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Economy & Business - June 2009 (ISSN 1741-7430)
VENEZUELA:Inflation tumbles
The national statistics institute (INE) this
week emphasised “a big improvement" in Venezuela's principal economic and social
indicators, including inflation. Inflation was 2% in May, bringing accumulated
inflation for the first five months to 8.9%, according to the central bank. The
highest level of inflation was recorded in the transport sector (5.9%), with
food and drink (3.3%) also higher than the overall figure.
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