Determine if the sentence is true based on the text below. Choose from options.
Rising prices have helped make many people feel wealthier and thus more inclined to spend.

The flexibility of our market-driven economy has allowed us, thus far, to weather reasonably well the steep rise in spot and futures prices for crude oil and natural gas that we have experienced over the past two years, said Mr. Greenspan.
OPTIONS: (A). yes (B). no
(B).