higher than

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That’s down from the 3.58% at the start of the year, but stable for the past few months and quite a bit higher than most investors expected for midyear.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

With sales-tax revenue now rising, Monroe’s city school district also said Thursday that employee bonuses would be 38% higher than last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"Before the conflict in the Middle East, growth was higher than expected and inflation was falling," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

In the first week of June 2025, raw claims totaled 244,000 — about 7% higher than the corresponding 228,000 figure for last week.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The acrobat tent looms higher than the tents surrounding it and the sign that reads defiance of gravity swings over the entrance only a few paces away.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern