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/ 27 November 2007

Zim inflation figures affected by shortages

Zimbabwe’s latest inflation figures have been delayed because there are not enough goods in the shops by which to measure price increases, it was reported on Tuesday. There was an ”unavailability of required information, such as prices of goods, due to their shortage”, the Herald quoted Moffat Nyoni, director of the Central Statistical Office, as saying.

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/ 19 November 2007

Embattled Zimbabwe delays inflation data

Zimbabwe on Monday delayed the release of inflation data and said it might not be available ”for a while”, fuelling concerns the government had failed in its bid to hold back runaway prices. President Robert Mugabe has made the battle against inflation the cornerstone of his government’s effort to reverse a deep economic slide.