Wages fell; prices soared by 150 percent. Factories closed, unemployment soared and wages declined. The Pog fad soared, and peaked in the mid-1990s. Since the oil price rose tenfold, the cost of production also soared. They minimized strikes as wages soared and full employment was reached. Over the years, the index has soared tremendously despite multiple periods of decline. When news reached New York, confidence soared. Unemployment soared, reaching 25-30%. After the programme was unveiled, the shares in Softbank soared almost 19 percent. American casualties soared and the peace process stagnated. As costs soared, his checks began bouncing. The national output of wheat soared from in 1896, to in 1901, reaching by 1921. He did manage to rein in inflation, which had soared under Whitlam. Unemployment soared, especially in larger cities. Fifteen years later, in 1980, the nominal GDP had soared to a record $1.065 trillion.