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Zimbabwe inflation hits new high Zimbabwe inflation hits new high
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Zimbabwe's annual rate of inflation jumped to 7,638% in July according to the first official figures to be published for three months.Zimbabwe's annual rate of inflation jumped to 7,638% in July according to the first official figures to be published for three months.
It is the first time that the Central Statistical Office (CSO) has released official inflation rate figures since May, when it stood at 3,714%. The Central Statistical Office said inflation had nearly doubled since the last official data was released in May.
The Zimbabwean government has called inflation its number one enemy. Since then the government has ordered shopkeepers to slash their prices and arrested anyone who has failed to obey.
Last week, the International Monetary Fund warned annual inflation could reach 100,000% by the end of the year. Last month, the International Monetary Fund warned annual inflation could reach 100,000% by the end of the year.
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe has said the real year-on-year inflation is far higher than the official rate - 13,000% in June. The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe has said the real year-on-year inflation is far higher than the official rate - they said it was nearer 13,000% in June.
Zimbabwe's economic crisis has led to an estimated 3m people fleeing the country for South Africa.