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Retail inflation rises to 6.95 pc in March, highest in 17 months
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): India's retail inflation surged to a 17-month high of 6.95 per cent in March from 6.07 per cent in the previous month due to a sharp increase in food prices, the National Statistical Office (NSO) data showed on Tuesday.
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As Ukraine war causes market turmoil UN reports giant leap in global food
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], April 11 (ANI): Global food prices jumped to a new record high of nearly 13 per cent in March as the war caused turmoil in markets for staple grains and edible oils, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO) published on April 8 said.
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Food prices surge to 'unbearable levels' in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the price of rice has risen to "unbearable levels" in the island nation.
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Sri Lankan food vendors accuse Rajapaksa govt of selling everything to Chi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 5 (ANI): Food vendors in Sri Lanka are accusing the Rajapaksa government of selling everything to China adding that the country has nothing and it had bought everything from other countries on credit.
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Biden blames Putin for spike in gas, food prices
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for rising gas and food price due to his invasion of Ukraine.
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Rising food prices may prompt unrest in poor countries: WTO Director-Gener
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that food price growth that's happening as a result of the situation in Ukraine may prompt unrest among undernourished people in poverty-stricken countries.
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WPI inflation rises to 13.11 per cent in February due to sharp jump in fue
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): India's annual wholesale price-based inflation surged to 13.11 per cent in February from 12.96 per cent recorded in the previous month due to a sharp jump in the prices of crude petroleum and natural gas, the government data showed on Monday.
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Locals in Afghanistan's Kabul complain about high food prices
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 14 (ANI): Dozens of Kabul residents have complained about the high prices of food materials, saying that has been no significant reduction in food prices despite the dollar's value dropping against the Afghan currency.
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Transport workers block major highways in Lebanon in protest against risin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], January 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Drivers of taxis and minibusses blocked all the main roads in Beirut and important transport corridors across Lebanon on Thursday, protesting the continuous surge in gas and food prices and the decline of national currency.
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Pakistan's inflation surges again as food prices rise
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 8 (ANI): The recent sharp increase in the food prices in Pakistan has again pushed the inflation up, forcing people to face difficulties amid multiple economic challenges faced by the country, a media report said.
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Sri Lanka food prices hit record highs, inflation rises to 12.1 pc in Dece
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's food prices hit record highs as inflation increased to 12.1 per cent in December last year, up 2.2 per cent from November in the same year.
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WPI inflation rises to 14.23 per cent on surge in fuel, food prices
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), December 14 (ANI): India's wholesale price-based inflation rose to 14.23 per cent in November, the highest level in 12 years, due to a sharp jump in the prices of oil, basic metals, and food products.
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