THE Annual inflation for December has increased by 0.1 per cent to 9.9 per cent from 9.8 per cent recorded in November, 2022. And the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the third quarter of 2022 have indicated that the country’s economy grew by 5.3 percent from 3.3 percent in the third quarter of 2021. Speaking during a media briefing, Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa said the increase was mainly attributed to movements in prices of non-food items. “Annual inflation for December 2022 increased to 9.9 percent from 9.8 percent recorded in November, 2022. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 9.9 percent between December 2021 and December 2022. This development was mainly attributed to...

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