Mr Harrison said it needed to be remembered that grocery manufacturers were putting up prices, fuelled by their own inflation across wages ... and a reasonable ­profit, and well above what ...

The data also revealed that annual wage growth (excluding bonuses) is running at 5.9% over the three months to the end of January 2025. This is much higher than the current annual inflation rate ...

"The rise in employer National Insurance Contributions to 15 per cent from April 2025 is just one part of a triple whammy that will hit taxpayers — alongside higher-than-forecast inflation and ...

After profits rose 90 per cent in 2024, the latest bonus data reflected the first major increase since banks reaped a windfall in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Employment in the securities ...

“Most measures of underlying inflation are easing, wage growth is gradually moderating, and firms are absorbing part of the rise in labour costs in their profits”. It added, however, that ...

Inflation has unexpectedly fallen to 2.8% in February, down from 3.0% in January, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). While this means wages will go further in ...

More information on the contents of each division can be found in Table 3 in our accompanying Consumer price inflation dataset. Download this chart Figure 2: Clothing and footwear, and housing and ...

Text of exchange between Dick Forslund and Loane Sharp that first appeared in Business Report The following is a debate on South Africa's labour productivity between Dick Forslund of the Alternative ...

The monthly CPI indicator rose 2.4% in the 12 months to February. The largest contributors to the annual movement were Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.1%), Alcohol and tobacco (+6.7%), and ...

a factor driving improved incomes and profits, he said. “The economy is gradually starting to move, but we don’t know yet if things will work out so wage increases can continue into next year ...

However, real estate isn’t passive considering maintenance, vacancies and property management can cut into profits. Inflation can erode wealth, but smart investing can help protect your money.

From 2021 to 2024, national rental prices increased by an average of 7%, outpacing core inflation, according to Zillow’s Rental Market Report. They also pay out most of their profits as dividends, ...