Heightened inflation and rising interest rates continue to weigh on disposable incomes, says economist
The economic focus this week will be on September inflation data and August retail sales, which come out on Wednesday.
After hitting a 13-year high of 7.8% year on year in July, headline consumer price inflation moderated to 7.6% in August, as fuel inflation eased, falling to 43.2% in August from 56.2% in July, reducing the direct contribution of fuel to headline inflation by about 0.5 of a percentage point...
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