And early noughties. Now this comes hot the heels of Dissapointing China Trade data on tuesday showing exports sank at their fastest rate since the pandemic. Global demand for chinese made goods is falling, down more than 14 in the year tojuly. But domestic demand is down too with imports also falling by more than 12 in the same period. Joining me now is janet mui, head of market analysis, Rbc Brewin Dolphin where is this deflation coming from . Good morning, thanks for having me. So, this Deflation Data is mostly coming from food. And also commodities prices like raw materials, energy etc. Actually, if you look at the underlying deflation, things Like Services and tourism and leisure, hotels. Actually, they are up, the Core Inflation is up from 0. 4 to 0. 8 . But obviously, its still pretty muted. Overall, it is a concern that china prices are contracting and it could be lasting for a while as well. , ~ , could be lasting for a while as well. , ~ ,. ,. , well. How likely is it that ch
gram for gram, tomatoes have cost more than petrol in recent times. but climate change, high temperatures and floods have wreaked havoc on the harvests and the prices of the fruit that remain is forcing them off the menu even in international chains like subway and mcdonalds. given that the tomato has edged out the native tamarind from indian cuisine as the preferred source of sourness, its become an issue of sourness, it s become an issue for india s central bank. as nikhil inam dar reports. now almost a month on, this humble tomato which is really a vital ingredient in the base of most indian curries is out of reach of most people here. it used to cost roughly about $0.30 to $0.40, but now retails at $2 a kilo in markets like these. and evidently, there s a lot of anguish as a result of that.