Article: Like a 'perfect storm': though oil prices have fallen, lubricant costs remain a heavy burden.(fluid management)

When oil prices surged in early summer, the increase sharply cut into the profits of numerous American businesses, pushing many to raise prices and maneuver aggressively to offset the growing cost of merchandise made from petroleum.

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Airlines, package shippers, and automobile owners were no longer the only ones being squeezed by the ever-mounting price of oil, which hit a record high of $147.27 a barrel on July 11. Though as of press time oil dropped by more than a third of its price, there was no change in the domino effect from months earlier. The high cost of petroleum-based products is touching every corner of the industry.

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