What is IIP? The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) conveys the status of production in the industrial sector of an economy in a given period of time‚ in comparison with a fixed reference point in the past. The IIP numbers‚ released every month in India‚ for instance‚ use 1993-94 as the base year for comparison. The IIP figures are generally seen as an important but short-term indicator of whether industrial activity in a country has risen or dipped‚ till more detailed studies or surveys are
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Mitch Terrell Mrs. Kangas Honors English‚ Hour 3 3-24-14 The American Dream or an Onion The American Dream is an endless onion. One will find endless layers of the American dream onion to peel back in order to grasp for an unattainable center. Only tears will be achieved from this endless peeling of the onion ’s layers. F. Scott Fitzgerald believed this metaphor to be true and that is evident in his Novel The Great Gatsby and his short story "Winter Dreams." The illusion and the empty promises
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were at first listed with a total paid-up capital of 37 million rupees. The first index introduced in KSE was based on fifty companies and was called KSE 50 index. Trading used to be carried out on open out-cry system. With the enlargement in number of scheduled companies and trading activities‚ a dire need for a true representative index and computerization of trading activities was felt. As a result KSE 100 Index was introduced on November 1‚ 1991. Computerized trading system called Karachi Automated
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Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of change in prices over a period of time. The CPI is made up of a fixed basket of goods that is used to determine one’s CPI. The basket of goods consists of services and goods like food‚ education‚ transportation‚ apparel‚ housing‚ and beverages. Some examples of these goods are cereal‚ milk‚ cheese‚ prescription drugs‚ jewelry and new vehicles (“Consumer Price Index” 2010). The basket of goods are reviewed every ten years‚ which
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A Summary of the Index of Dissimilarity The index of dissimilarity is a measurement of segregation between two racial groups in a neighborhood compared to the city as a whole. Specifically‚ this measurement determines the evenness‚ or the consistency of a complete‚ integrated spread of two racial groups across a specified area in a city. The formula for calculating the index of dissimilarity is as follows: index of dissimilarity= 1/2 ∑_(i=1)^N▒|x_i/X- y_i/Y| Here‚ “x_i” represents the number of
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ApUSH 6th period THE ROOTS OF SOCIETY Frederick Douglass Essay Maria Rodriguez 11/22/2013 In the narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass‚ the author refutes his argument of anti slavery in comparison to George Fitzhugh’s pro slavery argument by demonstrating the social hardship brought upon slaves. He attacks the argument of George Fitzhugh that states‚ the life of a slave is far more luxurious than that of a free laborer’s‚ and that a slave is happy and content to be serving such
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THE FACE AS AN INDEX OF CHARACTER A man’s face‚ if we can read it alright‚ generally is an index to his character. We can tell what sort of man he is by the expression of his countenance‚ as we can tell the species of a shell-fish by its shell; for‚ as a shell-fish secrets is shell‚ so the soul secrets its physical face. It is we ourselves who make our faces. Character is simply the sum total of confirmed habits; and as habit is formed‚ it slowly writes its characteristics marks
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Big Mac Index The McDonald’s corporation – “McDonald ’s is the leading global food-service retailer with more than 34‚000 local restaurants serving nearly 69 million people in 118 countries each day” (McDonalds Corporation‚ 2014). The statistics alone are impressive for a company that started as a single restaurant in Des Plaines‚ IA in April‚ 1955 (McDonalds Corporation‚ 2014). Even more impressive is the influence McDonald’s has on global economic forecasting by virtue of its signature sandwich
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Have you ever wondered about the origin of your favorite genre? Believe it or not‚ many categories of music are tied together through past musical influences. These influences helped create the present and future classifications of music. The early electronic age helped new genres of music branch out into new territory. Electronic synthesizer based music has been around since the 1960’s and implemented by signature artists such as the beach boys. Though It wasn’t until the late 1960’s that the
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sustainable manner. Human development therefore focuses on people and the satisfaction of their basic needs. Human Development Index The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is regularly publishing their global Human Development Reports (HDRs) since 1990 to measure the country’s in human development through Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI is a summary composite index that measures a country’s average achievements in terms of three basic aspects of human development: longevity‚ knowledge
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