Amazon is raising the price of annual Prime memberships to $139

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今日の英語の習慣化の題材は...
ちょっと雑多に記事から.. Amazon を使っていらしゃる読者諸氏も沢山おられると思いますが、米国でPrime会員の会費が値上げされると言う記事。収入はかなり増加しているはずですが、色んな理由付けで値上げを報じています。

世界各国も値上げされるんですな...

New York(CNN Business)Amazon is raising the price of its annual Prime subscriptions from $119 to $139 per year in the United States, the company announced along with its earnings report Thursday. The price of a monthly subscription will also increase from $12.99 to $14.99.

The company said it is increasing the price because of "expanded Prime membership benefits," such as added Prime Video content and expanded free same-day shipping, as well to compensate for the rising costs of labor and transportation in its distribution network. The move comes as prices for just about everything— from food to energy — have gone up in recent months. Amazon (AMZN)'s global workforce has doubled over the past two years, to 1.6 million employees, and the company also said last year that it had increased wages for thousands of workers.