Sentences with phrase «while consumer prices»

In this week's economic review, mortgage rates increased and consumer sentiment remained strong while consumer prices and sales saw only marginal gains this spring.

Eurozone joblessness fell to a seven - year low in 2016, while consumer prices rose 1.8 % versus a year ago, reflecting rebounding oil prices.

Producer price inflation stayed stuck at a painful -5.9 % on the year in October, while consumer prices fell a worse - than - expected 0.3 %.

Over the last year, wholesale prices (excluding food and energy) are only up 1.9 %, while the consumer price index was up 1.5 %.

China's producer price index jumped 3.3 percent on - year in November, the fastest pace in five years, while the consumer price index rose 2.3 percent on - year.

While the consumer price index has averaged a 3.7 % annual increase since 1947, [7] it is estimated that the medical care component will continue to rise (6.5 % in 2017)-- and increased access to care nationwide will drive that figure higher.

While the Consumer Price Index rose 2.9 % last month, the Labour Force Survey indicates that average hourly wages rose only 2.4 %.

While the Consumer Price Index rose 57 percent between 1978 - 79 and 1982 - 83, the council's policy - analysis and research division reports, the average Pell Grant rose by 13 percent, from $ 921 to $ 1,023.

While the consumer price index of 238 puts the cost of living in California over 6 % higher than the national average, the state also offers some of the highest pay rates for medical assistants in the country.

Not exact matches

With the announcement of two new iPhones yesterday, the 5S and the less expensive 5C, Apple is attempting to capture more market share among price - conscious consumers while retaining already - loyal iPhone users who are ready for an upgrade.

Now while most consumers are not big fans of dynamic pricing, they have also become accustomed to conducting their own research to make sure they get the best price available; this way of dynamic pricing is not unique to Amazon.

Demand is rising too: Goldman says China and other emerging markets are using more oil than analysts had anticipated, while low gas prices are encouraging American consumers to drive more than ever.

While it's too soon to say exactly how tariffs will affect U.S. consumers, it's likely they will cause some price instability domestically.

China's consumer inflation rate grew at its fastest pace in six months in October as food prices rose, while producer prices accelerated to a near - five year high, exceeding expectations.

While fluctuations in the global price of coffee on the commodity markets led industry behemoth Starbucks to boost its per - cup price tag last month, a growing share of consumer dollars are going to higher - cost specialty or craft coffee.

While all the focus lately has been on whether, and under what conditions, Verizon should be allowed into the country, few have taken the time to look at whether letting the American giant in would actually result in better prices for consumers.

While TV purists take solace in the emergence of organic light - emitting diode (OLED) TV displays, plasma takes its place among Betamax, HD - DVD, Sega and other arguably superior formats that eventually lost out to consumer demands for convenience and a low price.

Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were marijuana was legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.

While nutrition, convenience and price are concerns, consumers, particularly millennials, want the companies they are buying from to also represent their value system.

While progress has been made, prices are still too high and consumers still have yet to show strong demand for smart home devices.

While lower gas prices mean consumers theoretically have more disposable income, the Commerce Department recently reported that US retail sales were flat as shoppers have other priorities.

With the recent drop in commodity prices, especially for West Texas Intermediate crude oil, consumers are poised to win big - time while many in the financial markets are seeing a stream of losses.

DETROIT, March 2 - If U.S. «Domestic producers of steel would make more money, while domestic consumers of steel would make less money,» said Steve DuBuc, a director at consulting firm AlixPartners» automotive and industrial practice, noting that U.S. steel makers will «have increased pricing power» as steel imports become more expensive.

«While our competitors have dozens of plans that confuse and force consumers to pay more, T - Mobile has one plan with two optional, straight - forward add - ons: Plus & Plus International, which we've made even better for customers without increasing the price,» senior vice president Janice Kapner said in a statement to Fortune.

While Nintendo teased consumer appetites for the Switch at an event Thursday, it did not announce the system's price, specifications, exact launch date, or which titles it will debut with.

While that has led to higher price points — Bollinger Rosé for example retails for about $ 80 — consumers are willing to open up their wallets for a better drinking experience.

In addition, metals warehousing has drawn attention due to allegations that banks and merchants have tried to game the London Metal Exchange (LME) warehousing rules, deliberately creating bottlenecks for aluminum consumers such as drinks can makers to boost storage income, while raising physical prices.

While inflation is not showing up in the traditional indicators like personal consumption expenditures and the Consumer Price Index, Rosenberg said it is elsewhere — «art, equities, corporate credit, real estate, cryptocurrencies, commodities, precious metals.

But if revenue growth is lower than anticipated, and subscriptions fall while marketing spending increases to bring consumers back, the share price could drop to $ 250.

