听一分钟英文：Inflation-通货膨胀

Inflation seems to be a big issue at the moment. Every time I turn on the news there is a story about inflation. Many countries around the world are fighting to keep inflation under control. Sometimes you read about countries that lose the battle aga

OECD Says Oil Prices and Inflation Not Hurting Industrial Ec

By Douglas Bakshian A leading economic think-tank sees a strong recovery in the second half of the year for major industrial economies, in spite of high oil prices, and says inflation is not yet a con

纯正英语一分钟-Inflation

Inflation seems to be a big issue at the moment. Every time I turn on the news there is a story about inflation. Many countries around the world are fighting to keep inflation under control. Sometimes you read about countries that lose the battle aga

经济学人10:价格分析 Parsing prices

Finance and Economics；Inflation around the world；Parsing prices； 财经；全球通胀；价格分析 Rising inflation is not as worrisome as it appears, at least for now. 通胀没有看上去那么可怕，至少现在如此。 Inflation is b

ECONOMICS REPORT - High Fuel Prices Fail to Spread Inflation

ECONOMICS REPORT - High Fuel Prices Fail to Spread Inflation, at Least Not Yet By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, September 23, 2005 I'm Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Whil

VOA常速英语2008年-Inflation Hits Cambodia

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 18 April 2008 As in other developing countries from Egypt to Haiti, soaring inflation has recently emerged as a threat to Cambodia's hard won social stability. While wages have remained low, the price of rice and other staple

Food price increases drive China's inflation to 10-month high

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua)-- China's annual consumer inflation rebounds to a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February on accounts of rising food prices during the Spring Festival season, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed Sa

VOA常速英语2008年-Rampant Inflation Adds to Somalia's Woes

By Alisha Ryu 5-61285 01 April 2008 In Somalia, continuing insecurity, a surge in food and fuel prices, and uncontrolled printing of money have created runaway inflation that is threatening the lives of millions already suffering from 18 years of war

VOA英语2010年-China Struggles to Tackle Inflation

Chinese economic authorities have signaled that fighting rising prices will be their top priority next year. China's government set an average inflation rate target this year of 3 percent, but some economists expect the rate to top that figure. Last

China's Inflation Eases to 6.2 pct in August

China's inflation eased in August from a three-year high as the country's economy cooled and global uncertainties lingered. The National Bureau of Statistics says the consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, slowed to 6.2 percent in August, c

ECONOMICS REPORT - Inflation and the U.S. Consumer Price Ind

ECONOMICS REPORT - Inflation and the U.S. Consumer Price Index By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, May 21, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Concern about inflatio

Eurozone finance ministers downplay inflation risk

BRUSSELS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Finance ministers of eurozone countries downplayed(不予重视) inflation risk in the European single currency club on Monday, despite the recent rises due to higher oil prices. Inflation（通货膨胀） in the euro a

Harvests allay food inflation concern

Harvests allay food inflation concern CHANGCHUN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Spikes in food prices could be devastating as it may force policy makers to reverse actions being used to stimulate China's weakest growth in three years. Soaring overseas grain pri

IMF sees inflation "significant risk" in Britain

WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that it saw inflation the No. 1 challenge for the British economy in 2011. There are significant risks to inflation, growth and unemployment, the Washington-based fin

Egypt's Inflation Tops 12 Percent

Soaring food prices, one of the triggers that toppled former Egyptian(埃及的 ) President Hosni Mubarak, helped push the country's annual inflation rate past 12 percent in April. Egypt's statistical agency reported Tuesday that food and beverage co

UN: Inflation Fears Continue in Asia

A United Nations economic survey for Asia Pacific says the region is now a leading driver of global economic growth, continuing a dramatic recovery from last year. U.N. economists warn that rising oil and food prices especially threaten millions of t

Inflation Squeezes Vietnamese Workers

Vietnam recently devalued its currency, the dong, by 9.3 percent against the dollar. Analysts say soaring inflation here makes life harder for many Vietnamese workers. Consumer prices in Vietnam this January were more than 12 percent higher than they

Farm produce prices rise for fifth week

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Prices of farm produce in China have inched up for the fifth straight week during the week ending August 19, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday. The wholesale cost of 18 types of vegetables monitored across 36 major ci

新西兰英语 462 Inflation

Statistics New Zealand gave the Consumer Price Index figures (CPI) yesterday. Stats NZ staff visit 3,000 shops all around New Zealand to check prices. The figures for the June quarter show how much prices have changed since March. The CPI is up 1% fr

英闻天下——232 January Inflation Expected to Slow

A number of economists are suggesting inflation here in China may be back under 2-percent. ICBC chief economist Lu Zhengwei is forecasting CPI for January will be at 1.8-percent. This would be down from the 2.5-percent figure in December. In December