1.   Its growth however has been constantly threatened by the size of the oil import bill.

2.   This was sufficiently pronounced to offset the drop in the oil import bill following the recent price collapse.

3.   So the oil price rise enormously increased its import bill.

4.   As Asian currencies appreciated against the dollar, their import bills -- which are in the U.S. currency -- shrank.

5.   A weaker guilder would add to the Dutch import bill and fuel inflation.

6.   Higher oil prices will also add to the U.S. import bill.

7.   Imported capital goods, such as telecommunications equipment and industrial and electrical machinery, accounted for one-third of the December imports bill.

8.   Its profits will be hurt by a surging import bill, since it imports much of its components from Japan.

9.   The Bakun dam is one of many import-dependent projects the Malaysian government has put on hold to lower its import bill following the decline in the ringgit.