{
  "id": 1599595,
  "title": "Inflation eases to 15.43% amid food price surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/inflation-eases-to-15-43-amid-food-price-surge",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:54:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/inflation-eases-to-15-43-amid-food-price-surge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigeria's headline inflation rate eased to 15.43% in July 2026, with food prices driving a sharp increase in food inflation. While overall inflation slowed, food inflation surged by 1.82 percentage points to 5.56% month-on-month, driven by higher prices of various food items. Core inflation, which excludes volatile agricultural products and energy, also decreased to 14.97% year-on-year, reflecting a 8.98% decline from July 2025.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Inflation eases to 15.43% amid food price surge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/inflation-eases-to-15-43-amid-food-price-surge-1603365",
        "published": "2026-08-18T01:26:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}