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Food inflation

What it's like to live on an average wage in Shanghai

by Jennifer Pak
Jul 18, 2019
China's official inflation is still under 3%, but residents complain that the cost of living in the financial hub of Shanghai just keeps getting higher.
Workers on a lunch break in Shanghai. According to the job site, Zhaopin, the average worker spends 20 yuan ($2.90) or less per lunch. Convenience stores like this one are one of the few places that offer cheap meals in office areas.
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The price of smoked salmon hasn't swum upstream

by David Brancaccio
Sep 12, 2014
Not everything has gotten more expensive over time. Case in point: smoked salmon.
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Food inflation, or, why bacon is a good investment

by Raghu Manavalan
Apr 11, 2014
A look into why food costs are rising across the world.
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