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The July index for bread was 241.2, up 0.4% from June and up 1.3% from a year ago. Under this heading, the CPI for white ...
Retail sales were up by 0.5 percent for July, with June revised higher to 0.9 percent. Core retail sales also increased by ...
The Central Bureau of Statistics has also published the change in home prices (which are not part of the general CPI) between ...
Food inflation, year-on-year at the sub-national level was highest in Borno (55.56 per cent), Osun (29.10 per cent), Ebonyi (29.06 per cent), while Katsina (6.61 per cent), Adamawa (9.90 per cent), ...
Not even a first-of-the-century cost-of-living adjustment milestone will be enough to prop up retired-worker beneficiaries.
SSA will announce the 2026 COLA in October, with a 2.7% forecast. Inflation after September affects the 2027 COLA, not next ...
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Inflation Is Back, Time to Worry

The Producer Price Index surged in July, in part due to tariffs. Consumers could face sharp inflation again toward the end of ...
A new report from Deloitte shows the average cost for a packed lunch is now $6.15, up nearly 3% from 2024. But that all depends on what you buy.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.66% in the week ending Aug. 14, down four basis points from the previous week.
Nigeria's headline inflation rate for July fell to 21.8 per cent as compared to June, which stood at 22.22 per cent, the ...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined for the fourth straight month in July 2025, sliding to 21.88 per cent from 22.22 ...
The latest estimates call for a 2026 COLA of 2.7%, although we won’t know for sure until October. The inflation metric used ...