Inflation inches up to 1.3 percent, but still within gov’t target range

Inflation tiptoed upward to 1.3 percent in November, as correctly projected by economists. It was due to the effects of last year’s rates wearing out and an increase in prices of cigarettes, alcoholic drinks and pork, as a result of African swine fever scare. The rate of increase in prices of basic commodities last month … Continue reading Inflation inches up to 1.3 percent, but still within gov’t target range