1.   Businesses too can not perform well if they must worry about unexpected price hikes.

2.   Lininger believes the four incumbents were using the water price hike to slow growth.

3.   The price hike means larger profits, and a guarantee of demand for their recorders.

4.   Councillors are angry that the police authority did not inform them earlier of the massive price hike.

5.   And because wages are two thirds of business costs, wage hikes often beget price hikes.

6.   Analysts believe price hikes are crucial to convince potential homebuyers to overcome fears of another recession in real estate.

7.   And new price hikes on basics from tortillas to electricity may worsen the situation.

8.   And some economists worry that price hikes could spill into other sectors of the economy.

9.   And many farmers are bracing to swallow additional price hikes for their seeds.