Annual inflation accelerated in October to 18.3 percent from 17.9 percent a month earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday, a more than 11-year high and the ninth monthly rise in a row.

According to statistics from the NBS,  separate index for food rose to 17.1 percent from September’s 16.6 percent.

 

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