Smart shoppers are already looking ahead, identifying key items to stockpile now to mitigate the squeeze of rising costs.

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PARENTS AND TEACHERS SEEK OUT RETAILER BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES AMID HIGH INFLATION. Since back-to-school items are essential, more than half of those who say inflation will change their shopping ...

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In the year to the March quarter, household spending on discretionary items rose by a piddling 0.1 per cent, but spending on essential items rose by 2.1 per cent.

The rate of inflation may be slowing, but more than two-thirds of older adults have seen their monthly budget for essential items such as housing, food and prescription drugs rise 10% from a year ago.

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended June 26, 2025 recorded a year-on-year (YoY) decrease of 1.52% and a ...

The expanded Sales and Service tax (SST) may have a limited short-term effect on inflation, and to prevent dishonest traders ...