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Peter Worthington

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Inflation is the overall rise in the prices of all the goods and services that you buy as a consumer. The inflation rate is the annual percentage change in the weighted average price level, which we call the consumer price index, or CPI. Join Peter Worthington from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking as he simplifies this complicated concept.


Inflation means an overall rise in the prices of all the goods and services that you buy as a consumer. The inflation rate is the annual percentage change in the weighted average price level, which we call the consumer price index, or CPI. Join Peter Worthington from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking as he simplifies this complicated concept.

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Peter Worthington

Senior Economist

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