Grand Marquis prices start at $23,970, not a lot more than the average transaction price of a new car (and a $3,000 rebate is currently offered).

That is pretty pricey for family transportation, compared with the typical $26,000 transaction price for minivans.

Edmunds.com, the auto information Web site, reports that in March the average transaction price was 17.2 percent below the average sticker, or $4,702.

It is the first online diamond exchange to report the actual transaction price.

At the same time, Chrysler's average transaction price fell, as it offered consumers more incentives to buy.

Many market indices are computed using the most recent transaction price for each share.

The transaction price put the timber company's per share value at approximately $4.

These are transaction prices, ignoring hire purchase charges, 'co-op' dividends and discounts not given to all customers.

Someone who wants to buy a 2002 Mercedes S500 sedan for $80,865 faces a federal gas-guzzler tax of $1,000, bringing the transaction price to $81,865.

The tax is added into the transaction price of a new car.