Sentence examples for contributed to prices from inspiring English sources

Previously, Edison, one of two California utilities that have struggled to stay afloat amid soaring prices for wholesale electricity, said decisions by Southern California Gas had led to lower inventories of natural gas, which contributed to prices this winter that were up to five times those in other parts of the nation.

Lighter trading in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday also contributed to price swings.

Mergers of carrier companies and technological developments also contributed to price stability.

Hind said a 20% reduction in the Bus Service Operators' Grant (BSOG) in April 2012 had also contributed to price rises.

Initially, state officials were widely mocked for accusing the energy companies of profiteering, but an increasing body of evidence has emerged that illegal behavior contributed to price spikes.

"This technology has also contributed to price stabilisation," says Sara Farley, chief operating officer and co-founder of the Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI), which researches post-harvest opportunities.

Washington should also make it easier for Haiti to earn its way out of poverty by eliminating the American rice subsidies that have contributed to pricing poor Haitian rice farmers out of the market.

Lower energy costs also contributed to price declines for a number of manufactured goods".

This contributed to price rises in the broader market, affecting mortgages taken out by supposedly creditworthy borrowers with little initial capital, underwritten by FHA.

With  some types of investment off limits — some states like Iowa and Minnesota prohibit institutions from owning land — ownership prohibitions may be artificially contributing contributed to price increases in other states.

This is in line with differential price concept and in contrast to external price reference, this allows affordability of each country to contribute to prices of pharmaceuticals.