11. Generally it takes several weeks to pass through the higher cost of crude to the wholesale level and then several weeks for retailers to catch up. 12. Growth in U.S. retail sales slowed in August and inflation at the wholesale level remained practically invisible, a combination investors judged to be just right. 13. Inflation at the wholesale level is forecast by most economists to have remained benign in January. 14. Indeed, bonds slumped following the sales report and a separate government report that hinted inflation at the wholesale level may rise in coming months. 15. Inventories are measured at the refinery and wholesale level and do not include stocks held by heating oil delivery firms. 16. Inflation remained tame at the wholesale level. 17. One will own power plants and compete on the wholesale level with other generators. 18. Prices paid by producers at the wholesale level are even softer. 19. Prices of Treasury securities moved higher Tuesday, as a government report showed inflation pressures holding steady at the wholesale level. 20. Prime among these is controlling prices at both the retail and wholesale levels, Kodak says. |