Local property tax revenues across the state rose by an average of 3.66 percent, the lowest increase in years.

Military spending was set to rise by 3.78 per cent, the lowest increase for 32 years.

It is the company's lowest increase in 15 years, a Cablevision spokesman said.

Only once since the rate commission was created in 1971 has it proposed a lower increase than the board had asked for.

That was the lowest increase since May last year.

Many buildings have had no or low increases for several years, she said.

It was the lowest increase since stabilization began in 1969.

Employees did no better: compensation rose 2.7 percent, the lowest increase since 1981.

It is a much lower increase than some teams expected.

Through mid-2000, the number of state prisoners grew by only 1.5 percent, the lowest annual increase in 29 years.