Sentences with phrase «average consumer prices»

However, if the federal government thinks it currently has the power to reduce average consumer prices to «narrow the price gap,» it will be sorely disappointed.

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That won't surprise anyone who's seen the recent New York City Department of Consumer Affairs report on gender pricing in the city, which found that toys and accessories marketed at girls cost an average of 7 % more than similar products aimed at boys.

How local prices for typical consumer goods and services (excluding housing) compare with the national average

At a price point that makes this sustainable solution accessible to the average consumer, Fair Harbor board shorts are the perfect example of classic style with a eco-friendly twist.

And mortgage refinancing has been one of the most important reasons why the economy has continued to move forward in the last few years, despite the stagnation in real wages, which is what is show in this next graph of average hourly wages divided by consumer prices to give us «real hourly wages»:

And as the EIA points out, this brief wholesale price drop hasn't been matched by overall drops in California's consumer electric rates, which remain well above average.

Gasoline prices have dropped an average of 67 cents per gallon since the start of the year, saving consumers tens of billions of dollars at the pump.

Still, the expensive price of high - end VR devices like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift — they cost $ 799 and $ 599, respectively — as well as the powerful computers required to operate them has made VR seem beyond the reach of the average consumer.

Besides a price tag of $ 127,820, beyond the means of the average person and the most expensive car Consumer Reports has ever reviewed, the car is louder than the base Model S and isn't as plush as other luxury vehicles.

Speech from the Throne should discuss a variety of measures aimed at lowering the average price of goods for consumers:

BlackBerry still owns more than 40 % of the North American smartphone market, and though it continues to show healthy growth in emerging markets, investors worry about the declining average sale price for its products, about RIM's failure to make a dent in the consumer marketplace, and about the growing sense that it no longer offers an enterprise user anything that one of its sexier rivals doesn't do as well or better.

Luxury shoppers, like the average consumer, enjoy the convenience and low prices of online retailers like Amazon vs. shopping via official brand sites.

The discount sector, both in Canada and the U.S., has benefited from a more spendthrift consumer, adds Izabel Flis, a research analyst with Bissett Investment Management, but the stores have also been able to sell quality goods at below average prices.

With the economy either at or beyond full employment and the consumer price index — a measure of the inflation in consumer prices — at 2.1 percent, the real 10 - year interest rate is 0.4 percent, Jones explained, roughly 300 basis points below the historical average.

The car, which is expected to go into production toward the end of the year, will be capable of traveling up to 200 miles on a single charge and is priced at $ 37,500 ($ 30,000 after tax credits), making it within reach of average consumers.

It is a manual about getting money from those who have it and are, given reason and their interests met, very willing to spend it — on just about everything, and more of it, at higher average prices than any other consumers.

It seeks to achieve a rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index of between 2 and 3 per cent, on average, over time.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

The Labour Force Survey for August showed that average hourly wages were up by just 1.4 % from a year earlier, the same low level of increase as was registered in July. Consumer price inflation was 2.7 % in July, a bit down from 3.1 % in June and 3.7 % in May, but it seems that we have -LSB-...]

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Note that the real interest rates exceed reported for TIPS because I have adjusted yields to reflect the 35 basis point average difference between the Consumer Price Index used in calculating TIPS coupons and the Personal Consumption Expenditures deflator targeted by the Fed.

The inflation target is to maintain «consumer price inflation between 2 and 3 per cent, on average, over the cycle.»

The consumer price index (CPI), the most widely used measure of inflation, averaged 2.67 % for the first two months of the year.

With a base price of $ 35,000, the Model 3 is marketed as an electric vehicle the average consumer can buyAuto analysts say...

A strong dollar makes imported goods more affordable for American consumers, while it's estimated that weak oil prices will put roughly $ 500 into the wallet of the average American driver.

However, consumers in California continue to pay average retail electricity prices that are among the highest in the nation.

Consumer price index: A measure of the average level of prices, inclusive of sales and excise taxes, faced by urban households for a given «market basket» of consumer goods and sConsumer price index: A measure of the average level of prices, inclusive of sales and excise taxes, faced by urban households for a given «market basket» of consumer goods and sconsumer goods and services.

In fact, consumer house - buying power — the how much someone can buy based on average income, interest rate and home price — is actually up over the year.

* Consumers receive a full rebate for any natural gas price that is more than 20 percent above the five - year average.

In pursuing the goal of medium - term price stability, both the Reserve Bank and the Government agree on the objective of keeping consumer price inflation between 2 and 3 per cent, on average, over the cycle.

