purchasing power

Example Sentences

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"That doesn't sound that much to us, but in terms of its purchasing power, this is massive," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Historically, the federal government didn’t negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, in contrast to other countries that have leveraged the purchasing power of their government-backed healthcare programs.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Grant has been a well-established critic of the Fed’s propensity to tolerate inflation for some time and in particular he condemns the purchasing power that has been lost since 2020, because of the Fed’s policies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

It’s expected to deliver softer mining earnings, noting that the Indonesian conglomerate’s March auto sales fell on year from holiday-related seasonality and still-weak purchasing power, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

All of my research on Muslim purchasing power indicated that if we created a product that appealed to and satisfied the needs of Muslim consumers, the company would be successful.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad