These may be either the best country prices or perhaps even international prices, but they are not local farm gate prices.

So long as developing countries remain integrated into the global economy and do not take measures to restrain the impact of international prices on domestic prices domestic prices of rice and other grains are bound to rise markedly when international prices do.

Its performance is explained by the presence of incentives rising producer prices and the increasing prices which these products are fetching on the international markets.

International commodity prices will continue to rise, increases in domestic labor costs and prices of non tradable goods cannot easily be stemmed, the international economic situation will encourage further capital inflows, and asset inflation will persist.

And Chinese artists will command prices at international art auctions that others can only dream of.

Purchasing power parity measures a country s income using a set of international prices applied to all economies.

High international oil prices, delays in aid disbursements, and incomplete fiscal adjustment continued to affect inflation rates.

Indeed, the International Energy Agency noted in September that the usual relationship between oil prices and inventory levels has broken down, with prices much higher than the usual relationship would suggest.

Commodity export prices are at record levels, global liquidity has been ample, and international interest rates have been low.

For decades, developing countries dreamed of a nirvana of sky high commodity prices and rock bottom international interest rates.

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Food prices are soaring. Oil prices are at historic highs.

To believe that high oil prices are good because they serve the environment ignores some basic facts of international politics.

Housing prices peaked in 2006, and equity prices peaked in 2007.

Shortages of natural gas increased fertilizer prices, pushing up food prices.

Rising food prices are an international phenomenon, and Russia s inflation is driven by the large current account surpluses and capital inflows.

Enhanced domestic policy measures and institutional change have been facilitated by the recovery of international trade and higher primary commodity prices.

High oil prices fuel public discussion about the future of oil prices.

But, whereas metal prices have fallen, oil prices are reaching record highs.

The prices of traded mortgage backed securities have followed house prices down.

Promoting improved understanding of the structural conditions in international markets, including long term trends in consumption and production, factors affecting market access, consumer preferences and prices, and conditions leading to prices which reflect the costs of sustainable forest management

Prices are high.

Prices went up.

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a 2002 prices.

(e) Promoting improved understanding of the structural conditions in international markets, including long term trends in consumption and production, factors affecting market access, consumer preferences and prices, and conditions leading to prices which reflect the costs of sustainable forest management

This bonanza has largely been the result of an extraordinarily positive international environment. Commodity export prices are at record levels, global liquidity has been ample, and international interest rates have been low.

In the recent past, the prices of these products have increased faster than steel prices.

Oil prices rose throughout 2004, with accelerating fluctuation as prices peaked in August and October.

Boosting yields of locally grown staple foods (rather than cash crops) would increase self sufficiency and strengthen resilience when international food prices are high.

Of course, countries like Argentina and Venezuela were extreme in their dependence on favorable commodity prices and easy international financial conditions to generate growth.

Firms, especially in sectors sheltered from international competition, have retained market power and have increased prices in response to the rising cost of capital.

Prices have dropped recently.

Consequently, oil prices increase.

Commodity prices fell, too.

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