
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
The inflation rate in the US picked up in February, as prices for petrol and housing pushed higher.
The annual rate, which measures the pace of price increases, was 3.2% in February, up from 3.1% in January, the Labor Department said.
Airfare, car insurance and clothing were among the items driving the increase over the month.
Also, in the programme, Sam Fenwick will talk to a doctor striking in South Korea and finds out how the climate change is having a big impact on the cost of bananas.
4.3
246246 ratings
The inflation rate in the US picked up in February, as prices for petrol and housing pushed higher.
The annual rate, which measures the pace of price increases, was 3.2% in February, up from 3.1% in January, the Labor Department said.
Airfare, car insurance and clothing were among the items driving the increase over the month.
Also, in the programme, Sam Fenwick will talk to a doctor striking in South Korea and finds out how the climate change is having a big impact on the cost of bananas.
5,413 Listeners
370 Listeners
1,836 Listeners
7,744 Listeners
4,268 Listeners
536 Listeners
898 Listeners
1,047 Listeners
432 Listeners
234 Listeners
374 Listeners
49 Listeners
101 Listeners
675 Listeners
348 Listeners
221 Listeners
707 Listeners
3,006 Listeners
80 Listeners
626 Listeners
988 Listeners
467 Listeners
5 Listeners
605 Listeners
28 Listeners
137 Listeners
165 Listeners
289 Listeners
34 Listeners
96 Listeners