what happens to the demand for beer when the price of nuts goes up? are beer and nuts demand substitutes?
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Nothing. Bars will simply put out pretzels or those munchies mix stuff. Beer will emerge unscathed.
1130589
Peak oil\nEmerging industrial nations raise demand\nPrice gouging\nproduction slowdowns\ncollusion
476962
This is news to me, is there a growing anti-farm movement brewing that I don't know about? Is this an early indicator I should make myself aware of? \n\nI happen to be big fan of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as lots of other products that need farms to exist like jeans and t-shirts(cotton), coffee, beer and almonds(what could be better than almonds?). So, even though I've been a city kid all my life, hooray for farms!
255629
I "need" a beer after a long day - a hard day's work or an emotionally strenuous day.  Just one, mind you... maybe two if it's been bad... but a beer is refreshing and makes everything feel better for a little bit.
1131626
No thanks. I'll have a beer though.
437486
I have nothing to back this up: I would guess that the price of beef would go up along with pork.  The basic idea is that if the demand for chicken goes down, then the demand for other meats would go up and therefore driving up their prices too.\n\nSupply vs. Demand
1148783
It is all about supply and demand. The demand is there and the supply gets cut back so the price increases.
1012660
Have another beer.  \n\nOn second thought, don't.  Seems like you've had more than enough already.
635751
We have altered our grocery shopping habits.  The rising cost of fuel has caused the price of groceries to go through the roof.  We don't buy as much meat or fresh fruit & veggies, and we are buying a lot of pre-packaged.  Not as healthy, but more affordable.\n\nWe are not the kind of people who eat out, buy new stuff, party, or really have any excess fat in our budget that can be trimmed.\n\nMy business requires me to drive to my customers, as does my husband's.  We are fortunate to live in a part of the country where gas prices have remained below the national average.
425897
You can drive to a grocery store and buy beer.  That doesn't mean you should open one on the way home.\n\nMost gas stations these days are just grocery stores with pumps.
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Expansion! However, it doesn't happen to a can of beer because of the alcohol content and it acts much slower in a sugary product such as coke or pepsi.  Diet drinks on the hand.......boom!
1077546
Its your party, you can do whatever you want. As long as everyone who is drinking is on legal age. There's no price list  or any evidence that you are selling it. Its not like you open up a club or something. Its like you required everyone you invited to bring a can of beer as a donation to the party.But since you know most of them couldn't be bother going to the store before the party,you buy the beer for them first then they just paying you back for it. I would look at it that way.
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Beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
976054
BEER! DRINK LOTS OF BEER!
208209
There is going to be a cascading effect.  The price of gas goes up the cost of heating the house goes up the cost of shipping goes up the things that you buy in the market go up because they have to pay extra for shipping.  The cost of electricity goes up because they are effected as well. The American market is heavily dependent on fossil fuels.  That is why we need to find alternatives.
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Gas prices tend to have a delayed, but significant impact on retail goods.\n\nEverything from digging oil and minerals out of the ground, to transporting them to factories, to making them into goods, to transferring them to the distribution warehouses and the final point of sale involves fuel.  As gas prices increase, that increase is added several times to the cost of selling goods.\n\nMarket prices, however, are only loosely related to manufacturing prices though, so the impact will be felt, not so much by the consumer, as by the manufacturers and distributors.  As their profit margins disappear, they will go out of business, leaving fewer choices for consumers.\n\nAs manufacturers, distributors and retailers go out of business, prices will then rise for consumers due to the reduction of competition.  At that point, the cost of living will force many people to change the way they live.  There will be more demand for smaller houses, public transportation and inferior goods.  You will also see an increase in the number of people on public assistance.\n\nOur whole economy, and indeed our whole way of life, is fueled by gasoline.  And the gas is going to eventually run out.  If we don't get serious about making changes, our country has a very bleak future.
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They raise prices by restricting supply. They try to maximize their income without driving their customers to alternate fuels or into a depression. Either would reduce their income.