Sentence examples for prices has edged from inspiring English sources

Consumer inflation, after stripping out volatile food and energy prices, has edged upward during the past year and now is running just above the Federal Reserve's target of 2 percent.

However, the so-called core rate of inflation that is, inflation excluding food and energy prices–has edged down recently after firming somewhat late last year.

Before stalling in October, prices had edged up in each of the previous five months.

"In general, prices have edged up slightly, particularly on the West Side," he said.

They have not got there yet, but prices have edged higher and higher until they stand 10 per cent higher than a year ago.

Recently, however, as natural gas prices have edged up, AEP is starting to see its coal plants picking up.

Consumer prices have edged lower only twice since World War II -- in 1949 and 1955 -- and they have not fallen consistently since the 1930's.

In the last five years, housing prices have edged ever closer to those in Woodstock and New Paltz, said Carolyn Peters-Baker of R.J. Smith Realty in neighboring Ellenville.

Home sales appear to be flattening out, though at a very low level, and in some regions home prices have edged higher during the spring and summer seasons, when home sales are at their highest levels of the year.

Despite little chance of oil producers agreeing to curb output at a meeting in Algiers, crude prices have edged higher after their recent falls, with Brent 0.72% higher at $46.3 a barrel.

Although fuel prices have edged down over the past few months, bills for many families remain high: the average dual fuel bill for a four-bedroom terraced house is £971, according to consumer website whatprice.co.uk.co.uk