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Inflation has fallen once more, which, given that the country isn't also obviously heading for recession, is good news. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 1.7 per cent in [...]

Byline: Peter Hannam Economics correspondent Inflation dived last month to its lowest rate in three years as government cost-of-living relief and cheaper petrol helped household budgets -- but the Reserve [...]

Byline: By, By Josie Clarke, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent & Lawrence Matheson Spending on health and beauty like makeup and fragrance is soaring despite tightening budgets across the UK, suggest [...]

Wellington, New Zealand – When Jessica Chong started sending out invitations for a recent party to celebrate her and her partner’s birthdays in Auckland, New Zealand, she realised that few [...]

Nairobi, Oct. 2 -- Kenya's inflation dropped to its lowest level in 12 years, signalling a further cut in the central bank rate and offering relief to households and firms [...]

Malawians living in major cities and towns will still have to dig deeper into their pockets to earn a living as the cost of living-- the amount of money needed [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace: 'The latest Labor Department report shows a 3.2% rise in core inflation from last [...]

Byline: Jonathan Yeboah and Richard Partington UK retail sales slumped last month as cold weather deterred shoppers from buying summer clothing and gardening supplies, despite pressure easing on households amid [...]

Byline: By, Ruby Flanagan Inflation has finally fallen to the Bank of England's target of 2% in the 12 months to May giving millions hope for an interest rate cut [...]

Byline: By, Holly Williams, PA Business Editor & Lawrence Matheson Inflation is tipped to hit the Bank of England's 2% target for the first time in almost three years, according [...]

Byline: By, Holly Williams, PA Business Editor & Lawrence Matheson The UK's unemployment rate has hit a two-and-a-half-year high, indicating that the employment market is showing signs of strain. However, [...]

Byline: Sarah Butler Shop price inflation has eased to the lowest level since November 2021 after retailers cut the price of big purchases such as furniture and TVs as households [...]

Byline: By, LeicestershireLive reporter Inflation measures the change in prices of goods and services in the economy. A drop in inflation means that prices are now rising more slowly. Combined [...]

Byline: By, David Lynch, PA Political Staff & Lawrence Matheson Jeremy Hunt has admitted that people still suffering from a cost of living crisis post-pandemic, amid scrutiny over his own [...]

Byline: Larry Elliott Economics editor The annual inflation rate fell sharply in April. Prices are rising more slowly than at any time in almost three years. Inflation is lower in [...]

ANKARA, July 17, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- by Burak Akinci Turkish consumers are avoiding high-cost purchases and instead concentrating on bargain-shopping for necessities, hoping that decreasing inflation will improve [...]

Byline: Mary Izuaka The June figure is 0.24 per cent higher than the 33.95 per cent recorded in May. Nigeria's annual inflation rate increased for the fifth consecutive month to [...]

Byline: Eir Nolsoe Inflation has fallen back to the Bank of England's 2pc target for the first time in nearly three years in a boost to Rishi Sunak's election campaign. [...]

Byline: Hannah Boland Mohsin Issa's turnaround efforts at Asda have been dealt a fresh blow after it became the only major supermarket to post a drop in sales. Sales figures [...]

CANBERRA, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his government's decision to offer every Australian, including high earners, cost of living relief. Under [...]

ISTANBUL, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Business has been sluggish for Ismail Hakki, who owns a once-thriving clothing shop in Istanbul's old Tahtakale neighborhood. 'Business declined to only [...]

Byline: By, Henry Saker-Clark, PA Deputy Business Editor & Lawrence Matheson The UK Government borrowed more than expected in February, with a total of £8.4 billion, in a potential blow [...]

Byline: Josh Nicholas and Jonathan Barrett Insurance premiums are rising faster than inflation, squeezing homeowners, drivers and private health customers, as the rising cost of extreme weather events threatens to [...]

LOS ANGELES: Orion Metal Exchange has issued the following news release: Since the start of the pandemic, Americans have seen average prices increase more than 20% overall -- giving people [...]

