A nationwide increase in the sales tax in April, for example, only added to the zigzag nature of the economy.

The nationwide increase in payroll jobs was about at the pace needed to keep up with population growth and was a bit below expectations.

But, the university said, it is lower than the nationwide increase among private institutions of 5.5 percent.

India has shown a steady average nationwide annual increase in the kilograms produced per hectare for various agricultural items, over the last 60 years.

The surge in public school options in the city mirrors a nationwide increase in "choice schools."

A projected nationwide increase of 150,000 jobs in December overshot the mark by 149,000.

New York State would also benefit from a proposed $600 million nationwide increase in grants used to rebuild low-income neighborhoods.

Additionally, a strong nationwide increase in access to improved sanitation (64% to 85%) was observed in the same period.

The crime bill provides localities with $8.8 billion to add 100,000 officers - a nationwide increase of nearly 20 percent - over six years.

The nationwide average increase during that same time period was 5.8 percent.