OECD Château de la Muette Paris 20 March 2019 Source TICTeC 2019 OECD in Paris
Source TICTeC 2019 OECD in Paris.

In its latest report, the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says the stratospheric rate increases in the shipping of containerised goods has contributed to an increase in global inflation.

According to the report, Keeping The Recovery On Track, higher commodity prices and global shipping costs are “currently adding around 1½ percentage points to annual G20 consumer price inflation, accounting for most of the inflation upturn over the past year”.

Sharp increases in inflation were recorded in the US, Canada and ...

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