ACCRA, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- As high inflation continues, the rising cost of goods and services in Ghana has left many local families struggling to make ends [...]

Nairobi, April 2 -- The cost of transport has risen by the fastest rate among the 13 key categories of goods and services tracked for inflation over the last one [...]

LONDON (AP) — Price rises in the U.K. eased more than anticipated in February, official figures showed Wednesday, raising expectations that with the cost-of-living crisis abating, the Bank of England [...]

Byline: Eir Nolsoe Andrew Bailey has awarded an inflation-beating pay rise to Bank of England staff, despite repeatedly telling workers they should not demand large wage increases. The Bank's 5,000 [...]

WELLINGTON, March 5, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- New Zealanders have changed their household spending patterns with the surging cost of living, according to data released by the statistics department [...]

US consumer inflation cooled in January but at a slower rate than expected, resisting President Joe Biden's efforts to soothe families' cost of living concerns in an election year. The [...]

Byline: Phillip Inman The UK economy was probably in recession during the second half of 2023 if the latest retail sales figures are anything to go by. A surprise 3.2% [...]

Byline: Hilary Osborne Millions of mobile and broadband customers face price rises of about 8% after the shock increase in inflation in December. Most of the main operators have bill [...]

Byline: By, Ruby Flanagan Popular high street pizza chain Papa Johns is reportedly set to close several locations across the country this year due to higher costs. The international pizza [...]

Byline: Peter Hannam Economics correspondent Addressing competition issues and increasing unemployment benefits and pensions are ways the Albanese government could tackle cost-of-living pressures, but they would have to be coupled [...]

Byline: Hilary Osborne The UK's inflation rate fell to 3.9% in November -- a larger drop than economists had anticipated. What does the inflation rate mean? The monthly inflation rates [...]

Byline: Katy Balls, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Lucy Webster and Jonathan Portes Katy Balls : The Tories now have their budget for the doorstep, but some think it's too timid Rishi Sunak [...]

Byline: By, Ashley Cowburn The Tories' cost-of-living support for the poorest families on Universal Credit have been branded 'survival payments'. It comes as the Department for Work and Pensions second [...]

Byline: By, Graham Hiscott Rishi Sunak crowed over inflation falling, even though it had nothing to do with him and millions still struggle with the cost of living. The PM [...]

Hong Kong software engineer Alfred Hung Cheuk-yiu was ­sipping a glass of wine at a half-empty bar in Tsim Sha Tsui on a Saturday night, waiting to meet a woman [...]

Byline: By, Shelagh Parkinson Despite the challenges of the cost of living crisis and bad weather, Blackpool continued to pull in millions of visitors this summer. Footfall on the Promenade [...]

WELLINGTON, February 1, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The cost of living for the average New Zealand household increased 7 percent in the 12 months to the December 2023 quarter, [...]

Byline: Abdulyassar Abdulhamid Rising cost of living due to galloping inflation in Nigeria has continued to take a toll on many families. This is largely caused by the fuel subsidy [...]

Post Views: 3 By Hannah Lynn, Contributing Writer People often say that money makes the world go around, but what happens when too much money causes a rise in the [...]

Paris may be losing its allure judging by new figures that show the population of the world's most visited city has been dwindling by about 12,000 people a year since [...]

Byline: Tim Wallace Rishi Sunak is facing the bleakest economic backdrop to any election in more than three decades as businesses and households reel from the cost of living crisis [...]

Nairobi, Dec. 2 -- Inflation - a measure of the cost of living over 12 months - dropped to 6.8 per cent in November, remaining within the official target of [...]

UK inflation fell more than expected in October, easing a cost-of-living crisis and relieving pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Consumer Prices Index hit a two-year low at 4.6%, [...]

ANKARA, November 3, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Turkish annual inflation eased for the first time in three months to 61.36 percent in October, official data showed on Friday. Month-on-month [...]