationwide, several states are actually experiencing significant increases in foreclosure starts, as lenders continue to process a backlog of defaults.
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Private employers added 172, 000 jobs in July, despite worries about global economic growth and looming spending cuts and tax increases in the U.S. Sectors from manufacturing to restaurants stepped up hiring and many firms took on temporary workers, a hint of future hiring.
Despite falling 1.3% due to the volatile aerospace sector, there were strong increases in capital goods.
But by now it should also be clear that the Republicans, despite their popular reputation as advocates of limited government, in fact defend vast increases in spending.
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Despite two interest-rate increases this summer and a rise in corporate-bond yields, the index suggests that financial conditions in America are close to their loosest in ten years.
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