With the development of economy and the soaring house prices, mortgage has becomeone of the most popular choice for buyers.

随着我国经济的迅猛发展和房价的一路飙升，按揭房已然成为大众购房的最佳选择之一。

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In recent years, with further in-depth development of the west, workers wages, land prices and office costs have been greatly enhanced.

近年来，随着西部开发的进一步深入，职工的工资水平、地价以及写字楼价格等硬性成本已有较大幅度的提高。

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Foreign oil prices remain high and analysts say the standoff with Iran over nuclear development is one of the factors.

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Recent discoveries of immense amounts of natural gas trapped in shale rock, coupled with the development of new technologies to capture and produce such shale gas, are driving natural gas prices down.

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Between 2009 and 2011, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development expects consumer prices inflation in the eurozone to average 1.3%, with average inflation across all the OECD countries forecast to be 1.5%.

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