The main idea: Let others shoulder the capital and labor costs of building a car.
That does not include all the information technology or labor costs of analyzing that data, but companies are sprouting up to take care of that, too.
Other factors I expect to help hold down inflation include the downward pressure on labor costs of the rapid expansion in productivity since the middle of 2009.
The labor costs of overseeding are also significant.
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For decades, plentiful Chinese labor kept down costs of a range of goods bought by Americans.
Rising material and labor costs are some of the reasons for the loss, though a lot of it seems inexplicable.
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But Albuquerque stood out for its cheap housing, low taxes and labor costs and lots of developable land that lay idle.
You have high labor costs and the constant threat of labor unrest.
Because of the recession, Babb and Rutledge were able to reduce labor costs and the cost of equipment.
While labor costs account for about 31% of all operating costs at American, they stand at around 22-23% for Delta and United Continental.
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They are raising prices aggressively, way above their own incremental costs of labor and materials.
Among the biggest drivers of this advantage will be the costs of labor, natural gas, and electricity.
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More often than not an airline bankruptcy is a result of inequality of labor costs between one carrier and another.
Outside of labor costs, the nation is a challenging place for sourcing.
Each Digs Estimate includes specific breakdowns of labor costs (such as demolition, backsplash and cabinet installation) and materials (such as countertops and appliances).
As you know, all developed countries are struggling with the issue of labor costs at home and how to address structural issues in their manufactoring sectors.
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There are worries with rising energy prices and rising labor costs in some parts of the world, that these input costs will eventually become extra weight on mining companies.
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In April, for example, American Airlines proposed using this power to bring down its labor costs to the level of its rivals, just as Delta and United had in earlier bankruptcy filings.
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Slowing demand for goods and rising labor costs in the city of Guangzhou, home to about 8.8 million people and located roughly 100 miles from Hong Kong, has cut its ability to compete.
Labor costs, a measure of inflation, rose 2.8%.
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These bottlenecks could radically inflate the price of basic materials like silicon and create labor shortages that would affect the costs of manufacturing solar modules, designing and installing new solar systems and operating and maintaining already installed systems.
Remington Arms has already moved management and some skilled-labor positions to North Carolina because of the tax policies and labor costs in New York.
The firm said the rise in cash costs came because of lower mine production and higher labor costs.
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Moreover, the labor costs are almost a fifth of what they are in Germany.
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High labor costs and the punishing price of jet fuel make the math even more harrowing.
Ford, Renault and Volkswagen have all decided to expand production in Spain because of cheaper labor costs.
Businesses will see their health-coverage expenses rise from ten per cent of total labor costs to seventeen per cent.
Previous projects have been money pits, on average exceeding budgets by 56%, by dint of high labor costs and engineering mistakes.
All peripheral countries have made significant progress toward regaining competitiveness in terms of unit labor costs, albeit at a high price in unemployment.
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