21.   Chief Executive Martin Taylor attributed the cost increase to first-half reorganization charges.

22.   Chief Executive Martin Taylor attributed the cost increase to first-half reorganization charges and investment in new systems.

23.   Chief Executive Martin Taylor, speaking in a Bloomberg forum interview, attributed the cost increase to first-half reorganization charges.

24.   Cost increases depending on the features added.

25.   Cost increases for ingredients and packaging were low and profit margins for most products expanded steadily.

26.   Debra Lambert, a spokeswoman for Safeway Inc., said that so far cost increases have been modest, and have affected mostly lettuces.

27.   Despite hefty cost increases for many industrial materials, prices of finished goods rose only modestly in December, the government said Tuesday.

28.   Every time the San Francisco area goes through a wave of cost increases, there is also a current of opportunity.

29.   Fed officials believe that these increases in raw material and intermediate good prices have not shown up in consumer price inflation yet because labor cost increases have been small.

30.   Further adding to available supplies is an increase in the herd size as lower feed costs increase the profitability of raising animals to slaughter weight.