It's more expensive to transport goods. Prices of goods go up, inflation is affected.

On the contrary, they're gonna go way, way up.

The situation is, by no means, unconnected with the soaring price of oil, which is causing serious problems in the global economy and threatening the economic gains made by many developing countries.

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

Rising prices for cotton (increasing by 28 per cent from 1994 to 1996) and oil have benefited Egypt, as have higher prices for phosphates (15 per cent in the same period) in the case of Morocco.

Price of petrol is 0.35 per litre.

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

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And that's very important, because so many things hit the market at a price and then drift up.

As it is, prices are going up every week.

More modest, but none the less substantial, increases occurred for cocoa (an increase of 42 per cent in Côte d Ivoire) tobacco (15 per cent in Malawi) and cotton (11 per cent in Côte d Ivoire).

Oil prices have surged to more than 100 per barrel, as China, India, and other oil importing countries join the United States in a massive scramble to buy up supplies, especially from the Middle East. Food prices, too, are at historical highs, contributing to poverty and political unrest.

There are several reasons why gold prices are rising, but they suggest a gradual rise with significant risks of a downward correction, rather than a rapid rise towards 2,000, as today s gold bugs claim.

So, with no near term risk of inflation or depression, why have gold prices started to rise sharply again in the last few months?

Popular discontent over food prices has fueled political instability in some countries, most notably in Egypt and Tunisia. Even agricultural producers would prefer some price stability over the wild ups and downs of the last five years.

Due to the heavy rain, vegetable prices have risen.

Booming home prices gave Americans the confidence, and the financial wherewithal, to spend more than their income. America s household savings rate was at levels not seen since the Great Depression, either negative or zero.

As oil prices go up, energy patents go up.

7. The price boom began with non oil commodities in 1994.

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First, we have the fast rise in Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Similarly, while the prices of ore and metals rose by 13.4 in 1994, they were only 3 per cent higher in 1997 as compared to 1996.

The prices of raw materials such as oil or coal continue to rise.

Thus, with the exception of the prices of tropical beverages, in particular coffee and tea, the prices of the other commodities either declined or rose only marginally.

Higher food and energy prices put upward pressure on price levels in the subregion, which was partially offset by fuel subsidies in some countries.

Unemployment up. Housing values down. Equity markets down.

The rise in raw material prices was exacerbated by increased transport costs.

A war in the Persian Gulf still the world s gas station would affect oil exports for some time, and energy prices would skyrocket, dealing a severe blow to a global economy that is teetering on the brink of recession.

Thus, in spite of some recovery during the 1990s when the general commodity price levels recovered both in current and real terms (at annual rates of 4.2 per cent and 2.8 per cent, respectively, during 1991 1997), they still remained very depressed by past standards.

There has been much discussed in the last few years about the rising cost of health care.

In response to a question on the increase in the price of CFC 12, the Open ended Working Group was informed that while prices varied by region, the price increases of CFC 12 had been considerably less than those of HFC 134a.

All seemed to have something to do with speculative price movements that surprised most observers and were never really explained, even years after the fact. They also had something to do with government policymakers mistakes.

In general, it appears that price increases have been levelling off and a decline cannot be ruled out in the near future.

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

More stringent provisions on patent protection which were likely to result in higher prices for pharmaceutical products and for advanced technology.

It is premature, however, to say whether the recovery in commodity prices has peaked.

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Export prices for Ugandan coffee soared by 167 per cent from 1993 to 1995, declined by 26 per cent in 1996, but rose to new heights in 1997.

As regards fuel, the average cost to UNMIBH is 0.31 per litre, whereas the retail price is 0.61 per litre.

The recent sharp increase in the prices of rice, fish and vegetables has caused a further deterioration in the food situation.

It is impossible to infer solely from an increase in the volume of transactions how the price of oil will change. The price will fall if the increase resulted from growth in supply, and it will rise if the increase resulted from growth in demand.

Additional requirements were due mainly to increases in fuel prices from the budgeted rate of 0.33 per litre to the actual 0.42 per litre.

A value above 100 indicates that during the period in question the rise in border prices exceeded, on average, the rise in world market prices, signifying an increase in the share captured by national agents versus transnational corporations.

The outcome of any public discussion can never be known with certainty, but chances are that it will amplify stories that imply risks of higher oil prices. Experts may say that short run supply factors caused the recent price increases, but the price increases will nonetheless lend credibility to scarier long term stories.