The principles for FMI’ report has just concluded its public  7  C K Prahalad, Fortune at the Bottom of Pyramid, Prentice Hall. BIS central bankers’ speeches  11  consultation and it is likely that the final report will be issued early next year.
These moves to raise selling prices are mainly due to cost-push factors stemming from the surge in raw material prices. However, such a pass-through of cost increases was barely seen when a similar price hike in raw materials occurred in past deflationary periods, like the one from 2007 to 2008.