Food production in South Sudan has increased by more than 35% between 2011 and 2012, according to report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP). The increase can be attributed to factors such as ...
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A change in federal tax law that decreased the take-home pay of many working Americans is impacting household budgets. According to NRF’s 2013 Tax Returns Survey conducted by BIGinsight, nearly three-quarters (73.3%) of those polled ...
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Paterson made his comments after an EU crisis meeting in Brussels, which took place yesterday (13 February). In a statement on the horse meat scandal, Paterson said: “Because of the urgency with which we have to deal what is clearly ...
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In January, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 2.2 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.9 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
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Nestle's chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, has backed those who criticise the use of food crops for biofuels. Speaking at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin, Brabeck-Letmathe said that food should be for people, not for ...
In the year of 2012, in face of the increasingly complicated and severe international situation and arduous tasks of domestic reform, development and stability, the Central Party Committee and the State Council took scientific development ...
Global food commodity prices dropped back in 2012, with dairy and sugar showing the sharpest declines, new figures from the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation show. Despite ongoing concerns around rising food prices, the UN ...
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In December, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.5 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.5 percent in cities and 2.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 4.2 percent, while the non-food prices ...
Tags: CPI, China, December 2012, National Bureau of Statistics of China
The Australian dollar was almost half a US cent lower after investors sold off the currency on Friday night in response to Chinese inflation figures. At 6.30am AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 105.39 US cents, down from 105.82 US ...
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Food price inflation is expected to stabilise over the next few months – despite recent reports of big food price increases from Waitrose – according to market research organisation BRC-Nielsen. Sainsbury reported total ...
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In September, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.9 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.0 percent in cities and 1.7 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 2.5 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.7 ...
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In August, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.1 percent in cities and 1.8 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 3.4 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.4 ...
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In October, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.7 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 1.8 percent in cities and 1.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 1.8 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.7 ...
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It goes without saying that China has proven it is a true heavyweight global contender. The herculean growth achieved by China over the past two decades is unprecedented in the annals of human history. China has overtaken Japan to become ...
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In November, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.1 percent in cities and 1.9 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 3.0 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
Tags: Consumer Prices, Bureau, Statistics of China