Comments on: August Consumer Price Index: Inflation 4.7%

By: Bright & Early

Bright & Early — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:03:28 +0000

Are you kidding me. Have any of you been shopping recently. Frozen goods have increased by $2 in the past month e.g. Frozen onion rings from $7.50 to $9.50 approx. Roman noodles increased from 65c to 1.20 almost double since the pandemic. Can you believe it. My husband loves Roman noodles. I do shop at different stores so I can compare prices and some items are cheaper and some more expensive depending where you shop. Our Government should do something about it?

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:07:00 +0000

The 4.7% figure is locally generated inflation. It is on top of the 7%+ inflation rate of the countries we import most of our stuff from (U.S., U.K. and Canada).

In truth, we are in double-digit inflation just as we were in the 1970s and early 1980s.

By: Sandgrownan

Sandgrownan — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:06:10 +0000

4.7% ?

Someone is lying or incompetent.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:47:46 +0000

This Department is a total waste of money and should be closed. The inflation rate churned out is a joke and bears no resemblance to actual.

By: Update

Update — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 02:35:42 +0000

When was the last time the basket of goods and services was updated To reflect 2022

The gov has added to the increase in cost because of the sugar tax. Anything that has a drop of sugar it is taxed at 75%.

How are folks going to survive this as once things go up they don’t come down.

By: Update

Update — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 02:32:05 +0000

When was the last time the items in the basket of goods and services has been update? I think it is time for the gov to review the sugar tax, any thing that has drop of sugar customs is charging 75% as per the law. The gov is adding to the cost and how are people to survive.