INFLATION RECORDS MONTHLY NEGATIVE VARIATION OF 0.12%
sexta-feira, 18 de Maio de 2012
Data reported to April 2012 released by the National Institute of Statistics showed that the overall prices in Maputo city have recorded a monthly negative variation of 0.12% after an increase of 0.27% observed last March. The class of foodstuff and non-alcoholic beverages has largely driven the inflation trend observed in the month, as it reduced by 10bp, softened by an increase of 5bp in the prices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, and by 4bp in the prices of clothing and footwear. The products whose prices had major impact on the total inflation in April were tomato, fresh potato, coconuts, paints and varnishes, long journey passenger transports, onion and second hand vehicles.
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METICAL APPRECIATES BY 1.11% IN THE SECOND HALF OF APRIL
sexta-feira, 18 de Maio de 2012
At the end of the second half of April 2012, the Metical exchange rate in relation to the US Dollar stood at 27.53 MT in the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market (MCI – acronym in Portuguese), equivalent to 1.11% nominal appreciation, against 1.13% depreciation recorded in the preceding period. In cumulative terms, since the beginning of the year, the national currency has depreciated by 1.44% and, in annual terms, it has recorded 10.12% nominal appreciation
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