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mpc: 19 Higher energy prices might still be working through the supply chain, and manufacturers' weighted costs had been estimated to have risen faster than output prices in the year to 2005 Q4, implying a squeeze on profit margins. The CBI Monthly Trends Enquiry expected output price balance fell in February, but remained well above the level of last summer. The corresponding CIPS/RBS services survey output price balance had eased.