Official data showed on September 2, 2024, after how many months Pakistan's consumer inflation has dropped to single digit, eased to 9.6% in August compared to the high rate of 27.4% in the same month last year?

  • A. 30
  • B. 34
  • C. 38
  • D. 40

Explanation

August 2024 inflation fell to 9.6%, the first single-digit reading after 34 months, compared with 27.4% in August 2023. The period is measured from Pakistan’s previous high-inflation readings, not simply from the same month a year earlier.

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