buying power
Example Sentences
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Gasoline prices are in the middle of the historical range when adjusted for inflation reflecting today’s buying power, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
That income in 1963 had the buying power of $4.3 million today.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Farmers, whose margins have long been squeezed by the mass buying power of the big supermarkets, fear they would be the ones who would have to absorb those price constraints.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
“The top factor eating into retirement checks and causing a loss of buying power is premiums. Checks don’t go as far,” said Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare analyst.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
Their buying power fuels the booming market for Christian books, music, and films.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
