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"We deem it necessary and appropriate to set this year's target for economic growth at about 7.5%, a goal that we will have to work hard to attain, " said Mr Wen.
Given that the Fed has an announced inflation target of 2%, and the normal real growth rate of the economy is 3%, the Fed is widely believed to target for an NGDP growth rate of 5%.
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The yellow line shows how China has conservatively set its target GDP growth for the past decade.
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In the fourth quarter, the challenging global economy will continue to limit demand in developed markets although Samsung will look to target premium products for growth.
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Medicare is about keeping medical costs under control by established specific target growth rates for medical costs.
The target growth rate for the company of which he's chief executive, Health Management Associates , is two to four hospitals a year.
Our baseline outlook is for a moderately expansionary fiscal policy (media reports are that the fiscal deficit target is likely to be CNY1.2trn, or 2.2 percent GDP in 2013, up from CNY800bn and 1.5 percent GDP in 2012), a neutral monetary stance (media reported 13.5 percent M2 growth target for 2013, compared with 14 percent in 2012) and gradual reforms.
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Military spending has increased at a similar rate for most of the past two decades, but this year's increase comes as China's overall economic growth begins to slow, with parliament approving an official GDP growth target of 7.5% for the second year running, compared with an average growth of more than 10% for most of the past decade.
This week France announced it would miss its deficit-reduction target for the year because of dimming growth prospects.
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"The exchange rate is not a policy target, but it is important for growth and price stability, " he said.
Given the current economic climate--higher unemployment, slower retail sales--Capital One says it's still on target for 20% earnings per share growth in 2002.
"The exchange rate is not a policy target, but it is important for growth and price stability, " Mr Draghi said in response to a question.
Given that our economy grew at 3.87% during the Bretton Woods period, America should target for a long-term GDP growth rate of no less than 3.5%.
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The country now needs two more years to bring its budget deficit under the EU's ceiling of 3% of economic output, after the government conceded that weak growth meant the target for 2013 would not be met.
Executives also set a target of 10% annual revenue growth for the company, adding that it will diversify VF Corp.
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He said the country might find it hard to hit its trade growth target of 10 percent for the year.
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China regularly exceeds the growth target set by Beijing for the year.
The government, he said, would aim for annual GDP growth of 7% in the next five years, compared with a target of 7.5% set for 2006 to 2010 (when growth, in fact, averaged more than 10% a year).
Thus they might set broad targets for credit growth alongside an inflation target.
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Military spending has increased at a similar rate for most of the past two decades, but this year's increase comes as China's overall economic growth begins to slow, with parliament expected to approve an official GDP growth target of 7.5% for the second year running, compared with an average of more than 10% for most of the past decade.
Collins is counting on these smarter devices to help meet his ambitious target of 15% a year earnings and sales growth for the next five years.
And fast growth has made emerging economies an attractive target for foreign investors and their own citizens living abroad, who can find ways to get around capital controls.
In reality, the WhatsApp active user base that now likely tops 200 million combined with maintaining a torrid growth clip makes the company a tempting target for a variety of companies ranging from Google to Twitter to Amazon.
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Likewise for the 7.5% growth-rate target laid down by Premier Wen Jiaobao earlier in March.
Target (TGT) is another part of the potential growth story for RadioShack.
They also ask the prime minister to "reconcile the remaining tensions between visa policy and aspirations for growth by removing international students from the net migration target".
Moreover, the manifesto confirms that spending (except on the long-term jobless) will be frozen to the levels planned by the Tories for Labour's first two years in office a harsh target given that those levels allow for only 0.9% real growth.
The governor of the Bank of England seemed to let George Osborne off the hook on Thursday night, in his TV interview for Channel 4, when he said it would be OK for the chancellor to miss his debt target because of slow economic growth.
Some economists now argue for an inflation target of more than 2 percent to stimulate nominal income growth.
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