Lexus has also never reduced a dealer margin on a slow-selling vehicle by lowering the listed price or raising the price dealers pay.
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Even the two-year, a pretty safe bet except in the most inflationary of times saw a decline in price, raising its yield to 1.83% from 1.60%.
Also, in a new twist that analysts say illustrates the discord among the Republican party, Republican Senator John McCain, the party's 2008 presidential nominee, took to the Senate floor to criticise House Republicans who continue to push for a balanced budget amendment to the US constitution as the price of raising the debt ceiling.
And, by the way, whether the rules work or not, they'll have an effect on the price and availability of credit - probably raising the price and shrinking the availability, for the period of implementation (at least) and possibly for longer.
For instance, raising the price of steel harms the auto industry, both raising prices and reducing competitiveness.
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"This international price-fixing conspiracy impacted countless American consumers by raising the price of computer monitors, notebooks and televisions containing LCD panels, " said Scott D.
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In the absence of consumer-price inflation, raising rates sharply simply to lower share prices might dent Mr Greenspan's reputation and perhaps his hopes of reappointment after his term runs out next year.
So much activity is about raising price.
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Reynolds started raising the price of premium brands to offset payments to the settlement.
It stipulates raising the price of fuel to industry to international levels over three years.
He also warned them against equalising charges upwards by raising the price of local transfers.
In recent years, however, as demand increased Turkmenistan rebelled and started raising the price.
Officials have suggested that raising the price could help reduce consumption by around 20%.
Last year, the company tested the loyalty of these viewers by raising the price for its product.
Raising the price makes economic sense but is the last thing a populist government wants to do.
The Iranian government can scarcely afford the subsidy, but raising the price of gasoline would potentially wreck the economy.
On fuel subsidies, for example, he has suggested raising the price of premium petrol only and not until next year.
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All this micromanaging is highly inefficient, disrupting the production of gasoline (especially in the summer) and substantially raising its price.
By raising the price of basics, it bids up living costs in countries where many are barely scraping by now.
Raising the price of park passes for the elderly won't make a real dent or help young people enjoy the trees more.
Petrol costs less than 5 cents a litre in Venezuela at the official exchange rate, but raising the price is politically sensitive.
The disaster thus promises the Tigers massive foreign aid and brings de facto recognition tantalisingly close, raising the price of renewed conflict.
The Breakthrough Institute has long argued that there are political limits to raising the price of carbon, especially in the developing world.
They say they hope to end that practice by next year, presumably by lowering production costs, not by raising the price to previous levels.
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Dallas-based Kronos announced Thursday that it would be raising the price of titanium dioxide, an essential ingredient in many paints, but 25% and higher.
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So the people in charge of hospital prices simply adjust the charges every year, typically raising the price some set amount above the previous year.
Sales taxes, too, are important because they further reduce living standards by raising the price of goods and services that can be purchased with after-tax income.
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Dr. Harry Burns said that raising the price of alcohol, and reducing its availability through licensing, would be examples of how Scotland's alcohol mortality rate, could be brought down.
And they also estimate the damage the war has done to the American economy, by raising the price of oil and diverting spending from domestic investment to foreign adventures.
Tommy Gallagher said it would have the practical effect of raising the price of quarried material and put Northern Ireland at a competitive disadvantage to the Republic of Ireland.
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