EVERYTHING IS MOVING UP IN aerospace and defense, including the timeline for raising prices. In October, Raytheon Technologies rolled out its new airliner-part pricing regimen-two months earlier than the giant commercial aerospace supplier and large defense prime traditionally has done when it comes to annual catalog adjustments. According to financial analysts who have talked with Raytheon's industry partners, price increases will be in the range of 10-15, reflecting both current inflation and the additional profit margin targeted by the behemoth, whose 2021 revenue was $64.4 billion. Consumer price index comparisons have been running 8-9 above prior-year comparisons in recent months, so double-digit increases are not surprising.
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