Spoetnik
30-03-05, 13:12
NEW YORK – Christie Baker, owner of Flowers on the Green, recently had to hike the cost of a delivery in Guilford, Conn., from $6 to $8 to make up for the higher cost of gas. In La Jolla, Calif., Domino's just increased the amount it pays delivery drivers by a nickel a trip: They now get 95 cents to transport a large pepperoni, but it's still not enough to cover the cost, says assistant manager Donald Cunningham. And at Meyers Moving & Storage in New York City, they're now charging $15 more an hour to move from an apartment on the East Side to the West. Owner Guy Drori says the rates may go up again come summer.
The hike in oil prices is beginning to ripple through the economy, pinching consumers at places far beyond the gas pump.
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0329/p01s01-usec.html
Het begin van de energieinflatie...
The hike in oil prices is beginning to ripple through the economy, pinching consumers at places far beyond the gas pump.
(...)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0329/p01s01-usec.html
Het begin van de energieinflatie...