Sentences with phrase «cost of imports»

Little attention is paid to the much greater number of businesses, workers and consumers that not only survive but thrive and benefit from improved market access and lower costs of imported goods.

Some companies compete in sectors so competitive that they can only recoup part of the extra costs of imported steel and aluminum inputs.

So far the collapse in Sterling has not led to a significant rise in inflation as retailers have largely absorbed the increased cost of imported goods and materials.

The surplus was still down 47 percent from a year earlier, with the trade balance remained in deficit as the yen's decline has pushed up costs of imported fuels immediately while its impact on exports will take some time to be fully seen.

Electric rates on the islands are exceptionally high, thanks to the high cost of the imported fossil fuels that have replaced the refinery's fuel.

The thing that bugs me is, expanding passenger and freight rail in the US would have been a lot less costly 10 years ago, 20 years ago, when steel was cheap (and more of it made in this country)-- and we would already be reaping the advantages in terms of reduced pollutants, including less CO2, and greatly reduced cost of imported petroleum.

Coal mines in the UK were shut down amid a historic dispute between the Government and miners, and the declining cost of importing coal from elsewhere against the rising costs of domestic production, not because Britain had run out of coal.

I was not familiar with the idea of virtual water — add that to the carbon cost of imported items and you have to really wonder why we need that out of season tomato...

In the May 23 piece, Pearson argues, «The real cost of import restrictions is the harm they do to manufacturers of value - added products that use steel as an input.»

Books are very expensive in South Africa, partially due to the censorship laws (a banned person's books are all retroactively contraband) which have made remaindering impossible and partially due to the high cost of importing books.

He emphasised that port infrastructure, as well as the efficiency of customs procedures are among the most important determinants of final cost of imports and exports adding that ports around the world are creating value through efficiency and revenue increases by their position as economic and trade drivers.

Despite John McCain's talk of huge price differences in Puerto Rico due to the act, the world bank's data suggests that the per container cost of importing is ~ 18 % greater for Puerto Rico when compared to the Dominician Republic (which wouldn't be impacted by the act).

Fees for archiving a mouse line for distribution to the research community are based on the specific services requested and the estimated costs of importing, preserving and maintaining the strain at the facility.

Specific timetables and other details were not announced, but Toyota is believed to be pursuing the deal to help offset the increased cost of importing Japanese - built...

TransCanada told Canada's National Energy Board that in the Midwest, its pipeline would «increase the price of heavy crude to the equivalent cost of imported crude,» which would provide Canadian oil companies with an added $ 2 - 3.9 billion in annual revenues.

And in addition, if cars were to meet an efficiency standard of 120g CO2 per km, that could also reduce the huge economic costs of importing foreign oil by almost 30 billion Euros a year.»

Supporters, which include net exporters such as General Electric Co., say a rise in the value of the dollar would offset the increased costs of imported goods.

Ultimately, it is the U.S. consumer that will bear the increased cost of imports.

Recently, British supermarket chains battled with Unilever after the consumer goods giant asked them to raise food prices to offset the higher costs of imported goods.

It is another consequence from Brexit; as the British currency falls against the euro, U.K. retailers are under pressure as the cost of imported goods go up.

Tariffs raise the cost of imports, and retaliatory tariffs (which some of our most important trading partners have already threatened) make it more difficult to export.

The strong dollar will assist this process by lowering the cost of imported machinery and equipment needed to improve productivity and by helping to keep interest rates low.

Add to that the fact that Honolulu has one of the highest costs of living in the country — due in part to the cost of importing supplies and exporting products from the islands — and it's no wonder that most business owners are quickly lured back to the mainland for anything more than a long vacation.

The deal will also establish a side agreement between the United States and South Korea that is intended to deter «competitive devaluation» of both countries» currencies — which can artificially lower the cost of imports bought by consumers — and to create more transparency on issues of monetary policy.

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.»

In the Conference Board's Index of Business Confidence survey, business leaders cited weak market demand, government policies, a shortage of qualified staff, and the depreciation of the Canadian dollar (which increases the cost of imported technology and machinery) as reasons for not investing.

While the collapse of the rouble has increased the cost of imported equipment, it has also significantly increased the rouble value of oil and gas exports as each dollar earned from exports is now worth a lot more roubles, and only 20 per cent of Gazprom's costs, for example, are in foreign currency.

They have come amid some reports suggesting that even the reduced economic growth figures that the Chinese authorities have been presenting of late have been enhanced by a decline in the cost of imported commodities — which helps the trade balance and hence the ultimate gross domestic product (GDP) figure.

The stronger currency can hurt exporters — and therefore growth — and makes it harder to raise inflation, since it reduces the costs of imports.

That would raise the costs of imports from Mexico.

The effect of the tariffs on the cost of imported solar panels makes it more difficult to compete with other sources of power like wind, or even makes fossil - fuel plants look attractive again, Mr. Freeman said.

The cost of domestic inputs would be subtracted from the tax base, but the cost of imported inputs would not.

The cost of imports, denominated in other currencies, increased.

Global events don't just impact the cost of imported wine or cars.

Both of these are manufacturing - based surveys and are likely to reflect recent increases in the costs of imported inputs.

Most developing countries were oil - importers, so the cost of their imports rose greatly, compounding their problems.

«The fall in the dollar does help but we have to balance that against the cost of imports like fuel and steel,» Mr Bowen said.

The cost of imports is politically sensitive because fluctuations hit the transportation, utilities and power sectors and feed inflation, which stood at 15.5 percent in November.

Annual operating costs for the recycling facility are estimated at about $ 27 million, currently comparable to the cost of importing it, but import prices are predicted to rise because of growing populations throughout the Southwest.

The cost of importing rhubarb from Asia to Europe made it one of the most expensive vegetables of Medieval times.

Morlife will not be held liable for the costs of any import taxes generated when importing orders into any country.

But the cost of imported goods would be taxed.

Global events don't just impact the cost of imported wine or cars.

The low loonie has driven up the cost of imported foods, a category that includes 81 % of all fruits, vegetables and nuts sold in Canada.