A tax that would take national security and the environment into account would mean only a moderate increase in the price of energy.

A more moderate increase of 6 percent occurred over the same period for private schools.

Others, however, argue that even with further moderate increases next year, consumers are not likely to feel too much pain.

"We are talking about a moderate increase," he said, and probably a brief one, too.

"It should show a moderate increase of about 150,000 jobs following October's 550,000 surge," he added.

For the year, food costs rose 2.9 percent, continuing the moderate increases of this decade.

There is likely to be a moderate increase next year, despite an austere national budget.

The population was 26,505 at the 2010 census, a moderate increase over the 2000 figure of 22,770.

That is a moderate increase of 3.3% on the 2003 Budget.

By 1911 a moderate increase brought the figure to 10,613.