With weak consumer demand putting pressure on turnover, we need firm action on fuel and utility costs.
An increase in copper demand places pressure on the supply side, which continues to experience shortfalls in mine output versus forecasts.
Significantly, non-food manufactured products inflation, an indicator of demand side pressure, rose sharply from 4.8% in January to 6% in February and continues to stay well above its medium-term trend.
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This factor alone should easily keep a lid on any type of demand related inflationary pressure.
The Bank said it raised rates because strong demand and upward pressure on wages threatened to increase inflation.
Egypt and other U.S. "allies" will demand that Washington pressure Israel to ignore the fact that its foes can and will pretend to give up their nuclear ambitions, but won't.
Maybe the world continues its trend of becoming less energy intensive, mitigating demand and alleviating supply pressure .
This fuels domestic demand, pushing up pressure on prices, particularly of commodities.
This is when the sudden pressure of demand on supply cannot be met, and demand must, in effect, be cut back by higher prices.
Demographic factors such as the growing number of single person households, longer life expectancy and a higher divorce rate have contributed to demand and the upward pressure on prices.
However, since Brazil switched on more gas-fired thermal plants in October, to cope with growing demand and ease the pressure on the hydroelectric power system, costs have increased significantly.
Concurrently, greater availability of wireless broadband Internet, shared network printers, and mobile computing has made it easier for groups to share printers, putting additional downward pressure on demand for printers.
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And while the prices and associated margins are relatively high for these products, consumer demand continues to put pressure on supply and Apple continues to earn more profits on these products than competitors combined.
This has driven down demand and pricing for pressure pumping services like fracking that are used to extract gas from shale rock formations, severely impacting margins of most large oil field firms including Baker Hughes.
Meanwhile, the market has also been affected by slower than expected economic recovery in the United States, a plateau in European demand, and continued pressure on prices globally are among the reasons investment will remain below the 2008 mark in the short term.
All those silly Internet posts about the government buying trillions of bullets, which some see as a backdoor form of gun control, are one source of upward pressure on demand and prices even if the underlying premise is false (the government never purchases the amounts it puts out in requests for proposals).
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Microsoft are already feeling the pressure from Google as Google Docs reduced the demand for the Office product suite, and that pressure is going to continue.
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Not surprisingly inventory levels plummeted as demand increased, putting upward pressure on prices that have created a ripple effect.
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Obama concluded that the commanders were trying to box him into McChrystal's preferred strategy, and he called them on the Oval Office carpet to demand that the leaks and pressure tactics stop.
As savings and credit for this group exhaust, more downward pressure is placed on demand.
Heavy demand for the iPhone could put pressure on Verizon's current suppliers of high-end smartphones.
However in the longer-term, we expect commodity prices to increase on the back of demand from emerging economies which will pressure gross margins again.
Global food markets have tightened on every angle, with increased demand from emerging markets and supply pressure from bad weather pushing prices even higher.
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While worries in the Middle East have caused a spike, oil prices face longer-term pressure due to increased demand from China and other emerging economies.
The threat of a widespread bird flu contagion comes as profits of Chinese airlines are already under pressure due to softening demand for air travel and intensifying domestic competition.
As fiscal austerity kicks in, the appeal of using a cheaper currency as a source of demand will increase, and the pressure on politicians to treat China as a scapegoat will rise.
While steeling themselves for possible poor reviews, the trio was in lively mood and keen to impress reporters that this was a labor of love back by popular demand -- not through studio pressure.
Second is the simple principle of supply and demand: When supply of faculty members is greater than demand for them, downward wage pressure exists, irrespective of the time required to obtain the necessary qualifications.
Relentless pressure in both supply and demand are forcing manufacturers to become more innovative and dynamic.
In 2011 the fundamentals of supply and demand are likely to exert more upward pressure on prices.
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