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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube on Friday announced that from now, inflation will be measured using a weighted average of items priced in Zimbabwean dollars and United States dollars.<\/p>\n

According to Statutory Instrument 27 of 2023, \u201c… \u2018rate of inflation\u2019 means the general increase in price levels of goods and services measured as a weighted average based on the use of Zimbabwean dollars and United States dollars over a given period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Using the blended rate, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) said the year-on-year inflation for February 2023 was 92.3% from 101.5% in January.<\/p>\n

Previously the rate of inflation was based only on items in Zimbabwean dollars.<\/p>\n

Before today\u2019s move to measure the blended inflation rate, ZIMSTAT had measured annual inflation at 229.8% in January and 243.8% in December.<\/p>\n

The government reintroduced the Zimbabwean dollar in 2019 after a decade of dollarisation.<\/p>\n

In 2020, the multi-currency system was re-introduced and since then, the United States dollar has progressively become the dominant currency in domestic transactions, with USD usage now over 75% in the economy.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the government said the multi-currency system would be maintained for a further five years.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube on Friday announced that from now, inflation will be measured using a weighted average of items priced in Zimbabwean dollars and United States dollars. 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