Sentence examples for prices of basic commodities from inspiring English sources

All this has caused prices of basic commodities to sky-rocket.

Wheat production failed, many small farmers lost their herds, and prices of basic commodities more than doubled.

Mr. Sarkozy wants to make progress in rebalancing currencies and lessening their large fluctuations while bringing more stability to the prices of basic commodities.

Dissent has been on the rise in Jordan this year, with anger directed at surging prices of basic commodities, along with that of fuel and electricity.

The rise of the new middle class may also bump up the prices of basic commodities, as more wallets chase scarce resources and that will affect everyone.

The temperatures are down to 0 degrees Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) at night, and prices of basic commodities, including gasoline and electricity, are rising.

He is correct in pointing to the big economic gains, mostly the result of the increased price of basic commodities such as soy, corn and wheat.

The Rome conference was prompted by a sharp rise in the price of basic commodities like rice and wheat that incited food riots in many countries in 2008, a crisis that Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, warned could easily be repeated.

The price of basic commodities is skyrocketing, while the income of the average Egyptian hasn't increased for years.

The same year, the price of basic commodities (bread, rice and the like) had more than tripled since 2007.

At the same time, the price of basic commodities began to skyrocket – the cost of providing food for a family in Guatemala grew 50percentt from 2007 to 2011.