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Nigerian consumer inflation falls to 11.22% in June –NBS

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Annual inflation in Nigeria stood at 11.22% in June, compared with 11.40% in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

A separate food price index showed inflation at 13.56% in June, compared with 13.79% the previous month.  Reuters

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