"I am not in the school of those concerned that any significant economic growth will bring stronger price pressure."

Though many companies are being squeezed by higher costs, some find no price pressures in either direction.

"That tends to put a little downward price pressure on everything."

One thing nearly everyone agreed on: more price pressure is likely.

Gas utilities across the country face the same price pressures, he said.

"You've got to get some price pressure out of that," he added.

"Perhaps at the higher end of the market there will be price pressure downward," she said.

Oil production would have to increase more than 10 percent to ease the price pressure, he said.

The second and potentially more serious impact is in the form of price pressure.

But the report today found that price pressures were mixed.