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National Bureau of Statistics: Border closure pushes inflation rate to 11.24 per cent
 
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Tue, 15 Oct 2019   ||   Nigeria,
 

The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday made it known that the Consumer Price Index which measures inflation with the index rising to 11.24 per cent in September.

The 11.24 per cent represents an increase of 0.22 per cent when compared to the 11.24 per cent recorded in August.

The prices of food items have risen steadly since August when the Federal Government closed Nigeria’s borders to neighbouring countries.

 

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