Firms confident to ride out CPI fears

A high consumer price index could hurt enterprises in the short-term, but is unlikely to affect their long-term business activities. Figures released by the General Statistics Office indicated that the consumer price index (CPI) slid out of control this year with an increase of 9.45 per cent in the first 11 months.
CPI wriggles free of control measures

CPI wriggles free of control measures

The consumer price index continues to rise dramatically despite concerted government efforts to bring it under control. The General Statistics Office (GSO) last week revealed that the consumer price index (CPI) in October had increased 0.74 per cent.