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The hidden costs of inflation | Learn the English expression ‘apples-to-apples’

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Inflation Isn't Bad, but It Hurts

Inflation stings when costs go up faster than wages. In the us, inflation recently hit an annualized rate of seven point nine %. That means a basket of goods that cost 100 dollars a year ago would cost 107 dollars and 90 cents to day. It's a similar story around the world. in brazil, prices were up ten point five %. In mexico, it was over seven %, the highest in two decades.

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