{"id":24354,"date":"2020-06-16T15:58:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=24354"},"modified":"2020-06-16T15:58:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:58:28","slug":"workers-stampede-to-buy-basic-commodities-as-inflation-soars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/workers-stampede-to-buy-basic-commodities-as-inflation-soars","title":{"rendered":"Workers Stampede To Buy Basic Commodities As Inflation Soars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Civil servants have reportedly been in a stampede to buy basic commodities in a bid to outsmart the soaring inflation.<\/p>\n<p>A snap survey conducted by Zim Morning Post observed that consumers flooded big supermarkets including Food World and OK where foreign currency is accepted at parallel market rates.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes after most civil servants on Tuesday received their salaries which range between ZWL 3200 (US$45), and ZWL$5000 (US$72) depending with department and grade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ozai0vOm\">\n<p>Prices of basic goods and services have continued to skyrocket although a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.pindula.co.zw\/2020\/06\/16\/month-on-month-inflation-drops-to-15-13-per-cent\/\">recent report by the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZIMSTAT)<\/a>\u00a0observes that the month on month inflation rate in May 2020 was 15.13% shedding 2.51 percentage points on the April rate of 17.64%.<\/p>\n<p>Some retailers have resorted to pricing certain goods exclusively in US dollars amid stagnation of incomes and volatile parallel market exchange rates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nRy9z8h2\">\n<div class=\"ad-links-inside\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil servants have reportedly been in a stampede to buy basic commodities in a bid to outsmart the soaring inflation. 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