Low inflation has helped to offset higher taxes introduced in recent budgets.

Denson suggested that strong demand and innovation will help Nike offset higher costs.

Depend's price was raised during the second quarter to offset higher material costs.

Analysts said improved profit margins more than offset higher-than-expected expenses in the quarter.

That more than offset higher prices for meat, vegetables and cotton.

That offset higher sales of forest products, fruit and fish.

Bongers believes reductions in accident frequency and severity will eventually offset higher repair costs.

That offset higher earnings from forestry and the horticulture sectors.

He said low-income people got more government assistance that could help offset higher tax costs.

The company said it has been increasing prices to offset higher raw material energy costs.

Those factors offset higher gold prices and the British pound's decline against the U.S. dollar.

Lower sales volume and unfavorable foreign currency translation offset higher average selling prices, the company said.

Many of those companies significantly raised prices to offset higher costs before the economy went bad.

Net income fell 30 percent in the third quarter as finance expenses offset higher food sales.

It also said the addition of more routes and higher fares would help offset higher fuel prices.

Hill's raised prices last year and again in the first quarter of 2009 to offset higher costs.