Inflation declines, experts query data

THE year-on-year inflation rate for the month of February stood at 2,98%, after shedding 0,54 percentage points on the January figure, the country’s statistical agency has said.

In January, annual inflation was 3,52%.

This means that prices as measured by the all items Consumer Price Index increased by an average of 2,98% between February 2017 and February 2018, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) said.

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