Global cost of living

Why is UK inflation higher than US and Germany?
Some at the Bank of England suggest less competition from EU firms is part of the picture.
Food prices 'worryingly high' as sugar and milk soar
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Business
Posted
24 May 2023
Record inflation: Five ways Argentines try to cope
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
17 May 2023
Buying banknotes to survive Zimbabwe's sky-high inflation
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Business
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26 April 2023
Russian influx drives up rental prices in Dubai
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Business
Posted
29 March 2023
Sri Lanka secures bailout for struggling economy
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Business
Posted
20 March 2023
Why Egyptians are being asked to eat chicken feet
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World
Posted
19 March 2023
India farmers march in protest as onions rot
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India
Posted
15 March 2023

How much grain is Ukraine exporting?
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World
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2 April
Inflation-hit Argentina unveils higher-value note
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Latin America & Caribbean
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2 February 2023
How onions became a luxury in the Philippines
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Business
Posted
27 January 2023
Egyptians use loans to buy books as inflation soars
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Middle East
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25 January 2023
Nigeria cost-of-living crisis sparks exodus of doctors
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Africa
Posted
30 January 2023

Why California's floods are jacking up food prices. Video, 00:01:12
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US & Canada
Posted
29 March 2023
How to make the most of cash stuffing - in a minute. Video, 00:00:57
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Business
Posted
19 January 2023
'There's a lot of suffering in Ghana' Video, 00:02:52
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Africa
Posted
22 December 2022

Venezuela's slow economic recovery leaves poorest behind
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Latin America & Caribbean
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4 February 2023
India's middle class hit by rising cost of living
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Business
Posted
14 December 2022
Croatia, the euro and a coffee controversy
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Business
Posted
19 January 2023
Why Dutch 'bike banks' are a game changer for kids
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Business
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30 November 2022

Homeless charity needs new volunteers to meet demand, published at 06:38 8 May
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England
Charity that helps hard-up families finds new home, published at 06:23 8 May
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London
How do interest rates affect me?, published at 15:08 7 May
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Business
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Mould, bedbugs and rats - but students' rents go up, published at 08:10 7 May
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Wales
First free prom outfit event held in town, published at 06:54 7 May
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Essex
Heineken to reopen more than 60 closed pubs, published at 15:53 6 May
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Business
How much does uni cost, and will I earn more if I go?, published at 02:56 6 May
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Family & Education
The Everyday Hustle. Audio, 30 minutes, published at 06:30 6 May
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BBC Asian Network
Why mortgage rates are going up, not down, published at 02:28 5 May
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Business
Village's last pub is saved from closure , published at 07:16 4 May
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Gloucestershire
Festival offers cost of living support to help people attend, published at 07:15 4 May
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England
Call for gardeners to help with flood defence , published at 22:38 3 May
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Lincolnshire
Swimming pool to cut energy bills with solar power, published at 06:12 3 May
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Devon
Fewer in NI willing to pay more for greener energy, published at 06:35 2 May
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Northern Ireland
House prices fall as lenders raise mortgage rates, published at 09:32 1 May
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Business
The pub helping to feed a city's hungry, published at 08:47 1 May
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Humberside
Low cost food and clothes market to expand, published at 06:10 1 May
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Tyne
1970: The cost of running a car. Video, 00:07:17, published at 16:08 30 April
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BBC
Three major lenders to raise mortgage rates, published at 17:35 29 April
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Business
Bread and biscuit prices could rise due to wet weather, published at 15:48 29 April
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Business
City museum displays art focusing on mental health, published at 06:24 29 April
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Peterborough
Pub owners determined not to close their doors, published at 08:42 28 April
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Suffolk
Butcher changes 20-year job due to 'massive costs', published at 17:02 26 April
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Lincolnshire
Food charity 'desperately short' of van drivers, published at 08:42 26 April
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England