Sentences with phrase «of lower fuel prices»

The statewide figures follow a national trend of lower fuel prices, said Tom Schroder, a spokesman for the AAA Clubs of Florida.

To put it another way, in a time of lower fuel prices, electrified vehicles that are competing on the basis of lower fuel consumption are clearly having a harder go of it.

The region's carriers will benefit more fully from the impact of lower fuel prices in 2016 as hedges unwind.

Changes in currency, net of lower fuel prices and derivatives, is expected to have a $ 0.03 — a $ 0.03 negative effect on Q3's earnings.

It's not growing [just] because of low fuel prices but as part of a fundamental shift in what consumers are looking for in the U.S. market.

In fact, it's often preferable to use B.A. miles for travel within the U.S. because when you use Avios for flights to the U.K., you'll face enormous fuel surcharges, despite years of low fuel prices.

This would raise gasoline prices on Americans, who are currently enjoying much - needed relief in the form of low fuel prices.

Not exact matches

Wednesday: Boeing & Biogen Boeing: In the past, this company has been deemed a loser on suspicions that airlines won't upgrade their fleets for fuel efficient planes now that the price of oil is so low.

The trust fund is paid for with receipts from the federal fuel tax, and with gas prices at low levels, an increase in the tax might be part of a more extended program.

Fuel prices remain relatively low, the jobs report continues to show that we are near full employment, and small business lending has rebounded from the depths of the credit crunch to record levels by some measures.

«If they're doing forward contracts, they want to be thinking about getting a good price for their fuel, looking into the future, to really take advantage of these lower costs, so they'll be able to take advantage for quite a while,» she says.

OTTAWA — Rising gasoline and car prices fuelled the first significant spike in Canada's cost of living since February last month, lifting the annual inflation by half a point to 1.2 per cent — still low by historial standards.

Fuelled by a low peso and cheap labour costs, Mexico's booming manufacturing industry has already overtaken Canada's in terms of the dollar value of exports to the U.S. Indeed, Canada is contending with more than just low oil prices.

Hyundai and Kia both increased their shares of the U.S. new - vehicle market in the past decade, particularly during the economic downturn of 2008 to 2010 when consumers sought out fuel - efficient and relatively low - priced vehicles.

Fueled by low prices, and an improving job market, consumption of gasoline in the U.S. rose by 2.6 per cent last year to 9.2 million barrels a day, the highest level since 2007, the government said.

But while the majority of small business owners are basking in the glow of lower fuel and energy costs, today's prices are not a boon for all businesses.

Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines chairman, president & CEO, breaks down his company's quarterly results and the impact of lower oil prices on jet fuel costs.

Tighter supplies of gasoline and diesel in B.C. would likely drive up prices in B.C.'s Lower Mainland by about 10 cents per litre, said fuel market analyst Michael Ervin, senior vice-president at the Kent Group Ltd..

Executives of the airline say that business could begin to expand now that jet fuel prices have dropped and the airline has lowered its fares.

While they have higher costs than Spirit because they target business travelers and must maintain multiple types of planes, lower fuel prices in the past year have let them profitably chop their fares.

Wyoming also has low fuel prices and our cost of living is affordable.

Using our current fuel price of $ 620 per metric ton, we are currently estimating that lower fuel prices should benefit first half 2013 earnings per share by approximately $ 0.23.

Total inflation is much lower, because of past declines in fuel prices.

The airline, one of Asia's biggest full - service carriers, has been battered by its bets on fuel prices as intense competition from low - cost carriers has risen.

Total inflation, however, remains much lower than the underlying trend because of past declines in fuel prices.

Or she could try to cut off the supply of refined fuel to the Lower Mainland, which is already struggling with high gas prices.

However Azeez admits that part of the catch - up challenge is the low fuel price in the GCC, which makes energy efficiency a less significant driver for Industrial Internet adoption.

Low interest rates helped fuel the real estate and stock market bubble by making the debt side of the balance sheet less expensive, creating a «wealth effect» as people came to believe that rising property and stock - market prices would be able to pay off their obligations.

