tight supply

Prices for all three giant producers shot up in 2008, due to high demand and a tight supply.

But this has only fuelled demand at a time of tight supply of gaming tables and hotel rooms.

In the statement, Dell said it expects "some components to remain in tight supply for the next couple quarters. "

Due to the tight supply of raw material coal and the rise in its price, the production cost of ammonia has increased by a big margin.

The current downward slope of the price curve is known in industry jargon as "backwardation" and signals a tight supply and demand balance.

Growing imports for most products will not be sufficient to relieve the tight supply situation in the market in the short term.

Huge demand on olefins, price advantage of coal and tight supply of oil make CTO (coal-to-olefins) projects competitive and attracting.

The boss of Chevron, America's second - biggest oil firm, also worries that "another period of tight supply" is at hand .

Currently, society has a high demand for electric power. But as the main fuel of the thermal power factory, there is tight supply of coal.

Fang Rong Li Vice President pointed out that a whole due to the recent tight supply of coal, dates Mining Group under immense pressure.

They believe rates hikes will not help curb inflation as it is mainly caused by the tight supply of some commodities.

Input prices, meanwhile, may be inflated by the tight supply of ore.

Analysts say the main risk for Sharp is a price decline if tight supply conditions ease.

Increasingly, an educated and skilled labour force is in tight supply the world over.

Hence the current recovery of the laminate demand is facing a number of bottlenecks such as the tight supply of glass yarn.

But ownership helps absorb the shock of sudden price increases or tight supply.

French officials blame tight supply but the government has acknowledged the possibility of "overvaluation" .

In the world's largest sugar origin Brazil, the tight supply situation also exists.

Already-tight supply is becoming tighter.

When we examine in depth, we see several reasons for the tight supply situation in the domestic market.

Even before the quake, the hybrid was in tight supply.

There's a tight supply squeeze globally, and that's why we can't get the steel we need.

Also boosted by tight supply and record low interest rates, Hong Kong property prices have risen about 45 per cent since the end of 2008.

Large projects will be delayed sometimes, leading to periods of tight supply;

Tight supply for late model, low hour machines