Especially that health care legislation that allows the underlying costs of goods and services to keep rising.

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But what about the trajectory and changes to the underlying market for their goods and services?

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The rise in pending home sales, and the underlying improvement in durable goods sales, add to evidence that the US economic recovery is gaining momentum.

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He argues that many poor countries possess an underlying comparative advantage in farm goods.

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The underlying transaction involves trading our goods.

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