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#901: Inflation in Haiti (fwd)
From: Max Blanchet <MaxBlanchet@worldnet.att.net>
Source: Banque de la République d'Haïti
at: www.brh.net
Year: 1999
January 0.79%
February 0.73%
March 0.63%
April 0.74%
May 0.91%
June 1.03%
July 0.92%
August 0.65%
September 0.76%
Monthly average: 0.82% based on a geometric average
Annualized rate: 10.31%
This is how the "average" Haitian consumer spends his
or her money:
Foods, drinks and tobacco 49.4%
Clothing, shoes 8.5%
Rent, energy ... 9.1%
Housing and repair 5.0%
Health 3.2%
Transportation 8.7%
Leisure 7.2%
Other goods 8.9%
Total 100.0%
Note the very high percentage of the consumer's income
spent on food!