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Planning a barbecue? Expect to pay more with leading price increases in grocery stores reported for soft drinks at 11.4 percent, frozen spare ribs at 8.9 percent and mayonnaise at 5.4 percent. These were some of the food price changes in grocery stor...
DATE: Feb 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Former Premier Alex Scott has warned that Budget cuts should not hit the most vulnerable people in Bermuda.
And he said savings could be made through more efficient Government — rather than through large-scale job losses or privatisation.
He added th...
DATE: Feb 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The annual rate of inflation remained at 1.9 percent in December, unchanged from November, with the increase in health and personal care costs the biggest driver of the increase in the cost of living.
Year over year, the health and personal care sect...
DATE: Feb 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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An increase in health and personal care costs helped to push the inflation rate up to 1.9 percent in November.
This marked an increase of 0.2 percentage points from October’s 1.7 percent rate, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures relea...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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Bermuda suffered a third successive year of recession in 2011, according to data released yesterday by Government.
Figures published by the Department of Statistics show that gross domestic product — the value of goods and services produced in Bermud...
DATE: Oct 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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Getting Bermudians back to work should be this country’s “main priority”, a trade unionist told a forum last night.
Jason Hayward, 1st Vice President of the Bermuda Public Services Union said the Island’s unemployment figures are “extremely concernin...
DATE: Oct 26, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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A Government programme designed to assist young people get the skills needed to hold down a full-time job was unveiled at a public meeting.
The move comes only days after the release of a survey of the Island’s labour force, which found that 36 perce...
DATE: Oct 20, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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The annual rate of inflation shot up more than three percent in August as consumers paid more for their healthcare and overseas travel.
Hotel rooms overseas cost 14.6 percent more in August and airfares rose 4.4 percent.
The monthly report from Gover...
DATE: Oct 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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Inflation slipped in April from the previous month, but consumers are still paying 2.5 percent more for goods over last year.
April’s inflation rate is 0.3 percent less than March.
According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, the health and pe...
DATE: Jun 14, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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Inflation hit 2.8 percent in March, driven by healthcare, food and fuel costs.
This number is up from February’s inflation rate of 2.4 percent.
According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, the health and personal care sector continued to be t...
DATE: May 17, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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