Sentences with phrase «cost for inflation»

It is the cost for inflation protection and a market - based measure of expected inflation.

The agency adjusted costs for inflation to compare apples to apples.

Not exact matches

Inflation is a hot topic on earning conference calls with companies complaining about rising costs for materials

Since 1990, the cost of a winning a House seat has roughly doubled, adjusted for inflation, to about $ 1.5 million.

Inflation was too low, and borrowing costs in Spain and Italy were getting out of hand — so high that Spain was about to ask for a bailout.

Let inflation drive the cost of living, because my mortgage payments are fixed for the next 30 years.

Each year the company raises its menu prices to cover increasing food costs, but it generally keeps those price hikes below the rate of inflation for «food away from home» to stay competitive.

Thus the cost of the Empire is largely borne by other nations as the U.S. exports inflation and its currency in exchange for cheap goods and resources.

Now this is even worse inflation, because you just paid $ 156 for what used to cost you only $ 100.

Higher prices paid to farmers, combined with lower imports, may increase grocery and restaurant costs for baked goods and cereals as much as 4 percent next year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday in its first forecast of food - price inflation for 2018.

A separate index by the Bank of Japan that strips away the effect of energy costs also showed inflation slowing, suggesting that weak consumption and falling import costs are discouraging firms from raising prices for a broad range of goods.

The tariffs could create inflation as industries pay more for products made with steel or aluminum and pass the costs to consumers.

For example, while the Bank of Canada uses core inflation to set its monetary policy, that figure does not include the cost of fuel and food, which nonetheless represent a significant chunk of many household budgets.

It cost $ 2.5 million to build — $ 55 million today when adjusted for inflation.

It cost about $ 10,000 in 1983, which, adjusted for inflation, would be about $ 24,000 today.

Morgan expects health costs to increase roughly 7 percent a year in retirement, partly from inflation and partly from increased usage, and suggests planning for health - care spending as a separate item.

In addition, because inflation overall is low, the Social Security Administration did not make a cost - of - living adjustment to its benefits for 2016.

The Fed's announcement assuaged investors» concerns about the possibility of accelerated interest - rate increases as rising materials costs for companies have signaled a pickup in inflation.

Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker — a known proponent for raising rates and a non-voting member of the FOMC this year — said Tuesday there was a strong case for raising interest rates, arguing that borrowing costs may need to rise significantly to keep inflation under control.

For how long a weakening Canadian dollar raises import costs and whether risks to the housing market intensify will take time to evaluate in terms of consequences to inflation risks.

The main topic was commodity inflation around higher metal prices (aluminum and steel) and higher oil prices, which translated into higher packaging costs for many companies, but it also included wage concerns.

Whether it means paying more for tomatoes in the grocery store or absorbing increasing business costs, many Canadians are feeling the bite of inflation.

It's likely Ontario's restaurant food inflation will continue to rise, he said, as price - sensitive restaurateurs realize they did not increase prices enough initially or learn they did not account for the costs of other new legislation, including new rules around vacation and holiday pay.

The report said the primary upward pressure on inflation was driven by higher costs for air transportation, gasoline and restaurants.

«One reason [costs] have gone up is inflation, and we have had more fires that tend to burn longer,» said Jessica Gardetto, spokesperson for the National Interagency Fire Center.

The Tim Hortons «business is strong, the brand is healthy and we're working closely with our restaurant owners to drive sales for many years to come to offset any cost inflation that we may face,» he added.

The inflation target is expressed as the year - over-year increase in the total consumer price index (CPI)-- the most relevant measure of the cost of living for most Canadians.

To illustrate the issue, over the past 20 years, the cost of a new drug per year of a patient's life has risen from $ 50,000 to $ 250,000 after adjusting for inflation, according to Peter Bach, director of the Center for Health Policy and Outcomes at Memorial Sloan Kettering, who also spoke at the conference.

And what happened to us was that our salaries stagnated and fell while the cost of the things we couldn't do without went up at rates well beyond that of inflation for decades as the social safety was being pulled out from underneath us.

While the central banker is expected to hold off from raising borrowing costs for a second straight policy decision on Wednesday, and retain a degree of prudence in his rhetoric, Poloz will probably face mounting pressure to return to the rate - hike path soon, with inflation and growth beginning to pick up.

Real interest rates, which subtract inflation from the nominal rate to show the true cost of borrowing, soared as high as 8 % in the aftermath, as demand for goods and services evaporated and prices tumbled.

Infrastructure assets have traditionally been characterized as long - lived, with high development costs (barriers to entry) and the potential for steady income streams, often linked to inflation.

For example, if the inflation rate is 2 %, then a pack of gum that costs $ 1 in a given year will cost $ 1.02 the next year.

The cost of cleanup for Exxon was US$ 3.5 billion (US$ 6.3 billion adjusted for inflation).

To determine its cost - of - living adjustment, the SSA uses an inflation measure called the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or the CPI - W.

When Amazon finally raised the price of Prime for the first time in 2014, to $ 99, it was already worth about $ 97 based on simple inflation from the original $ 79 cost.

For the last four years, the price of Prime has been roughly equivalent to its original cost, in inflation - adjusted terms.

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Coupled with the falling dollar, which raises the cost of imports, those trends could elevate inflation for several years and, he said: «The upside risk to inflation is something markets should be paying more attention to.»

According to Genworth Financial's Cost of Care Survey for 2017, the annual median cost of services increased by an average of 4.5 percent in 2017 from the prior year, the second - highest year - over-year increase since the study began in 2004 and nearly three times the overall rate of inflatCost of Care Survey for 2017, the annual median cost of services increased by an average of 4.5 percent in 2017 from the prior year, the second - highest year - over-year increase since the study began in 2004 and nearly three times the overall rate of inflatcost of services increased by an average of 4.5 percent in 2017 from the prior year, the second - highest year - over-year increase since the study began in 2004 and nearly three times the overall rate of inflation.

The Fed has a dual mandate to maximize employment and stabilize inflation, which it tries to achieve primarily by pushing up or down the federal funds rate, the benchmark short - term financing cost for banks that influences a wide range of borrowing rates for households and businesses.

This would restore balance in the markets for goods and labour, but at the cost of considerable inflation.

Not only must your investment appreciate at the rate of inflation, but it must also go above and beyond inflation to make up for the transaction costs.

Keep in mind, if your work passes your claiming age, your benefits may be adjusted for an even higher amount, so will the cost of inflation adjustment, but the government will make that decision.

This is an easy exercise today with computers that can calculate inflation effects instantly for any transaction for which you know the cost date.

For example, when we have seen big moves in energy costs, such as the price of gasoline, there has been little evidence that consumers began to adjust their overall inflation expectations, either upward or downward.

The inflation numbers, you've got to remember we have very robust cost savings initiatives as well that have continued to deliver for the last 4 to 5 years here.

An indexation allowance may be available to such a holder to give an additional deduction based on the indexation of its base cost in the shares by reference to U.K. retail price inflation over its holding period (but note that, in respect of disposals on or after 1 January 2018, the U.K. Government announced plans in the Autumn Budget 2017 to freeze indexation allowance at the amount that would be due based on the retail price index for December 2017).

Calculated by a workforce management company for a company with 10 employees paid an average hourly rate of $ 21.50 for an annual workforce payroll expense of $ 447,200 and based on a 0.6 % payroll error cost reduction, a payroll inflation rate of 0.4 %, losses due to «buddy punching» of 1.0 %, and an attendance management cost reduction (absenteeism) of 0.45 %.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Falling gasoline costs lowered the prices that U.S. companies received for their goods and services last month, keeping overall inflation in check.