im Jahr

English translation: a year / per year

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German term or phrase:	im Jahr
English translation:	a year / per year
Entered by:	AngieD

13:24 Nov 10, 2003

German to English translations [PRO]
/ Employment figures

German term or phrase: im Jahr

Trotz der allgemein hohen Arbeitslosigkeit in Spanien lag das Beschäftigungswachstum in Madrid seit Mitte der 90er Jahre bei fast 4% im Jahr. Im Juni 2003 betrug die Arbeitslosenquote in der Region Madrid 7,7%, gegenüber 8,6% in Spanien.

No. of people employed has risen by 4% since the 90's to date?

jerrie KudoZ activity Questions: 121 (1 open) Answers: 3821 United Kingdom
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4% a year

Explanation:
has risen by almost 4% a year since the mid 90s

That's how I would understand it.

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AngieD
Local time: 00:57

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4 +5

4% a year

AngieD

5 +2

almost 4% per annum

CMJ_Trans (X)

4 +1

Since the mid-1990s, employment in Madrid has grown by almost 4% *year on year*.

Steffen Walter

4 -1

I don't think so

Monika Leit

Discussion entries: 1

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

I don't think so

Explanation:
I think it means per year, that is in that year it rose by 4%.

Monika Leit
Local time: 00:57
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 559

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

4% a year

Explanation:
has risen by almost 4% a year since the mid 90s

That's how I would understand it.

AngieD
Local time: 00:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 348

Grading comment

Thanks!

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

almost 4% per annum

Explanation:
is what it means. It is going at a rate of nearly 4% from one year to the next

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 00:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 2071

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Since the mid-1990s, employment in Madrid has grown by almost 4% *year on year*.

Explanation:
...i.e. a 4% growth in each of the years, beginning with the mid-90s. This is matched by the fact that unemployment in Madrid was lower than the country total (7.7 vs 8.6%).

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 00:57
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 12418

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