Mr Knott believed a further factor to the increase in demand was the price of food.
Once the rebuilding gets under way there will be a big increase in demand for commodities.
Staffing shortages were adding to the increase in demand at the hospital, the spokeswoman said.
In a normal market an increase in demand would drive up prices, and doctors would benefit financially.
We are seeing a continued increase in demand for multi-room, high-dollar suites as well as spacious villas.
This compares with a 4.8% increase in demand on a worldwide basis over the next 20 years.
Dunne pointed to the increase in demand for printed circuit boards--a component used in many electronic products.
When supply is tight, a small increase in demand can have a disproportionately large effect on price.
The council has other projects planned to cater for the increase in demand of students with special needs.
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Farmers have to wait for an increase in demand, or decrease in supply, to see their prices increase.
They also predicted an increase in demand for bilingual facilities in education, local authorities and the health service.
The charity Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) is looking for more volunteers to cope with an increase in demand.
Part of the increase in demand is due to the aging fleet of commercial trucks now on the road.
Central London has seen a 13-fold increase in demand for rental property over the past five years, Arla said.
The steel companies have increased their production capacity overall to compensate the increase in demand for flat rolled steel.
Sceptics argue that the pick-up simply reflects a temporary boost from rebuilding inventory, with no real increase in demand.
This is because of the steady growth of telephone connections and the huge increase in demand for computer connections to the Internet.
Every manufacturer, except Matsushita ( Panasonic), is scaling back production due to the increase in demand for plasma's arch-rival, LCD.
Another common current thought is that the extra spending will lead to an increase in demand and thus higher employment.
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Somerset's homeless services said they have been "stretched" but were coping with an increase in demand during this week's wintry conditions.
Car giant Toyota says it is creating 70 jobs at its engine plant in Flintshire to meet an increase in demand.
Ludlow Food Bank, already operated by volunteers, said it had seen a "dramatic" increase in demand over the last three years.
An unexpected increase in demand from a growing world economy, in particular from China, has helped push the oil price up.
Additionally, Samsung expects to capitalize on a slight increase in demand in emerging markets by expanding sales of its localized models.
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However, since the launch of its Bulldozer architecture, AMD has seen a steady increase in demand for its high-end server processors.
It said it was expecting an increase in demand ahead of tax increases which will double sales taxes to 10% by 2015.
They expect to see a decline in momentum in developing markets but an increase in demand in mature markets to the west.
Ludlow Food Bank also said it had seen an increase in demand.
"We feel there's going to be a gradual increase in demand" for lumber, said Jeff Lisk, a general manager of the Hamburg, N.
As the economy has grown, the property market has become more regulated and product quality has improved, leading to a huge increase in demand.
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