Sentences with phrase «which offsets the higher cost»

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The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is at its lowest level in four years, giving U.S. consumers billions more to spend this holiday season, but that extra money is being offset by higher food costs, which account for a bigger chunk of most consumers» budgets.

The U.S. is also enjoying income and job gains, which are helping to offset higher fuel costs.

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.

These savings were primarily driven by reductions in store controllable costs and marketing efficiencies, which were partially offset by lower credit income and higher incentive compensation.

Details have yet to be released on any prospective tax incentives the city might offer, which is another factor Amazon is considering, and might help offset New York City's high costs of construction and living compared to other contending cities.

These gains should more than offset marginally higher borrowing costs for Berkshire's BNSF railroad and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which finance their large capital investments with borrowed money.

Essentially, the new rental income generated by the properties bought with new debt or issued shares isn't high enough (due to low cash yields on new properties) to offset the greater share count, which raises the cost of the dividend.

A more remote motel, retreat center, or church camp has certain advantages — advantages which may offset the usually higher costs.

Anyone who has taken out a student loan has probably been required to sign a promissory note, which confirms a borrower's responsibility to pay back the money used to offset the cost of higher education.

Other animals — those we call Shelter Heroes — often carry a high adoption fee, which helps offset the costs of care and treatment of those animals who have a more difficult time finding the right family.

Operating expenses increased by 14 %, $ 759 million due primarily to a full year of expenses from Social Point as well as higher R&D, stock - based compensation and reorganization costs, which is partially offset by lower marketing expense.

According to the mayor's press release, it will also provide «City government, residents and businesses information regarding the true costs of carbon intensive activities, which are likely to be much higher than nominal amounts charged by several current offset programs.»

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).

But there are signs lenders are easing up on the credit restrictions they've had in place since the downturn, which will contribute to offsetting higher costs.