Malawi runaway headline inflation hits 30%

From Face of Malawi Fri Nov 23 2012, 07:56:56

Malawi's year-on-year headline inflation for October jumped 2.3 percentage points to 30.6 percent on the back of volatile food and energy prices as well as non-core items. "Food inflation has gone up by 32 percent compared to 2.9 percent during the same period last year due to price increases in some processed foods and seasonal [...]

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