Sentences with phrase «components of the consumer price»

More than half the components of the consumer price index have declined in the past six months — the first time this has happened in more than a decade.

In addition, these proposals will limit future Medicaid Program State Funds growth to the 10 - year rolling average of the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index (currently four percent).

Medical inflation means the increase since March 2010 in the overall medical care component of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI - U)(unadjusted) published by the Department of Labor using the 1982 - 1984 base of 100.

The Fed's goal is based on a separate Commerce Department price measure that is related to consumption and contains many components of the consumer price index.

Not exact matches

Overall, consumer prices were higher in six of the eight major components tracked by Statistics Canada.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Excluding the effects of the volatile fresh food component, consumer prices remain relatively stable.

Consumer confidence is a key component of the housing recovery, and while rising home prices have helped, more uncertainty in the economy can only hurt.

Excluding the volatile fresh food component, consumer prices have been flat over the past year, compared with deflation rates of almost 1 per cent in recent years, although part of this improvement is attributable to increases in administered medical prices and tobacco taxes earlier in 2003.

I don't know the financial component of such a move, but increasing the price of the Fight Pass to US $ 15 - 20 a month, which would include all the PPVs, some of these fight nights, and other assorted UFC - themed programming might make the average consumer more likely to purchase the Fight Pass over having to decide if spending $ 60 for a PPV is really worth it.

If the inflation component had been pegged at 2 percent in 2011 instead of the consumer price index, and assuming just half of school districts continued hiking taxes up to the limit, New Yorkers would have paid at least $ 450 million more in school taxes alone between 2014 and 2016, and would face an extra $ 400 million on their school taxes in 2017 - 18.

One key component of any price reduction will be drops in the cost of batteries, where Tesla has an advantage because it uses the same lithium ion cells used in the vast array of consumer electronics, where such batteries have also faced fire troubles occasionally.

«Regardless of arguments that electrical vehicles are greener, may help the environment and might extend petroleum reserves, consumers won't buy them until prices come down to acceptable levels,» warns Hazunori Haraguchi, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. general manager - EV / Powertrain Component Research Dept.

Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings.

While the cost of components inside e-readers is dropping, lowering the overall cost of an e-reader, Jakhanwal predicted it could be three years before e-readers hit the magic $ 99 price point coveted by many consumer electronics manufacturers to attract a large audience.

Yet core inflation in the U.S. — which strips out volatile food and energy prices — appears to be broadening, our analysis suggests, with an increasing share of Consumer Price Index components clocking gains.

School financial aid departments generally use student surveys, the Consumer Price Index, or a combination of the two to determine the cost of the travel and personal expenses components.

Meanwhile, the core consumer price index (i.e., the CPI minus the volatile food and energy components) has been running at an annual pace of just over 1.7 % or so the past year.

The same food and energy that is in CPI (Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,) is in the commodity indices like the S&P GSCI and DJCI, and more energy has provided more inflation protection since energy is the most volatile component of CPI.

The CPI - U, or the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers is used to adjust the principal of a Treasury Inflation - Protected Security (TIPS) and to determine the inflation rate component of the I Bond interest rate.

Some wealth builup will come in the spontaneous rise in asset prices, which we have already seen in the securities markets, but some must come from decreases in consumption, whether in automobiles, other consumer durables, travel, or other less necessary components of consumption.

A system based on price - responsive - load would be able to remove this insurance component from at least some of the electricity supply and thus provide lower prices to consumers without reducing income to generators.

The paper incorporates data - driven estimates of the value of fuel economy into an automotive market simulation model that has three components: a consumer demand function that predicts consumers» vehicle choices as functions of vehicle price, fuel price, and vehicle attributes (the new estimates of the value of fuel economy are used to set the parameters of the demand function); an engineering and economic evaluation of feasible fuel economy improvements by 2010; and a game theoretic analysis of manufacturers» competitive interactions.

Another component of the convenience aspect of online insurance is the way that we as consumers can custom build our own policies to compare prices and see what our premiums do when we make changes.

Some of these new headsets will be priced as low as $ 299, and Microsoft believes that by reducing the cost of VR hardware, and making mixed reality a core component of the OS, it will greatly expand the use of this technology among consumers and businesses alike.

The manufacturers of the components would compete for referrals, which would raise referral fees, and with them the prices paid by the consumer.

If the automobile manufacturer only provided the chassis and motor, it would become indifferent to the prices of the other components because the consumer would be buying them from other firms.

«This increase in prices is offsetting the improvement in other components of the Index that boost consumer purchasing power, including a steadily falling tax burden, a sustained drop in initial unemployment claims over the past several months and signs of stabilization in the housing market.»

E-commerce has brought endless choices, convenience and price efficiency to the modern consumer — all very powerful components of the consumer's decision - making criteria.

The net share of consumers who think home prices will go up over the next 12 months posted the biggest drop among HPSI components, declining 4 percentage points and continuing the downward trend from January.

Rent is actually one of the largest components of the CPI (consumer price index) and [is] going to move largely in tandem with inflation.