61. At the same time, wholesale power costs have been soaring, in large part because of skyrocketing prices for natural gas. 62. Authority members Wan Man-yee and Raymond Chow warned that prices might increase dramatically as construction costs soared in the coming years. 63. Costs soared following a plunge in the value of the rupiah last year. 64. Costs have soared as Indonesia suffers its worst economic crisis since Suharto took power three decades ago. 65. Drug costs have soared as pharmaceutical companies stoke patient demand through aggressive advertising of pricey new drugs that replace older cheaper medicines. 66. Electricity costs have soared in recent weeks in some parts of the country, including in California and in the Northeast. 67. Health costs are soaring as the population ages. 68. Meanwhile, wholesale power costs have been soaring, due in large part to skyrocketing prices for natural gas. 69. Production costs are soaring, but no one can afford to buy the finished products. 70. So with the onslaught of the economic crisis, which has caused production costs to soar, the national film industry has been dealt a virtually fatal blow. |
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