Most recently, the rate of loss decreased 41 percent, down to 41,000.

In the same period, reported murders decreased nearly 5 percent from 1984.

Sales for the quarter decreased 7 percent, to $1.69 billion.

For those 70 to 79, the rate decreased 3.4 percent.

Serious crimes decreased 10 percent in the first half of 1999.

The July international trade deficit decreased 13.1 percent, to $44.8 billion.

The number of people living in Kansas decreased 4.3 percent.

As a result, program officials said, crime decreased 90 percent among participants, who are mostly around 30.

And consumer book sales decreased 5.6 percent from 2000 to 2001.

Since the 1960's, smoking rates for American men have decreased nearly 50 percent.