Moreover, as public confidence in the de linked oil currencies increases over time, dollar indexation of private contracts will diminish, and currency movements will have a greater impact on overall prices.

Even with the prevalence of dollar indexation across the region, exchange rate appreciation would still help promote cheaper imports and higher living standards.

Shortages of natural gas increased fertilizer prices, pushing up food prices.

High oil prices fuel public discussion about the future of oil prices.

The prices of traded mortgage backed securities have followed house prices down.

The fruit prices. Arbegla, tell them the riddle of the fruit prices.

Most G8 countries seem incapable of achieving the political consensus required to take necessary steps such as raising the retirement age or significantly cutting the indexation of benefits to inflation.

Prices

The prices of primary commodities had declined against the prices of manufactures, especially during the 1980s.

In the recent past, the prices of these products have increased faster than steel prices.

Consumer prices

Bargain prices.

Food prices are soaring. Oil prices are at historic highs.

(b) Average prices must reflect purchases across all types of outlets to provide representative national prices

Housing prices peaked in 2006, and equity prices peaked in 2007.

18. Consumer prices everywhere rose much more rapidly than wholesale prices.

Until 2002 pensions were indexed by the consumer price index on regular basis, however as of 2002 changes in the insurance contribution wages will also be taken into consideration in the indexation of pensions.

Prices are high.

Prices went up.

Getting Prices Right

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a 2002 prices.

August 2000 prices.

August 2000 prices.

August 2002 prices.

Consumer prices (percentage)

a 1980 prices.

But the prices!

But, whereas metal prices have fallen, oil prices are reaching record highs.

These may be either the best country prices or perhaps even international prices, but they are not local farm gate prices.

The Global Implications of Falling Commodity Prices

All of us want prices to decline.

But there are two types of prices.

Recent inflation in many countries has been the result of higher commodity prices, especially fuel and food prices.

Prices of beverages declined on average by 12.3 per cent in 1992, although tea prices recovered in 1992.

So long as developing countries remain integrated into the global economy and do not take measures to restrain the impact of international prices on domestic prices domestic prices of rice and other grains are bound to rise markedly when international prices do.

As concerns about deflation replaced fear of inflation, gold prices started to fall with the correction in commodity prices.

The granted pension amount is protected against inflation by regular pension indexation (once a year), taking into account the consumer price index changes and as of 2002 also a certain part of the insurance contribution wage index.

All of this may seem obvious, but we tend not to think of oil prices as being determined by expectations of future prices.

Prices have dropped recently.

Consequently, oil prices increase.

Commodity prices fell, too.

(Actual outlays, current prices)

(Actual outlays, current prices)

(Actual outlays, current prices)