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Revenge of the pork
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China’s inflation reached a two-year high in May and it is rising food prices that are to blame
Song Mei Ai, a domestic helper in Shanghai, doesn’t generally spend too much time thinking about the consumer price index (CPI) but lately she has been paying more attention – pork prices in particular.
“I don’t buy pork anymore. It’s too expensive,” she said after a morning at her local wet market. “Even chicken is getting too expensive. I rarely eat meat now.”
Song’s situation is shared by millions across the country. ...
“I don’t buy pork anymore. It’s too expensive,” she said after a morning at her local wet market. “Even chicken is getting too expensive. I rarely eat meat now.”
Song’s situation is shared by millions across the country. ...
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