As the supply of players rose, their prices fell.
In these locations, demand far exceeds supply and prices are rising gently.
Luckily, the supply has risen to meet the demand.
And the supply has risen as generators complete maintenance programs to prepare plants for peak summer months.
Natural gas prices, a key input for electricity generation, have also declined as the supplies rise nationally.
Despite this, high energy and feedstock costs may begin to take their toll, particularly if global demand begins to fall just as supply is rising.
Yet even at those prices, supplies of crude oil have risen.
The total supply of goods and services would rise.
And if the industry were to raise exploration spending substantially, supplies could rise, putting pressure on prices.
In the first eight months of the year, the supply of rooms rose 10 percent, but there were only 4 percent more visitors.