Soaring petrol and food costs push inflation close to double digits

Inflation at the consumer price index (CPI), which measures inflation, rose to 9.4 percent in June due to rising petrol and food prices. This was a new 40-year high.

The latest inflation increase was caused by the sharpest single-month rise in petrol prices (at least 1989) and food price inflation (at a 13 year high of 9.8 percent).

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