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The Price Increase and Famine Resistance Committee was a mass movement in West Bengal, India, formed in late 1958 by the Communist Party of India and other left groups, in response to the ongoing food crisis. The PIFRC led one of the most massive and militant political campaigns in the history of West Bengal.
Price gouging is a pejorative term for the practice of increasing the prices of goods, services, or commodities to a level much higher than is considered reasonable or fair by some. This commonly applies to price increases of basic necessities after natural disasters. Usually, this event occurs after a demand or supply shock.
D.L Losman suggested that the measurement of the consumer price index in the United States may be subject to manipulation in order to lower the adjustment rate of social security benefits. [1] Focussing on which inflation is measured, Peng argues that the focus on core inflation hides commodity-based inflation from the attention of policymakers.
Apr. 29—Starting in June, landlords in Spokane will have to warn tenants 120 to 180 days in advance before raising rents. The Spokane City Council voted 5-2 to implement the new rental regulation.
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Since at least the early 1980s, the price of a stamp has closely followed the consumer price index. The large jumps in the early 1900s are because a change by a single penny was significant compared to the cost of the stamp. For example, the price increase from $0.02 to $0.03 on July 6, 1932, was a 50% increase in cost.
Its total assets were valued at 404.15 billion KES (about US$4 billion). [1] At 31 December 2013, its shareholders' equity was valued at approximately 36.8 billion shillings. [4] As of May 2012, the bank controlled about 8.2% of all bank assets in Kenya. [5]
The price of crude oil in 2003 traded in a range between $20–$30/bbl. [17] Between 2003 and July 2008, prices steadily rose, reaching $100/bbl in late 2007, coming close to the previous inflation-adjusted peak set in 1980.