Fortunately, we are protected from the massive rises in Europe, to some extent, by the fact that the dollar is so weak, compared with the Euro. In addition, fuel is heavily taxed so that the price at the pump has not increased proportionally so much as in the USA. Of course, this does not stop truck drivers etc. from complaining, as if that was going to achieve anything. Since 1 January, 95 octane fuel has increased from ¤0.99 to ¤1.10 per litre, 11%, and ours is among the least heavily taxed so probably has a bigger per cent increase than most of continental Europe. Brian R Sedlak wrote: > I urge all to review this article, it is a sign of what lays ahead, and likely the first of many such steps. It will affect us all in our industry, profoundly. > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080528/ap_on_bi_ge/dow_price_increase > > Rudy Sedlak > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------