Argentina inflation tops 100% for first time since 1991

  SAN FERNANDO, Argentina --- Argentina's annual inflation rate tore past 100% in February, the country's statistics agency said on Tuesday, the first time it has hit triple figures since a period of hyperinflation in 1991, over three decades ago. Inflation over 12 months clocked in at 102.5% in the second month of the year, government data showed, with a higher-than-expected 6.6% monthly rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and a 13.1% year-to-date increase. In Argentina's markets, shops and homes, the impact of spiraling prices is being felt keenly as one of the highest inflation rates in the world stretches people's wallets. "There's just nothing left, there's ...Keep on reading: Argentina inflation tops 100% for first time since 1991

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