<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_bi_ge/economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080701/capt.3980eee14a80480bb851350b7b6c2a40.economy_nybz 149.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=u9wmHD_KXfpDw5zCsNQWr w--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="In this Jan. 7, 2007 file photo, a crane loads a cargo container onto a ship at the Port of Miami in Miami. U.S. manufacturing activity grew for the first time in five months in June, thanks to strong exports, but the minimal growth came as inventories climbed and prices rose for every commodity except copper Tuesday, July 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Each week, Ira Cooper opens a letter from another supplier with the same message as the last: We're raising our prices, effective immediately. We can't tell you how long the new prices will last.</p><br clear="all"/>

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