Articles that mention "consumer prices"



Emergency

07.23.2008 15
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At 10.30 a.m. today, one of the house helpers came up to my study to tell me that we had no more rice to cook for lunch. Wow, and I was hoping for a leisurely day. We had a huge bowl of leftover stir fried beef and vegetables that I cooked for the kids’ packed school lunch and it was just a matter of one of the house helpers cooking the rice and that was that. I was expecting...  (more »»)

Rising cost of food in the Philippines

03.05.2008 Comments Off
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Bloomberg says that “Philippine consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in 16 months in February as food prices climbed.” If it’s any consolation, the demand for palm oil is rising across Asia and that should be good news for coconut growing countries like the Philippines.  Read More →