While the consumer price index has averaged a 3.7 % annual increase since 1947, [7] it is estimated that the medical care component will continue to rise (6.5 % in 2017)-- and increased access to care nationwide will drive that figure higher.

While the average expectation of inflation has clearly increased, the survey also points to a greater degree of uncertainty on the part of consumers as to how the tax package will affect prices in aggregate.

While the Ontario government's recently updated long - term energy plan said the province's industrial electricity consumers currently face prices lower than that of the average for the Great Lakes region, the plan also showed that the cost will rise to $ 116 per megawatt hour by 2035, a nearly 40 per cent increase from the projected 2017 price of $ 83 per megawatt hour.

(a) Average of nominal interest rates on outstanding loans (fixed and variable); pre terms of trade boom average is 1993/94 — 2002/03; year - ended observation is the June quarter 2016 average (b) Consumer price data exclude interest charges prior to September quarter 1998 and deposit & loan facilities to June quarter 2011, and are adjusted for the tax changes of 1999 — 2000 (c) Pre terms of trade boom average is 1997/98 — Average of nominal interest rates on outstanding loans (fixed and variable); pre terms of trade boom average is 1993/94 — 2002/03; year - ended observation is the June quarter 2016 average (b) Consumer price data exclude interest charges prior to September quarter 1998 and deposit & loan facilities to June quarter 2011, and are adjusted for the tax changes of 1999 — 2000 (c) Pre terms of trade boom average is 1997/98 — average is 1993/94 — 2002/03; year - ended observation is the June quarter 2016 average (b) Consumer price data exclude interest charges prior to September quarter 1998 and deposit & loan facilities to June quarter 2011, and are adjusted for the tax changes of 1999 — 2000 (c) Pre terms of trade boom average is 1997/98 — average (b) Consumer price data exclude interest charges prior to September quarter 1998 and deposit & loan facilities to June quarter 2011, and are adjusted for the tax changes of 1999 — 2000 (c) Pre terms of trade boom average is 1997/98 — average is 1997/98 — 2002/03

In pursuing the goal of medium term price stability, both the Bank and the Government agree on the objective of keeping consumer price inflation between 2 and 3 per cent, on average, over the cycle.

The Commerce Department has imposed tariffs averaging 20 % on Canadian lumber shipments into the U.S. NAHB believes the tariffs are harming housing affordability, home builders and consumers by artificially inflating lumber prices, which are running at an all - time high.

Average hourly earnings were up 2.5 % in December 2017, and this could contribute to higher consumer prices down the line (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics).

While a low unemployment rate can indicate tight labour - market conditions, the 2017 average hourly wage of full - time and part - time employees combined grew by only 1.7 per cent — the lowest year - over-year growth since 1998 and more or less at the same rate as consumer price inflation.

As many of you know, I have been heavily adding to my large Canadian banks (TD, BNS, RY) in my ROTH for several months, averaging down my purchase price and wanted to expand my portfolio holdings beyond the banks by adding an additional industrial name (DOV) and consumer staple (ADM).

Average weekly wages for all workers Statistics Canada Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours Cansim table Table 281-0027 (data above for all workers, w / o overtime: trends similar for all variations; data also only available in this series from 1991); Consumer Price Index Cansim table 326-0020.

The Consumer Staples Select Sector (XLP) pays an average yield of 2.7 % but still finds growth opportunities in emerging markets and share prices should add to total returns.

In recent years, inflation's been pretty low, averaging 1.26 percent in 2016, based on the year - over-year change in the Consumer Price Index, which tracks prices for common items from gas to ground beef.

Consumers also are springing for more luxurious models, driving average new - car selling price to $ 32,077 in 2013, up 1.4 % from a year earlier and up 10 % from 2005, according to auto - price researcher KBB.com.

While the Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 % last month, the Labour Force Survey indicates that average hourly wages rose only 2.4 %.

Average wages have increased and are rising faster than consumer prices, indicating new jobs aren't paying less on aAverage wages have increased and are rising faster than consumer prices, indicating new jobs aren't paying less on averageaverage.

House prices have finally recovered to long term averages, and the wealth effect on U.S. households ought to contribute to further consumer spending.

Major transfers to persons rose $ 0.8 billion (4.0 %), primarily reflecting higher elderly benefits, due to an increase in the eligible population and higher average benefits, which are indexed to the Consumer Price Index on a quarterly basis.

- National average core consumer price index (excluding fresh food) rose 0.9 % on year in March as expected, with

The stock's price - to - earnings ratio (P / E) is relatively high, meaning that investors think Coke will continue to increase its earnings faster than the average consumer products company.