What does "worked their way through" mean in this sentence?

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The eventual impact of higher energy prices on macroeconomic prospects remains uncertain, partly because the effects of recent price increases have not fully *worked their way through* the economic system.

Answer 1

In this sentence, the phrase "worked their way through" means that the previous topic has not fully affected the system yet. For example, in this case it would mean that the recent price increases in energy have not been felt to their fullest extent by the consumers. The price increases still has a way to go before it can be fully experienced by consumers, or completed. Consumers have not yet gotten used to the increases, and the economy has not yet entirely adjusted to them.

Answer 2

Increased energy prices cause a domino effect on the economy. Apparently they feel like other areas of the economy that haven't been fully affected yet will once the "domino" reaches that area of the economy. So for now the eventual impact is uncertain -like they said.

Answer 3

Businesses don't make huge adjustments to prices of goods and services when there is a gradual increase in the cost of energy, but costs do rise for them and they will eventually HAVE to pass those increases in expense on to the consumer. Because the ability of businesses to absorb those extra costs varies greatly from biz to biz, you won't see massive changes overnight to the price of goods and services. This process of everyone affected by an increase in energy costs finally having to recoup those expenses from the consumer is what is meant by increases not fully "worked their way through".

Answer 4

Energy prices have not been high enough for long enough to have eached all aspects of the economy....Example: stored products have to be spent down before repurchase is necessary! Thus, these economic situations have not been effected thus far by higher energy prices....

Answer 5

it means that the recent price increases have not stopped affecting things. There remains to be consequences that the economy has not yet felt.

Answer 6

Basically it is saying the impact of the higher price hasn't been felt yet.

Answer 7

Like trickling down, in trickle down economics. The effects haven't really been felt, or made a real impact yet.

Answer 8

it means that ,the recent price hike ,has not been felt yet.
the impact,is yet to hit it will Take some time.
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Answer 9

It has not been fully established what the impact will be.