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Canada’s living standards ‘languishing’ behind U.S. as gap in economic performance widens: study

Up until 2014, Canada largely kept pace with, or in some cases exceeded, the U.S. across multiple economic measures, the Fraser Institute found

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KNBS: Kenya transport costs rise even as diesel prices fall

Kenya’s transport costs rose sharply in August even as diesel prices fell, creating a striking divergence in the latest cost-of-living data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

  • Kenya's transport costs rose in August despite falling diesel prices.
  • Transport accounted for highest annual inflation at 15.7 percent.
  • Diesel prices dropped 2.2 percent between July and August.

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