Glass prices spiked in 2000 F...

Glass prices spiked in 2000

Flat glass prices rose at their fastest annual rate since the late 1980 last year, driven higher by dint of the rising costs to manufacturers of raw materials, labor, efficacy and transportation. During December 2000 average U prices for laminated, sheet, plate and various fited specialty glasses were 46 percent higher than during the final month of 1999; throughout the year, prices averaged 32 percent higher. This followed four consecutive years of falling price averages.

Despite the run-up in prices during 2000 inflation in this clump was ebbing at