date:Jul 03, 2012
ealed considerable variation in the intentions of businesses in different parts of industry to attempt to pass through at least a proportion of their cost increases.
In the manufacturing sector, the proportion of businesses that will try to raise their prices ranges from 60% among suppliers of construction materials to 11% of food and beverage manufacturers, Mr Willox said.
The ACCCs role in monitoring of price increases
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