Quality aspects are also taken into account in the event of a price tie, when a supplier with a higher credibility is selected.

Nonetheless, comparisons with world market prices or other international prices are useful, where peak tariffs have reduced a country s imports to minimal levels or have allowed only imports of highest quality and highest priced products which can support such tariff rates and the resulting consumer prices for luxury products.

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

There is a need to better define the nature of the service that we are trying to measure with turnovers and prices.

Iran estimates the alleged reduction in crop quality by comparing crop prices in the Southern Provinces in 1991 with national crop prices.

Because of the improved quality, we could ask for higher prices.

Since they have to pay for it, they may consider going where the quality price ratio is more favourable than at home.

High quality, affordable, centrally located housing readily available Housing readily available at reasonable rents

For each crop, Iran calculates the compensation sought for the decreased quality by multiplying the difference between the local and national prices by the quantity produced in 1991.

Now compare that with real price increments.

The supply of substitute dyes from the region of stable quality and at reasonable prices is inadequate.

This carpet is superior to that one in quality.

If its is intended that a bidder from a punctual Member State may be preferred over bidders from Member States in arrears (even if these offer better quality for better price), it would seem necessary to establish a range of price variation above the lowest acceptable bidder within which the decisive criterion would be the nationality of the bidder (for example, a higher bidder may be selected in no more than x above the lowest acceptable bidder).

The higher the bitrate, the better the quality and the larger the file.

According to Iran, the differences in prices were due to the poor quality of the crops produced in the Southern Provinces.

Major and immediate benefits accrue to consumers, who generally have a wider choice of quality products at lower prices.

(v) If the award is to be based on the lowest evaluated tender, the formula to be used to quantify the non price features to be presented.

Moreover, it intensifies competition, resulting in better product quality and lower prices.

(vi) If the award is to be based on the lowest evaluated tender, the formula to be used to quantify the non price features to be presented any such feature is to be quantifiable and capable of expression as a figure or percentage . The formula shall incorporate the weighting of all the criteria established to determine the lowest evaluated tender

The oil price goes through the floor. That company goes out of business, and then you can bring the oil price back up.

Monitoring and assessing quality of service

Average ratio of border prices to world market prices,

However, the introduction of new evaluation elements other than quality and price would represent a major departure from the spirit of the Financial Regulations and the established procurement procedures.

The National Transitional Government of Liberia renewed its contract with an independent international firm, BIVAC, in September 2004 for three years to conduct pre shipment inspections of exports and imports to verify quantity, quality and pricing.

She noted that coverage itself was not such a critical issue as quality in result areas of strategic value.

Most have access to housing of acceptable size and quality at affordable prices.

The Panel notes that, although loss in quality could reduce the prices of crops, crop prices can fluctuate for a variety of other reasons related to the economics of supply and demand.

Developing country processors have advantages over those in developed countries such as low labour costs, high quality and lower prices of raw materials.

The tourism business, however, expects a certain level of quality and reliability in the services available in the protected areas.

It will regulate financing, parental contributions and quality better than in the past.

Unfortunately, a government statistician cannot judge the increase in quality of everything from restaurant meals to medical care. So looking only at the cost of a meal or of a day in the hospital causes an overestimate in the price index and an underestimate of the rise in the real standard of living.

Processing for the domestic market has the added advantage that a proportion of the less sought after raw materials can be processed and marketed internally, which raises the quality of exported cocoa and coffee beans and generates a price premium on the international market.

Where are real price increments?

Well, so much for quantity. How about quality?

They allow customers to find the best value or lowest price for air tickets and hotels, browsing databases of a large number of distributors that often promise the lowest fare.

These price developments during the recent economic recovery contrasted sharply with those prevailing during the previous comparable recovery in 1994.

And in fact, as the detail is improving, the quality is improving, the price of the machines are falling and they're becoming quicker.

In terms of dress, denim is perhaps the perfect example of something which replaces material value with symbolic value.

The work on services prices and volumes is fundamental to achieving better measures of real services output and growth.

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

Not bad, either.

Actual income (in comparative prices

Price comparison measures can provide direct measures of price impacts of NTBs.

C. The quality of concluding observations

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