The negative effects of lower oil prices hit the economy right away, and the various positives - more exports because of a stronger U.S. economy and a lower dollar, and more consumption spending as households spend less on fuel - will arrive only gradually, and are of uncertain size.

The airline on Thursday lowered its profit outlook for the year, citing in part a 12 % increase in the average price of jet fuel over the past two weeks.

Nevertheless, good cost control couldn't offset the impact of lower RASM and higher fuel prices.

Important near - term influences on prices will be the significant increases in production costs that have occurred recently, arising from higher fuel prices, increases in a range of other commodity prices and the effect of the lower exchange rate on prices of imported inputs.

The company does make it up with lower diesel costs but there is a lag time between lower fuel surcharges and the declining price of diesel.

«Lower oil prices strain the fiscal positions of fuel exporters and weigh on their growth prospects, while supporting household demand and lowering business energy costs in importers, especially in advanced economies, where price declines are fully passed on to end users,» according to the IMF.

Global airline stocks are currently soaring as a result of low oil prices, increased seat capacity and more fuel - efficient aircraft.

According to Knight Frank, oil tumbled to its lowest level for nearly 12 years last week, raising the prospect of further falls in fuel prices at the pumps.

The United Arab Emirates» energy giant is seeking to boost profitability and gain access to new markets during a period of prolonged low oil prices that has piled pressure on nations dependent on revenue from fossil fuel.

Calling Wal - Mart «our best $ 35 oil idea» in a mid-December note, Nomura analyst Robert Drbul wrote that low oil and gas prices help Wal - Mart «for two key reasons: 1) we believe lower income demographic consumers stand to benefit most from lower gas prices, and 2) we believe its private transportation fleet (> 6,650 trucks; one of the largest in the world) will realize cost benefits due to low fuel prices.»

The U.K., where Wal - Mart is competing against the likes of Aldi and other low - price grocers, its same - store sales excluding fuel fell 7.5 percent.

Don't compound them with bailout for mortgage «victims» The housing bubble that was fueled by multidecade low interest rates priced many people out of their dream homes.

However, rising fuel prices could hurt the economies of oil - importing counties and lower their demand for cheese and other dairy products.

Rumored that we got paid for the Campbell loan which could of been used to lower the price and thus fuel the multiple figure rumor?

Curiously, the hike in the price of kerosene came at a time when the price of crude oil had dropped to record low, with the price of petroleum products, such as kerosene, fuel and diesel, among others, dropping significantly in a number of countries, like the United States.

FitzPatrick has been hurt by Central New York's low wholesale power prices, which have fallen along with the price of natural gas, a common fuel for power plants.

Fuel poverty is caused by a combination of low incomes, high energy prices, and poor - quality energy inefficient housing.

Lower fuel costs (hedging rates of 80 - 90 % for the majority of large airlines has delayed much of the benefit from low fuel prices into 2016), a faster than expected recovery of the European economy and strong performance on business travel on North Atlantic routes is benefitting the region.

«To the point where competition among the Oil Marketing Companies remains high, market price for both Brent crude and refined oil dropping in average price terms, added to the appreciation of the Cedi against the U.S. dollar, and increasing national fuel stock; the Institute for Energy Security (IES) believe that there is enough positive momentum and fundamental justification to move the prices of Petrol and Diesel lower on the local market,» IES said in a release signed by Gilbert Richmond Rockson, Principal Research Analyst.

«The carbon floor price mechanism presents an excellent opportunity to raise finance to support a new generation of low carbon fossil fuel electricity generation, using carbon capture and storage (CCS).

NEA believes fuel poverty is caused by a combination of low incomes, high energy prices and poor standards of heating and insulation.

«To encourage fuel efficient fleets, we will extend the 100 per cent first year capital allowance for low emission business cars, reduce the CO2 threshold for the main capital allowance rates; and increase the percentage list price of company cars subject to tax.