This is a 34 percent decrease in area from 1966.

He would reduce the top rate from the current 7.875 to 5.9 by 1998, a 25 percent decrease.

The city had a 9 percent decrease in the first six months of 1995.

So far there have been 41, compared with 51 for the same period last year - a 20 percent decrease.

But high school enrollment is down by 24 students, to 325, or a 7 percent decrease.

Looked at the other way, a 2 percent decrease could add a million jobs a year for 20 years.

In the first six months of 1993, there were only 2,490, a 75 percent decrease.

At the same time, there was a 7 percent decrease in the number of people taking the test.

There was a 16 percent decrease in forest cover between 1975 and 1985.

The 3.7 percent decrease was the largest among the 12 states where rates went down in 2000.