Topic: inflation

The price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia this year as inflation has put other meat beyond the reach of poor people, officials said on Wednesday. With consumer price inflation at 37 percent according to the latest central bank estimate, demand has pushed a kilogram of rat meat up to around 5,000 riel ($1.28 or 0.58/lb) from 1,200 riel last year. Spicy field rat dishes with garlic...

I do most of the grocery shopping for the family, so like everyone else, I've been wide-eyed at the steep increase in food prices. I've heard a lot about rising fuel prices, credit crunches, and inflation as part of the talking heads' various explanations for the whys of it all. I almost missed this piece on...