Tag: cost of living
Wages no longer at pace with rising cost of living
Effects of both the rising cost of living and unemployment have seen families do without some basic necessities or make shifts in spending as costs outstripped incomes for majority who derive a living from work in the informal sector.
Consumers forced to tighten their belts as inflation bites
The consumer rights lobby group is of the view that it is high time for government to consider the widening mismatch between current market prices and people’s purchasing power as costs seem to be way beyond levels of income for most families and individuals in the formal and informal work sectors.
BACK TO SCHOOL: Parents, inflation and the fees dilemma
Schools’ reopening for the third term Monday is expected to induce a further rise in costs of essentials as most rush to the market to fill their stock.
Rwanda inflation rises to 7.5pc on high energy, food bills
The gauge of routine changes in the cost of living nationally shows the index increased to 7.5 per cent last month from 5.8 per cent in February after prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 10.2 per cent on annual basis and 5.1 per cent on monthly change.