INFLATION

FAO reports sustained increase in food prices

Published on: April 9, 2022
01:00

Rome, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s food price index rose to 159.3 points in March, 12.6 percent higher than in February, the organization reported.

Uruguay’s FA proposes measures to mitigate impact of inflation

Published on: April 8, 2022
09:31

Montevideo, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's Broad Front (Frente Amplio-FA) is assessing on Friday a series of measures proposed to improve the lives of Uruguayans and mitigate the impact of inflation with price hikes and purchasing power loss.

Inflation rate continues to rise in Colombia

Published on: April 6, 2022
10:31

Bogota, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) Colombia recorded an inflation rate of one percent in March, so that the country has accumulated an increase of 4.36 percent of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the first quarter of 2022.

Cuba will withstand current economic difficulties

Published on: March 16, 2022
12:41

Havana, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba withstood the economic difficulties in the 1990s and will also do so in the current circumstances, a renowned economist said, according to Granma newspaper.

Statistics director reports data on Cuba

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Published on: February 18, 2022
12:33

Havana, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) The director of Prices at the National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) of Cuba, Luis Cordero, on Friday reviewed data of interest on Cuba's economy linked to inflation.

Inflation in Cuba, the urgency of caring for the vulnerable

Published on: February 2, 2022
09:13

Havana, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Solving the problem of inflation in Cuba has not only to do with short-term measures, that is why it is necessary today to make emerging decisions to soften its impact on low-income citizens, economist José Luis Rodríguez considers.

Inflation up, Covid-19 down as priorities in U.S. for 2022

Published on: January 10, 2022
19:26

Washington, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) Controlling inflation and managing the Covid-19 pandemic are priorities the Joe Biden administration should work on this year, according to surveys released Monday.

Soaring prices hit struggling Mexicans´ food basket

Published on: December 20, 2021
21:37

Mexico, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The soaring prices of food basket hit in a very important way most of Mexicans, the National Statistics Institute (INEGI, in Spanish) reported Monday.

Challenges for gradual recovery of Cuban economy acknowledged

Published on: December 19, 2021
11:53

Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has been experiencing a gradual recovery of its economy since the second quarter of 2021, but there are numerous challenges to keep the trend, government sources said on Sunday.

China’s inflation rose to 2.3 percent in November

Published on: December 9, 2021
07:18

Beijing, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) China's inflation closed with a 2.3 percent year-on-year increase in November, and thus accelerated the upward trend shown since the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics reported Thursday.

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