1.   A big price increase led to a fall in sales.

2.   Among those customers affected, substantially more than half will see price increases under the new structure, the company estimated.

3.   Any price increases will cause even more financial distress.

4.   Customers were outraged by the price increases.

5.   Even where price increases have taken place, retailers with good stocks May be able to cushion the blow for a while.

6.   That means many gourmet coffee shops more than covered the extra expense with their retail price increases.

7.   The government undertook to keep price increases to a minimum.

8.   The largest contribution to monthly price increases came from motoring costs, including petrol prices.