Cost of living rises to new highs
Friday, August 19, 2022 | 690 Views |

Out of reach: Consumers are experiencing the highest increase in the cost of living since 2008 PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
At its latest level, inflation is under a percentage point shy of the all-time high of 15.1% recorded in November 2008.
Inflation for the first seven months of the year has averaged 11.39%, compared to 11.41% in the same period in 2008, the year in which consumers suffered the highest average inflation ever.
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