The increase dominated headlines and produced forecasts of worse to come.

The increase or decrease in any particular item not only does not, but cannot, produce inflation.

The rate commission estimated that its recommended increase would produce $6.3 billion annually.

And the increase in officers on patrol should produce a surge of felony arrests.

Each 5-cent increase in the fare produces about $53 million a year in new revenues.

Gasoline prices fell slightly, but hefty increases for natural gas produced a 0.9 percent rise in energy costs.

But last week's big increase produced a more varied reaction, leading to worries and irritation among some of the Administration's most senior economic officials.

Such increases could produce more pollution than is allowed on air and water permits for factory or military bases.

An increase of a dollar would produce about $120 million more in revenue for the authority, officials said.

An increase in the production of other acids may also produce metabolic acidosis.