Sentences with phrase «decreases in the consumer price»

The principal is automatically adjusted twice a year to match any increases or decreases in the Consumer Price Index.

The principal is automatically adjusted every six months to reflect increases or decreases in the Consumer Price Index; as long as you hold a TIPS to maturity, you will receive the greater of the original or inflation - adjusted principal.

Not exact matches

In the meantime, food price deflation slowed down and consumers started accounting for food stamp benefit decreases, erasing some of the headwinds the chains faced in months pasIn the meantime, food price deflation slowed down and consumers started accounting for food stamp benefit decreases, erasing some of the headwinds the chains faced in months pasin months past.

Statistics Canada reported today that consumer prices decreased in December, lowering the annual inflation rate to 2.3 %.

Consumer prices decreased in June from May in nine provinces (all except Alberta).

Divesting DirecTV would eliminate the price decrease for millions of DirecTV consumers predicted by the government itself, and divesting Turner would eliminate the content innovations and the advertising benefits that put downward pressure on Turner prices,» AT&T said in a court filing.

«Consumer spending has been growing, we think this can continue because the decrease in energy prices tends to effect consumer spending with a lag and so we are going to continue to see positives to lower energy pricesConsumer spending has been growing, we think this can continue because the decrease in energy prices tends to effect consumer spending with a lag and so we are going to continue to see positives to lower energy pricesconsumer spending with a lag and so we are going to continue to see positives to lower energy prices.»

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.4 % in August, after a 0.5 % decrease in July.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

If food prices were to rise again, it is likely that there would be a decrease in the volume of waste produced by consumers in developed countries.

This would be a good thing for growers, processors and consumers because their favorite fruit would no longer be in such short supply, prices might decrease and the refreshing beverage would be more accessible.

Implementation of reference pricing was associated with a 7 percent increase in prescriptions filled for the low - price reference drug within its therapeutic class, a 14 percent decrease in average price paid, and a 5 percent increase in consumer cost sharing, the study found.

When imports are restricted by public policies, consumers pay higher prices and job opportunities and profits in exporting firms decrease.

In a letter to Hachette authors and agents, posted by CNN's Brian Stelter, Pietsch wrote that the company will get «full responsibility for the consumer prices of our ebooks,» and that «the percent of revenue on which Hachette authors» ebook royalties are based will not decrease under this agreement.»

Adjusted for the consumer price index, the mean expenditure per horse rose about 5 % from 2009 - 2012.4 This has somewhat mitigated the effect of a 33 % decrease in total numbers of horses nationwide.

But Sony is also eliminating some of the perks of membership without offering anything new in return, decreasing the value of the membership while presumably maintaining the current price point, which is a sure - fire way to upset your consumer base.

In recent years, consumer video cameras have decreased in price and increased in qualitIn recent years, consumer video cameras have decreased in price and increased in qualitin price and increased in qualitin quality.

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.

In recent decades and years, the prices of solar photovoltaics (PV) and batteries have decreased sharply, which has in turn increased the incentive for self - consumption (e.g., traditional electricity consumers producing parts of their electricity consumption themselves and thus becoming «prosumers»In recent decades and years, the prices of solar photovoltaics (PV) and batteries have decreased sharply, which has in turn increased the incentive for self - consumption (e.g., traditional electricity consumers producing parts of their electricity consumption themselves and thus becoming «prosumers»in turn increased the incentive for self - consumption (e.g., traditional electricity consumers producing parts of their electricity consumption themselves and thus becoming «prosumers»).

As the price of clean energy continues to decrease, consumers will see substantial savings from this smart policy, which has established North Carolina as a business and industry leader in the Southeast.

♦ «To illustrate this point, we performed simple calculations for three European countries using Eurostat data which show a sharp decrease in wholesale prices that concur with high penetration of renewable capacity but also a surge in the final consumer price for the period 2008 — 2014.

In modeling terms, this operates as a constraint on the «decrease in energy consumer surplus,» i.e., how much more consumers — both residential and commercial consumers of fossil fuel energy — have to pay, on net, under the carbon pricing systeIn modeling terms, this operates as a constraint on the «decrease in energy consumer surplus,» i.e., how much more consumers — both residential and commercial consumers of fossil fuel energy — have to pay, on net, under the carbon pricing systein energy consumer surplus,» i.e., how much more consumers — both residential and commercial consumers of fossil fuel energy — have to pay, on net, under the carbon pricing system.

If consumer prices and income don't rise at same rate, demand for products will decrease, resulting in another recession like in 2008 to 2010.

Ryan discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing market to be supported by further decreases in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance of keeping in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600 billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the impact of higher oil prices on the rest of the economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view of the dollar - the claim that a strong dollar can be achieved through the Fed's current policy as it is their belief that they are creating a sound economy and therefore a sound dollar; Louis notes the irony of the Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the Fed has no interest in cutting off the easy money; the current Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because of the housing mess; Louis notes that the Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.