If increases in supply outpace the growing demand, spot prices could fall.

These increases in abortions considerably outpaced the population growth in these places.

The increase in demand, he added, is also outpacing a supply that has not grown in recent years throughout the New York area.

This increase far outpaced the 12% increase in all people seeking treatment for drug or alcohol abuse during the same time period.

The increases over the decade far outpaced advances in income.

An unprecedented increase in residential construction outpaced demand.

Nonetheless, the increase in light-industry production outpaced that of heavy industry by 33 percent to 28 percent during the same two-year period.

That increase outpaced the growth of video game sales generally, which grew 14 percent, to $1.9 billion in the same period.

Those increases far outpaced the national rate of 37 percent.

"To be honest, we agree," he added, noting that the proposed increases substantially outpace the rate of inflation in the general economy.