The 12-month advance in the Consumer Price Index has been above 2% for the past five months, hitting 3.6% for the 12 months ending both May and June.
Moreover, during the three months ending January, the rate of advance in the producer price indices for intermediate products, and finished goods have all accelerated into double digit annual rates of advance.
With wall and window units, ask in advance about the price of service calls, labor and any parts.
By making the rules clear in advance, the price band also promises to shine a spotlight on the cartel's opaque mechanism.
Mr McPartland likens this to buying a book on Amazon instead of eBay: you often pay more at Amazon, but at least you know the price in advance.
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They know that they cannot perfectly price tickets in advance, and that putting bums on seats makes for a better atmosphere and more beer sales.
If moviegoers buy a ticket on-line a few weeks in advance, they will pay the lowest price.
The NYSE launched a high-profile investigation this spring into allegations that specialist firms have been front-running clients, or trading in advance of them to profit from expected price moves.
Hedging allows companies to fix the price of a currency months in advance.
Those shares dropped 67% in price last week, and pre-market trading was stopped this morning, in advance of the bankruptcy filing news.
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Crown Currency Exchange, which was established six years ago, allowed individuals and business customers to pre-order foreign exchange at a set price up to a year in advance.
He knows the path will be filled with hard work, but he is taking the steps and making the preparations to ensure he has a viable product, and he has found customers in advance who are willing to buy his product for the price that he needs.
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Some think the oil-price spike of 2008 was partly caused by China stockpiling diesel and other fuels in advance of the Olympics.
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