"It's such a popular hobby that prices have skyrocketed through the years," says Mr. Crews, who lives in Marshall, Ill., and is director for publicity at the college of arts and humanities of Eastern Illinois University.
With productivity having skyrocketing through the recession, many companies have managed to strip out costs and get by with considerably fewer employees.
The cost of a US college education has skyrocketed since previous generations went through university, increasing 1,120% from 1978 to 2010 and, with a perilous job market, they are finding it increasingly difficult to pay off their debts.
The people now stuck in Budapest offer a prime example of the complications that have arisen as traffic along a migration route through the Balkans has skyrocketed in recent months.
Dark money -- the undisclosed money channeled through trade associations and social welfare organizations -- has skyrocketed since 2010.
Federal debt, as reported, has skyrocketed during the Obama administration.
"My fund-raising has skyrocketed since all this nonsense began.
(Trekking in Tasmania has skyrocketed in popularity in the last five years.
Ms. Simpson's career has skyrocketed during the last year.
Bottled water consumption has skyrocketed over the past several years.
Online shopping has skyrocketed since 2005.
