Sentences with phrase «offset by higher prices»

Investors that buy Ginnie Mae bonds are beginning to find that the favorable capital treatment on the federally backed securities may be fully offset by the higher prices that they must pay, he told Dow Jones Newswires at an iGlobal Forum conference in New York.

CEO Steve Williams said the loss of production and ongoing effects of deeper discounts paid for western Canadian heavy crude were offset by higher prices for its offshore production, higher realized profit margins in its refining and marketing arms and lower feedstock costs.

As in previous quarters, higher input costs were the primary drivers of the Q4 decline, though these were partially offset by higher prices, lower airfreight and product cost reduction initiatives.

Not exact matches

The revenue growth was driven by favorable price and high - teens growth in electronics, which offset the impact of order choppiness.

But Foote believes Target can help offset lower prices on high - frequency purchases by boosting prices on those exclusive designer dresses, on - trend bed sheets and specialty candies that set it apart from market competitors.

U.S. output, supported by high prices, has hit record levels, partially offsetting the OPEC - led cuts.

Valeant said the decrease in volume was partially offset by an increase in average realized prices, partly due to lower customer subsidies and accommodations and higher wholesaler selling prices.

Treasury prices pare their gains by the end of Wednesday, pushing yields lower, after rising political tensions lures haven bids but later offset by signs that inflation is running higher

Within program expenses, major transfers to persons were up $ 1.1 billion, primarily due to higher old age security payments, reflecting an increase in the number of recipients and higher inflation, as benefits are indexed to quarterly changes in the consumer price index, major transfers to other levels of government were up $ 0.6 billion, reflecting legislative increases; while direct program expenses declined by $ 0.2 billion, as lower «other transfer» payments more than offset increases in departmental / agency operating costs.

Adjusted EBITDA growth was driven by gains from cost savings initiatives and favorable pricing net of higher local input costs that were partially offset by unfavorable volume / mix.

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Excluding the impact of currency, Adjusted EBITDA increased primarily due to gains from cost savings initiatives (2), lower overhead costs and favorable pricing, which was partially offset by higher input costs and lower volume / mix.

Pricing increased 5.7 percentage points, primarily driven by actions to offset higher input costs in local currency.

Excluding the impact of currency, Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.6 percentage points, primarily reflecting favorable pricing and lower overhead costs that were partially offset by higher input costs in local currency.

Substantially improved Mining underlying EBITDA of EUR 16 million, up EUR 11 million year - on - year, driven by higher commodity prices and the successful restart of the Middle Tennessee mines, partially offset by the EUR 8 million negative EBITDA contribution from the restart of the Myra Falls mine

The importance of this is that the Chinese can relieve some of the food price pressure by increasing imports to offset whatever domestic shortfalls are causing the higher food costs.

There will be some short - term benefit to U.S. module makers from import duties on solar, but it is not clear that this will offset lower levels of deployment incurred by both the higher price of imported solar and the uncertainty created by the Section 201 process.

The consumer price index increased by 0.4 % in November, as higher prices for energy were only slightly offset by lower prices for groceries and clothing.

Producer price inflation remains modest with large declines in the prices of imported items offsetting the growth of domestic prices; overall final stage prices rose by 0.1 per cent in the December quarter, to be 1.0 per cent higher over the year (Table 15; Graph 73).

The decline pushed profitability down by 0.7 percentage points to 35.9 % of sales since Kimberly Clark couldn't use higher prices to offset rising commodity costs.

When wage increases are a result of policy instead of market mechanics, revenues and profits can suffer if businesses can not offset the costs by charging higher prices.

Fuel costs had risen 16 per cent in the first half compared with the same period the previous year and plastic costs were up 24 per cent, although this was partly offset by higher bulk cream prices.

US food coatings were affected by high raw material costs, partially offset by price increases and efficiency gains.

«Retailers could be impacted as producers are under immense pressure to offset price rises caused by the weakened value of sterling and higher import costs, squeezing already tight budgets and resources and potentially cornering them into using cheaper global suppliers that may be more vulnerable to fraud.»

However, Kirin expects Lion's sales to grow 6.1 per cent and earnings to improve by 3.3 per cent in 2018, with higher prices and better product mix offsetting volume pressure from the introduction of container deposit schemes in NSW and Queensland (Queensland has postponed the launch from June to November.)

