Energy was a huge issue because of OPEC's steep increases in the price of oil, which raised prices for everything else, too.

能源问题是一个非常重要的问题，因为石油输出国组织大大提高了石油的价格，致使其它所有东西的价格也跟着上涨。

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North Dakota's economic good fortune is pretty much a function of being a major producer of two very in-demand commodities: wheat and oil, both of which have seen huge global price increases.

北达科塔州的经济支柱主要是两种人们必需的商品：小麦和石油，这两种商品的国际价格都有巨大的上升空间。

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Recently, demand from small investors using the Internet has led to huge price increases in shares of newly floated companies after their initial public offerings.

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Executives have been able to realize huge gains from even small increases in share price, purely based on the number of option shares they held.

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"All consumers are painfully aware of the huge hikes in petrol and utility bills but we've also seen some fairly hefty price increases in pension contributions and debt repayments, " Mr Gordon said.

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