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Friday, 22 March 2013 10:54
HARARE - Consumers in Zimbabwe are facing the harsh effects of the recent increase on fuel excise duty as prices of some basic commodities shoot up. Most prices of commodities such as sugar, mealie-meal, cooking oil and meat have gone up...Read More
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Thursday, 20 December 2012 10:35
HARARE - Zimbabwe's year-on-year inflation rate dipped to 2,99 percent in November from 3,38 percent in the previous month, Zimbabwe Statistics (Zimstats) has said. Zimstats said the decline was due to lower clothing and wine costs. The month-on-month inflation rate in...Read More
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Sunday, 25 November 2012 10:09
HARARE - Zimbabwe is set to achieve its inflation target of below five percent despite the recent upswing in the year-to-year rate for October to 3,38 percent, but must implement measures to avoid “imported inflation” economic analysts say. The country is...Read More
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Business » Roadwin Chirara, Business Editor
Tuesday, 16 October 2012 12:23
HARARE - Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate has maintained its downward trend shedding 0,39 percentage points on the August 2012 rate of 3,63 percent to close the month of September at 3,24 percent. Economist Takunda Mugaga however, maintains the continued decline remains...Read More
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Friday, 28 September 2012 13:13
HARARE - Economists say there is need to revamp Zimbabwe’s National Statistical Office (Zimstat) inflation measuring instruments to reflect reality and to keep up with international best practices. Zimbabwe’s annual inflation slowed down to 3,63 percent in August shedding 0,31 percentage...Read More
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Wednesday, 19 September 2012 11:43
HARARE - Inflation slowed down to 3,63 percent in August shedding 0,31 percentage points from 3,94 percent in July, attributed to stable food prices, the national statistics agency, Zimstat says. This means that prices as measured by the consumer price index...Read More
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Sunday, 19 August 2012 16:12
HARARE - Economists say Zimbabwe’s five percent or less year-on-year inflation target is achievable based on maintaining the existing multiple currency regime. The predictions come in the wake of a decline in the July annual inflation rate by 0,03 percent to...Read More
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