How does inflation affect your life?
Today, the Singapore Department of Statistics released the latest inflation data. Core CPI, which strips out private road transport and accommodation costs, rose 3.3% in April compared with the same period a year earlier, fastest in a decade. CPI rose to 5.4%, the fastest since April 2012.
The inflation is mainly driven by the following categories: The cost of transportation, which has an index weighting of 17.07%, climbed 15.5% yoy in April. Food prices, which have a 21.10% weighting, rose 4.1% yoy, while housing and utility costs, which make up 24.84% of the index, increased 5.0%.
Are things becoming more expensive? How does inflation affect your daily life?
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102471700 : All things had increased tremendously and it’s really tough to survive..
KelvinTee : Hard life living in singapore all thing price going up to the sky. Now aday hard living in singapore. Salary never go up but all thing going up super fast pace
Always Hungryy : people haven't travelled for 2 years so they have lots of money to spend on cars. that's why COE went up so high. petrol is G imposing taxes, so ask them why.
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苹果万能 : Investment and financial management is the best in FUTU moomoo,
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kitword : less buying power when inflation up.
宋珍111117 KelvinTee : Change jobs
103875312 OWL : inflationary pressure is on. Salary never keep up with inflation. our net worth is eroding.
PaAg1378 宋珍111117 : U recommend lor... Might as well say trade professionally or gamble more agreasively TRY beat rising costs... "foreign talents" willing to take lesser pay cos their standard of living in their backward countries r not as high at all... Wheres true blue sporeans advantage? Study harder? Join PAP and hope for best? Stuck n pycho oneself to look on bright side of life here.. Thats all =)
Lion cityer OP 103875312 OWL : so true....