NEW YORK The world economy is being battered by sharply higher energy prices.

This currency shift is, of course, the functional equivalent of a large hike in the price of Chinese exports.

Let 's take the significant increase in energy prices over the last few years .

A sharp increase in excise duty for cigarettes could raise cigarette prices, contributing to a rise in consumer price index.

Second, we must recognize that high prices can cause enormous stress, especially for lower income individuals.

and the possibility of increases in firms pricing power , particularly in sectors sheltered from competition . More fundamentally , the possible emergence of stronger than expected wage dynamics and , in particular , of second round effects in wage and price setting as a consequence of higher commodity prices and elevated headline inflation rates posed substantial upside risks to price stability .

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Main constraints include a slowing economy, marked by sharply higher prices for oil and electricity.

That is why it appears safer to predict high volatility in 2010 than to predict that home prices will rise.

Higher prices can mean higher incomes for them.

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Strong economic performance reflects strong domestic demand in the US, owing to low borrowing costs and rising asset prices.

Accordingly , there is a risk that wage developments will be stronger than expected , which would pose significant upward risks to price stability .

An example of this is the road hauliers' strike which affected many countries in Europe in the autumn 2000, following a sharp increase in oil prices.

Much of the increase was the result of higher consumption of softwood sawnwood throughout Europe and North America.

The fall was particularly significant between 2000 and 2002 as the industry increased the prices in order to compensate for drastically increased raw material costs.

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2.9 The Commission in its July 2009 report to the Council said that the price surge in the 2nd half of 2007 generated a rapid increase in milk prices and a strong increase in consumer prices.

3.9 The Commission in its July 2009 report to the Council said that the price surge in the 2nd half of 2007 generated a rapid increase in milk prices and a strong increase in consumer prices.

3.9 The Commission, in its July 2009 Communication to the Council, said that the price surge in the 2nd half of 2007 generated a rapid increase in milk prices and a strong increase in consumer prices.

In spite of a difficult external environment , characterised by a significant increase in commodity prices , price stability has been broadly achieved .

A big appreciation in the euro is not on the cards.

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4.1 The causes of higher prices

The second proposal contains a new definition of what constitutes a substantial rise in pigmeat prices.

Even stronger investment growth might have been expected given the positive fundamentals , particularly lower short term and long term interest rates , with the evidence suggesting higher profit margins , stable intra euro area exchange rates , lower inflation and a comparatively high level of capacity utilisation .

The strong rise in oil prices and the downward movement of the exchange rate of the euro in the past are putting upward pressure on import costs and producer prices.

Record high food and energy prices, combined with sharply rising wages in China, are pushing up inflation in much of the world.

The agreement led to an increase in prices of 120 per cent.

Moreover, the sharp rise in some asset prices threatens the recovery of a global economy that has not yet hit bottom.

5.7 Today society can see a steep increase in food prices on the world market as a result of an increase in oil and energy prices, distribution, changing consumption patterns and demands.

These increased imports also undercut the prices of the Community industry by very substantial margins so it can be reasonably said that they were responsible for the falling prices which led to losses for the Community industry.

More recently , however , inflation has started to increase considerably on account of higher food and oil prices , changes in indirect taxes and adjustments of administered prices .

Inflation rates were rather volatile over the review period , partly due to the strong impact of food and energy price developments on consumer price inflation in Lithuania .

The strong rise in oil prices and the downward movement of the exchange rate of the euro in the past are putting upward pressure on import costs and producer prices .

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But people are purchasing bicycles regardless of rising prices.

The result is higher prices and no job creation.

Several factors operated to help prices go up.

And Chávez, despite the recent increase in oil prices, can no longer afford to subsidize Cuba as he did during the boom years.

While the sharp rise in oil prices during 2004 led to windfall revenues for oil exporting countries, its impact on the global economy was limited.

The unfettered rise in prices of financial assets and property means that the risks are on the increase.

The vulnerable situation of the Community industry coincided with a sharp increase in imports from the PRC and a substantial price undercutting by these imports.

High growth and urbanization have caused rapid rises in incomes in urban areas, with smaller increases in the rural areas.

Of course, prices cannot continue to rise indefinitely the price increase will ration demand.