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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The purchasing power of the dollar has declined.
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The average Mexican employee's purchasing power is still relatively low compared with U.S. workers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As this happens equity is sacrificed as purchasing power rather than clinically diagnosed need determines which patients should be treated.
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At the same time the peso was devalued by 600 % and inflation soared over consumers' purchasing power declined.
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But can the numbers and purchasing power of those following the Yuppy life-style be quantified?
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But smaller deficits brought on either by spending cuts or higher taxes reduce purchasing power .
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Inflation will rise if workers try to compensate for the reduction in purchasing power by bargaining for higher pay.
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The goods became obtainable, but not purchasable, because of the lack of purchasing power among the population.
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The minimum wage has been raised, but its purchasing power has fallen by 40 % since the late 60s.
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The scarcity of housing here is mostly the result of the intense interest and enormous purchasing power of international buyers.