Consumer spending expanded 0.2% after no gain in December, but was still lower than the expected 0.4% forecast.
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However, when the number of deaths from ovarian cancer in the intervening years was assessed, it was found to be only slightly lower than the expected rate.
The key question is is the lower than expected number of countries due to supply constraints or higher than expected demand (or a combination of the two).
Spending during the first three quarters of the year was lower than expected, but is expected to pick up in the fourth quarter as development accelerates at the Akyem project in Ghana and the Conga project in Peru, the company said.
The March producer price index showed wholesale inflation was lower than expected, with the overall index down 0.6% in March versus 0.3% expected, as energy costs fell.
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The figures came in slightly lower than analysts expected, as the company's product mix shifted to cheaper devices like the iPad Mini.
We share disappointment at the slightly lower than expected margins, but we believe the rest of the quarter was far more impressive and more than cancels out the margin squeeze.
In response to Tuesday's announcement, Fitzgibbon argued that the lower than expected price was a result of Commerce's weak negotiating position due to the regulatory issues, coupled with the thinning out of potential buyers due to the distractions of the summer's credit crisis.
Logitech shares are trading lower Thursday morning after the provider of PC and consumer electronics peripherals reported lower-than-expected revenues for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30.
Russian engineers traced the glitch to lower-than-expected temperatures on the docking system.
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In any event, the level of privacy reasonably to be expected in a licensed vehicle is far lower than that expected in the privacy of ones home or own car.
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Upon reflection, however, it appears that the lower-than-expected home markup might arise because of the volume of standing room only tickets the Cowboys sell relative to other NFL teams.
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The lower than expected earning figures were revealed in a Corporate Revenue Monitoring report for 2012-2013 as part of the NEC's "constant communication with the council on all aspects of the business".
This, to an extent, mitigates the supply constraint reason for the lower-than-expected sales but more people preferring to pre-order the device still remains a viable candidate.
The report concludes that fewer adult salmon are returning to spawn and young salmon in the rivers are surviving at a lower rate than expected, even in the face of a considerable conservation effort.
So the suicide rate seems to be lower than that of the male population (although higher than that expected from the rate for the general population, which would be 276).
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Gateway, the low-cost computer maker that competes with Dell, has already said it expected lower than expected sales in the fourth quarter of the year.
With conversions far lower than expected, the source of the issue became clear.
Mr. MacMillan agrees but notes that prices for mink opened lower than expected at the recent Copenhagen auction, the first of the season.
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First-time jobless claims came in at 407, 000 early Wednesday, far lower than expected and the lowest level in more than two years, and the bulls were off to the races.
There was further evidence Friday that global economy is slowing, with Chinese and European manufacturing data coming in lower than expected and the eurozone unemployment rate rose to the highest level since the euro currency was created, with the 17-nation jobless rate at 11%.
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"The widely published developments in the telecom sector contributed significantly to 3Com's lower-than-expected sales for the quarter, " the 3Com statement said.
The telecommunications company reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit, marking the eighth straight quarter in which its net result has declined.
The company blamed both weaker consumer demand and lower-than-expected market share for the reduced forecast.
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But the gain was lower than many economists had expected, encouraging those who hope the Federal Reserve will leave it until later in 2002 to start reversing the 11 cuts made to help restart the economy last year.
Kraft, which will split into two companies next month, blamed the lower-than-expected guidance on a strong dollar and other costs.
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This was lower than many had expected and the first time in four years a quarterly growth figure was in single digits.
While these numbers came in lower than economists had expected, the April numbers were revised higher from 32, 000 new jobs up to 65, 000 new jobs.
The figure is still above the ECB's target to keep inflation below 2%, but the lower-than-expected number could fuel calls for an interest rate cut next week.
With its stock down 60% from its peak and a warning of lower than expected revenues, insiders had expected something drastic at the tech sector's onetime darling.
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