Sentence examples for hiked prices from inspiring English sources

Bolivians famously rioted when a privatised water company hiked prices.

The ministry of tourism has also hiked prices across the board for government-run hotels, restaurants, tours and car rentals.

Traders willing to maintain trading routes, or with sufficient stock, often hiked prices to capitalise on the increase in demand as people panic-bought.

In the first few days more than 200 businesses that hiked prices were temporarily shut down.Such harassment is one reason why few private economists reckon that the devaluation will stimulate export-led growth.

Centrica - which hiked prices by 6% last November - reported a 9% increase in profits to £1.58bn for the first six months of the year for its entire business spanning power generation and supply.

In the mid-2000s, Gazprom drastically hiked prices for its former Soviet customers, bringing them to the European level, and the Russian Parliament passed a restrictive citizenship law ending privileges for former Soviet passport holders.At a stroke, the former Soviet Union ceased to exist: "near abroad" became simply "abroad".

Citi's commodity analysts hiked price expectations for metallurgical coal, so analysts in turn upgraded the two coal stocks.

The new rule, which comes into effect in April, should stop Openreach hiking prices.

"British Gas, in these difficult times of austerity, do you have to hike prices when we are struggling?

Labour sources said it would fall to Mr Cameron to stop energy firms hiking prices before 2015.

Because companies are producing more for less, they can hold down costs, and when times are good they can raise wages without hiking prices.