on average
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The 30-year mortgage rate averaged 8% between 1971 and 2019 and hovered between 7% and 9% during most of the 1990s, when the economy grew 3.4% annually on average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Fewer than a million barrels of processed oil products passed through the Strait of Hormuz on average in the last week, down from 3.5 million per day before the war began.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The average price of diesel has risen above £2 a litre in the UK for the first time, according to the RAC motoring group, with petrol also soaring to 174.71p a litre on average.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Through this year, September has become the second-worst month of the year, on average, for the AGG, according to performance data going back to 2000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Many people make somewhat similar estimates, and are surprised to learn that only five intermediaries will — on average — suffice. Somehow it does not accord with intuition.”
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
