“I would point out that obviously the demand for oil is growing around the world,” spokesperson Scott Stanzel told reporters when asked to comment on oil price hitting a record $120 a barrel Monday. “Many developing nations like India or China are having greatly increased demand, which obviously is having an impact on price,” he said.
Asked to clarify Mr Bush’s remark last week that growing prosperity of India’s large middle class is contributing to rising food prices around the world, Mr Stanzel said: “I can certainly clarify that. We think it is a good thing that countries are developing, that more and more people have higher and higher standards of living.”
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