"Japan shouldn't be happy with this price trend, called cost-push inflation, which isn't good for the economy at all," said Norio Miyagawa, senior economist at Mizuho Research and Consulting. ❋ Kazuhiro Shimamura (2011)
But no method yet has worked, and a "cost-push" inflation isn't what the country wanted. ❋ Unknown (2011)
There's cost-push inflation where input costs rise and manufacturers hike prices to maintain profit margins. ❋ Meredith Bagby (2011)
Shortly before the Bank of Korea met to decide on interest rates, South Korea's new Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan told a meeting of ministers that inflation is likely to remain high for some time as demand is mounting on top of cost-push inflationary pressures. ❋ In-Soo Nam (2011)
The entire "cost-push" model of inflation has fallen out of favor. ❋ Unknown (2009)
But Woori Investment & Securities' economist Peter Park said he expects the BOK to stand pat again next week as upward price pressures are being driven by "cost-push" factors. ❋ Kanga Kong (2011)
China is the world's biggest importer of food and commodities, but cost-push inflation for these items remains ever present. ❋ Daniel Wagner (2012)
Mr. Kim didn't reply directly when asked by reporters if the stronger won helps curb cost-push inflation, saying: "We are seriously looking at the volatility in the foreign exchange market." ❋ In-Soo Nam (2011)
However, the 'real economy' which is made up of high street retailers, mortgage lenders, manufacturing and businesses still has a great deal of spare capacity, while wage claims rises are still depressed for many people - all the evidence points to inflationary forces being directed by 'cost-push' such as the VAT rise and speculation on commodites rather than 'demand pull' factors. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Most of the direct impact on inflation from the resultant hike in fuel prices was felt in the July inflation data, but economists also expect an indirect impact from inflationary expectations to drive wage and other cost-push pressures in the coming months. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"We continue to believe that absent any meaningful change in demand, aside from seasonal uptick in 1H-2011, the cost-push price increases may taper off as scrap moves down which is typical in spring months," Goldman Sachs said in a report. ❋ Devon Maylie (2010)
Inflation was a cost-push phenomenon, requiring government intervention in wage and price setting. ❋ Unknown (2009)
So several worthy topics are not mentioned except in passing: the sociology of invention, the adoption and diffusion of technology, the ideas of cost-push and demand-pull, the role of institutions and of learned societies, the history of technology. ❋ W. Brain Arthur (2009)
Despite being a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Indonesia is a net importer of refined oil products and susceptible to cost-push inflation, that is, rising prices on the heels of rising costs. ❋ Unknown (2008)
"It is true that much of the inflationary pressures is cost-push, but liquidity is still quite high in the financial system, and credit demand has been rather strong as indicated by credit growth so far in the year," said IdeaGlobal economist Gundy Cahyadi ❋ Phisanu Phromchanya, Reuben Carder (2008)
"High cost-push inflation is unambiguously negative for growth, because it is squeezing profit margins and eating into household purchasing power," Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. analyst Sonal Varma wrote in a research note. ❋ Unknown (2008)
