Sentence examples for imported commodities from inspiring English sources

The Estonian central bank blames recent price increases on the higher cost of imported commodities.

And we should be realising the untapped potential of existing and new woodlands to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels and other imported commodities.

For China, a stronger renminbi will increase the buying power of its consumers and could make gasoline and other imported commodities seem less expensive.

No GM crops are yet grown commercially in the UK, but imported commodities, especially soya, are used in animal feed and in some food products.

Notably, even as China seems to be choking on imported commodities like iron ore, steel, coal, aluminum and soybeans, its exports of everything from shoes to furniture to the United States and other foreign markets have been remarkably little affected.

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank, said last week that inflation that reflects rising prices for imported commodities "can no longer be ignored".

Because tariffs increase the price of an imported commodity, they may also reduce its consumption.

A specific duty, however, penalizes more severely the lower grades of an imported commodity.

Protective tariffs are designed to shield domestic production from foreign competition by raising the price of the imported commodity.

Effective rates can be very high if value added to the imported commodity is a small percentage or very low if value added is a large percentage of the total price.

Thirdly, it would reduce Australia's exposure to imported commodity price volatility and cut the trade deficit while also reducing the country's exposure and dependence upon oil exporting nations like Russia, with which Australia's relationship is charitably described as complicated.