{
  "id": 8921397,
  "title": "NBS’ August 2026 numbers: Is inflation really trending down?, By Uddin Ifeanyi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nbs-august-2026-numbers-is-inflation-really-trending-down-by-uddin",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:33:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/911228-nbs-august-2026-numbers-is-inflation-really-trending-down-by-uddin-ifeanyi.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Several passages in the NBS’ report describe changes as percentages when they are more accurately percentage point changes. And we need to remind ourselves that lower inflation rates simply mean prices are rising more slowly, and not that domestic prices have returned to earlier levels. None of these changes the general direction of the report’s […] The post NBS’ August 2026 numbers: Is inflation…",
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        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "The August 2026 inflation numbers, By Uddin Ifeanyi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/the-august-2026-inflation-numbers-by-uddin-ifeanyi",
        "published": "2026-09-21T10:33:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Education services inflation rises to 10.72% in August as new academic session begins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/education-services-inflation-rises-to-10-72-in-august-as-new-academic",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:45:07.000Z"
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  "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."
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