On Sneaker Row, prices can range from $19.99 for a pair of Fila Classic Canvas shoes, on sale at WSS, to quite a bit more.
After the five-minute performance, the cast members disappeared and theatre staffers pulled names out of a hat to give away the 21 front-row cost price tickets.
The need for alternative supplies intensified in 2009, when Gazprom, Russia's state energy company, cut off the gas to Ukraine on New Year's Day, following a row over price.
This month Ryanair warned full-year profits would be lower than previously expected and Tesco stocks of Marmite and other household brands were temporarily depleted when the supermarket chain became embroiled in a row over price with the supplier, Unilever.
"This is the seventh month in a row that prices have risen faster than wages.
If they want to buy a row house, prices may come down a bit.
The increase to about £685 a month marks the second month in a row that prices have risen.
This year, the 10th in a row, ticket prices have risen above inflation, and some fares have almost doubled.
It specializes in Judaica, including menorahs, dreidels and Seder plates, but the owner, Stephanie Fleishman, also sells Baltimore-specific knickknacks, including bricks painted to look like local row houses (prices start at $25).
There were signs, however, that the underlying trend was beginning to slow, as the 0.4% increase during the month marked the second month in a row that prices had risen by less than 0.5%.