If the importation of New Mexican varieties were banned, New Mexican growers would be helped by getting higher prices, but this would be more than offset by the financial harm done to the Mexican growers and New Mexican processors.

While some oral GSH is not absorbed particularly well, the price difference between better absorbing GSH supplements is generally more than offset by their higher cost.

This upside here though is lower fuel consumption, just as the higher purchase prices should be somewhat offset by higher resale values for a model that's traditionally strong in that regard.

The high price of buying this car is offset by the low depreciation.value.

But those high building costs tend to be offset by low land prices.

If you don't have insurance, the costs are absorbed by the hospital (i.e. passed on to other patients in the form of higher prices to offset this expense).

If the new bonds are bought at a discount and held to maturity, or are sold at a price higher than their cost, a taxable gain will often result, unless also offset by losses.

However, the bank's statement offset the positives by pointing to potential threats: weakening oil prices that drive down inflation and the significant risks of high household debt accumulated during years of low borrowing rates.

So any money a fund would have lost on falling bond prices would have been more than offset by high interest rates.

But now, with a new baby to care for, time is more of a precious commodity and I the higher price I pay for this Wysong brand is offset by the convenience.

The higher price tag that comes with these products can be somewhat offset by the superior odor - control many of them offer, resulting in less frequent cage changes.

Higher prices are offset by discount vouchers.

Revenue increased due to higher PS4 software sales, including digital ones, added to contribution from PlayStation VR (which had sold 1 million units by the beginning of June), partly offset by the semi-recent price cut for the console.

While market size grew 9 %, the global average price for forestry offsets was $ 7.8 / tonne — down from $ 9.2 / tonne in 2011, but still higher than prices paid by voluntary buyers for other offset types ($ 5.9 / tonne).

Proponents of both methods say the economic hardship created by higher energy prices could be offset by rebates to taxpayers.

The call, made in a submission to Chief Scientist Alan Finkel's review of future security of the NEM, came with the revelation that BHP's power bill at the Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine in South Australia is expected to rise by $ US30m ($ 39m) this year because of higher gas prices and the cost of contracts that offset the risks of power price spikes.

While market size grew 9 % in 2012, the global average price for forestry offsets was $ 7.8 / tonne — down from $ 9.2 / tonne in 2011, but still higher than prices paid by voluntary buyers across all offset project types (average $ 5.9 / tonne).

The idea that higher fuel prices will be offset mostly by lower consumption is optimistic.

Illinois Basin coal prices declined just 5 %, partially offset by a 9 % increase in production because of robust demand for the low - cost, high - sulfur coal from the region.

The report also takes care to offset certain cost elements that have inappropriately been internalized into the existing price of coal, such as the high social burden of coal enterprises to provide a broad array of social benefits for its employees (which is not in itself a bad thing, but is done in a very wasteful manner), and what the researchers consider to be excessive mandatory contributions by coal enterprises to the Railway Construction Fund (RMB 22 billion in 2006 alone, amounting to 33 % of total profits for the coal industry).

«Last week at Cancún, in an attempt to influence richer countries to agree to give # 20bn immediately to poorer ones to offset the results of warming, the US - based International Food Policy Research Institute warned that global temperatures would be 6.5 C higher by 2100, leading to rocketing food prices and a decline in production.»

Obviously, under the Commission's guidelines you can't offset a higher price paid for the product by Dutch consumers due to a lessening of competition against a benefit enjoyed by Germans.

The higher fee that the taker pays is usually offset by the better prices this tighter spread provides.

May I suggest that: a) «the MLS game» (list low, hold offers 5 - 15 days & scramble to get your own offer in the meantime); b) the prevalence of simultaneous presentation of 5 - 50 competing bids (full info on all bids only known by Seller Agent); c) the new - prominence of Teams / mega-Teams / office - within - an - office sub-Brokerages; d) the often «coached - from - afar» suggestions about how Registrants can maximize GCI, minimize expenses and offset competition - induced, listing - fee discounts; e) Average Prices resulting in everyday Co-op Brokerage fees of $ 15K, 20K and more and f) the high percentage of Registrants who have not experienced any market conditions other than «Prices perpetually Up, Seller always Wins, Buyer puts - up or Shuts - up»; g) Electronic signification — you can no longer look in the whites of your competitor's eyes, because half of them aren't even physically present.

The increase in revenue compared to 2013 was mainly the result of higher single family lot revenue, as a result of a 31 % increase in average selling prices, partially offset by 271 fewer lot closings.