At the same time, consumers have seen only modest income growth, while prices for many things they buy — gasoline, groceries, clothes to name a few — have risen.

«While the agents are not directly employed by Bell, all door to door sales agents must always provide consumers with complete information about Bell products and pricing, receive direct training from Bell experts to ensure all Bell sales procedures are followed, and abide by Bell's Code of Conduct.

While higher coal - energy prices are expected to drive innovation in the cleantech sector, many small businesses and consumers will likely be hurt by the higher energy bills in the short term, says Blumberg.

Data from China's National Bureau of Statistics showed the consumer price index rose 3.2 percent in February from a year ago, versus expectations of a 3.0 percent rise, while annual industrial production (IP) growth in January and February combined at 9.9 percent was the lowest since October 2012 - the starting point of China's nascent economic recovery.

Price is the primary driver of holiday spending choices for 87 percent of consumers, while 73 percent say that sales / discounts are an important factor.

Data firms and analysts agree that while the long weekend was a bust, the overall season should still be in line with original forecasts, what with lower gas prices, rising consumer confidence and a slowly but surely improving job market.

US consumer prices rose 2.2 % in the year to February while prices excluding food and energy rose just 1.8 %.

While most of his proposals — «to abandon the gold standard, let international exchange rates float, use federal surpluses and deficits as macroeconomic policy tools that could counter cyclical trends, and establish bureaus of economic statistics (including a consumer price index) in order to facilitate this effort» — are now conventional practice, his critique of fractional - reserve banking still «remains outside the bounds of conventional wisdom» although a recent paper by the IMF reinvigorated his proposals.

Congress remains at an impasse over the future of the Affordable Care Act, while employers and consumers are struggling under the weight of rising medical costs, including the soaring price of prescription drugs.

The RSC budget make Social Security sustainably solvent by implementing a slightly modified version of Representative Sam Johnson's (R - TX) «Social Security Reform Act,» which would slow initial benefit growth for higher earners, gradually raise the normal retirement age to 70, and eliminate annual cost - of - living adjustments for higher earners while using the more accurate chained Consumer Price Index (CPI)(currently used for the tax code) for other beneficiaries.

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.

It also explores some areas of controversy: for example, while supporting localism is central to green ethics, there are industries and products where thats not possible Green marketing is becoming mainstream; Horowitz cites studies showing that 76 % of consumers would switch to green goods, if they had parity of price and quality.

China's consumer inflation remained weak in December, while price declines at the factory gate level continued to deepen, suggesting weakness in the world's second - largest economy but giving policy makers more room to take easing measures.

Sven Eenmaa, who covers the stock for Stifel, said that while savings on lighting projects from lower commodity prices will get passed on to consumers over time, Acuity Brands should see a near - term boost.

Thus the wage gains are from a one time energy glut brought about by increased supply from fracking, lower demand from a weak global economy, and some producers increasing production to make up for lower prices (not entirely self defeating as consumer nations expand inventories while prices are low).

Finally, while inflation readings have disappointed since February, a weaker dollar should ultimately contribute to driving inflation higher, as it has a three - to - six - month lagged correlation with the Consumer Price Index.

The Trump administration is committed to transforming the health care system into one that emphasizes value over marathon tests with hazy prices, while empowering consumers to find doctors and services the way they find restaurants on Yelp or Open Table, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told health insurers.

How can banks be expected to lend more to re-inflate the economy's asset prices while wages and consumer prices continue to drift down?

According to the Technomic Breakfast report, 45 % of consumers say it's important or extremely important for the foodservice locations they visit for breakfast to offer combo meals that include a breakfast item and a beverage for a set price, while 39 % say it's important for restaurants to serve all - day breakfast.

We upgraded our view on U.S. consumer discretionary stocks last fall and still believe that households are in a better position than they were just a few years ago: Consumer debt is down while household wealth is up, gasoline prices are much lower than a year ago and the U.S. is creating jobs at the fastest pace since thconsumer discretionary stocks last fall and still believe that households are in a better position than they were just a few years ago: Consumer debt is down while household wealth is up, gasoline prices are much lower than a year ago and the U.S. is creating jobs at the fastest pace since thConsumer debt is down while household wealth is up, gasoline prices are much lower than a year ago and the U.S. is creating jobs at the fastest pace since the 1990s.

However, even this strategy has skeptics.324 While established brick - and - mortar retailers like Target have tried to lure online consumers through discounts and low delivery costs, 325 Amazon remains the major online seller of baby products.326 Although Amazon established its dominance in this market through aggressive price cutting and selling steeply at a loss, its actions have not triggered predatory pricing claims.