Economic activity collapsed and unemployment surged.

This is precisely what happened in the early 1980s as major industrialized countries slipped into deep recession, dollar interest rates surged upward and commodity prices dropped precipitously.

During the 2004 05 period, peacekeeping operations surged.

Oil prices are not helping. Having already surged on account of Iran related geopolitical concerns, they are altering American consumers behavior, weakening their confidence, aggravating the country s payments imbalances, and further reducing policymakers flexibility.

As a result, unemployment has surged, now exceeding that of emerging economies.

In less than two decades, cosmetic surgery has surged exponentially within China.

Oil prices have surged to more than 100 per barrel, as China, India, and other oil importing countries join the United States in a massive scramble to buy up supplies, especially from the Middle East.

With the centrist and reformist camps united behind him, Rowhani surged to victory.

Yet the dollar, a symbol of American financial power, has surged rather than declined.

Local governments indebtedness soared, and fixed investment surged toward an unprecedented 50 of GDP.

For a few years, imports surged, and by 1995 a sizeable current account deficit had developed.

The population growth rate surged as the mortality rate dropped more rapidly than the birth rate.

True, private capital flows have surged in the wake of global liberalization and these countries privatization schemes.

Whenever the dollar was weak, capital surged into alternative currencies, notably the Japanese yen and the German Mark.

1920s 1970s The magazine's number of subscriptions surged during the Great Depression, and again during World War II.

OFDI flows grew marginally between 1976 and 1989 but have surged since 1990 except in 1998 and 2002.

Prices

Consumer prices

Bargain prices.

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

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

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

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

Burundi surged from 9 percent to 30 per cent today and went on to elect a woman as Speaker of Parliament.

Prices are high.

Prices went up.

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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!

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

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

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

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

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

Ségolenè Royal has surged to the front of the pack of Socialists who aim to succeed Jacques Chirac as President of France.

In a heartbeat, the damage was done. Astounded East Germans surged like a human sea to the crossing points to the West.

One big surprise of the current presidential campaign in France is how national identity has surged to the forefront of the political debate.

Environmental damage has been staggering, the gap between rich and poor has been growing, and urbanization with all its attendant problems has surged.

Encouragingly, voter registration has surged in all areas of the country, the latest figures and assessment indicating about 14 million people so far.