It was the second consecutive weekly increase at the auction.

It is the highest rate this year and the sixth consecutive increase in the rates of 91-day paper.

The 1990 spending plan would represent the fourth consecutive increase in investment.

The rise last month in food prices was the second consecutive increase.

It was the second consecutive increase after five months of declines.

Revenue grew 1.4 percent, to $10.3 billion, the second consecutive increase after three years of declines.

This was the ninth consecutive increase of more than 10pc but the smallest for two years.

It is no surprise, then, that retailers added 89,000 new jobs in May, the second big consecutive increase.

The company also reported its fourth consecutive increase in quarterly sales today.

It was the third consecutive increase in as many weeks.