Leibtag, Ephraim S.; Nakamura, Alice; Nakamura, Emi; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2007
manufacturer and retail prices. On average, a 10-cent increase in the cost of a pound of green coffee beans in a given quarter … results in a 2-cent increase in manufacturer and retail prices in that quarter. If a cost change persists for several quarters …, it will be incorporated into manufacturer prices approximately cent-forcent with the commodity-cost change. Given the …