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

And as transportation costs rise, so will the cost of our food.

Oil prices are soaring, as are Putin s approval ratings.

Some of the prices that increased were those of commodities that Brazil exports.

Red meat prices have risen dramatically in Egypt in recent weeks.

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

Soaring energy prices, for example, have become a leading inflation risk.

The price of oil has risen far more than the dollar has fallen.

Housing prices have also soared in most major cities.

Today s investors may not recall how much interest rates rose in recent decades.

Over the past year, the price of fuel, food, and commodities rose alarmingly.

But if real interest rates rise significantly, as well they might someday, gold prices could plummet.

To add insult to injury, food and medicine prices are soaring. According to The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)

Prices of food, even staple foods, have shot up beyond the reach of average citizens.

Through May, property prices were up 18 year on year.

As output and consumption become more stable, investors do not demand as large a risk premium. The lower the price of risk, the higher the price of risky assets.

True, prices for many key commodities are up 25 to 50 since the start of the year.

The higher interest rates rise to stabilize emerging markets currencies, the more severe their crises will be.

Food prices, too, are at historical highs, contributing to poverty and political unrest.

The stock price of Halliburton, Vice President Dick Cheney s old company, has soared.

Arms deliveries to Irtogte are increasing and prices for arms have risen sharply owing to high demand.

The weather warmed up, and by Tuesday morning, 2 inches had melted.

A year later, world oil prices rose dramatically as a result of the 1973 energy crisis, and skyrocketing revenues enabled Saddam to expand his agenda.

Value added in the sector rose by 18 per cent.

Third, the soaring price of oil has made the Kremlin s inhabitants believe that they are all powerful.

Until now, three critical factors helped the world weather soaring oil prices.

Food prices, which have shot up 83 , are not likely to start falling until after 2009.

Food prices increased by an average of 70 per cent during the period February May 1994.

We're seeing that now in the Horn of Africa where food prices are up 240 percent in some areas over last year.

The other broad components of the consumer price index have increased in recent months, and the consumer price index is up about two percentage points over the past 12 months.

Primary commodity prices weakened considerably.

US exports to Central America have risen by 94 over the past six years imports from the region have risen by 87 .

The management standards and acceptable levels of repayment for credit programmes have risen steeply.

In this decade, thanks to record high oil prices, GDP growth rates soared.

In Europe where they tried a Cap and Giveaway system, the value of the permits bounced around like crazy, energy costs jumped for consumers, and guess what?

Inflation is increasing beyond what can be explained by rising commodity and food prices, while credit growth and some asset prices are starting to look high relative to historical standards.

41. Prospects for commodity prices have recently improved.

Enrolment in educational institutions had increased considerably, especially in rural areas.

Asset prices stocks, commercial real estate, and even oil are, historically, at high levels around the world.

When the Canadian dollar sharply appreciated, the Bank of Canada did more than talk it cut interest rates.

In 1974, prices of petroleum had risen sharply, and in 1980, Governments were fighting against air pollution generated by the transportation sector.

Prices went up.

Unemployment grew.

Sales were up.

Home prices exploded after 2000 in North America, Europe, and Asia, and in many isolated places elsewhere in the world.