41. In some states like Ohio, Bush said, administrative costs account for 25 percent of spending on food stamps. 42. He tried to nix the perception that pilot costs account for the bulk of the airline industry's problems. 43. Fund-raising costs account for 15 percent of expenditures and the campaign spends 10 percent of its money on travel. 44. That increase will likely keep inflation concerns from completely fading because labor costs account for two-thirds of consumer prices. 45. The spike in the wage index, however, caused concerns because labor costs account for a large portion of consumer prices. 46. Quinkert noted that labor costs account for only about 3 percent of the cost of Motorola mobile telephones produced in Flensburg. 47. Hospital costs account for the largest dollar amount _ more than a third of all costs _ in health care spending. 48. Since labor costs account for two-thirds of prices, the lack of pay raises suggests that inflation is not in the cards. 49. Low-cost accounts are an attractive feature, as are the relatively high interest some online banks pay on checking accounts and CDs. 50. Labor costs are an important gauge of inflation because wage, salary and benefit costs account for about two-thirds of consumer prices.
