“Higher costs for fuel, raw materials, insurance, and freight are increasing production and transport costs across the industrial system, including for solar panels, batteries, and wind components,” warned Robert Muggah, founder of the Igarapé Institute, on March 12 in an opinion piece published on the World Economic Forum website. “Until ...
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Context & Explainers
Inflation measures how much general prices rise over time, usually reported year‑on‑year to compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Portugal’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) estimated January inflation at 1.9% year‑on‑year, down 0.3 percentage points from December, which affects rents, wages and everyday purchasing power for residents.
