Category Archives: rising prices
Is land really scarce in Singapore?
There are many occasions in which we hear from the Government that certain things cannot be done because we are in “land scarce” Singapore. Two recent pieces of news appearing on the same day (17 Apr 2008) led me to … Continue reading
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Hyper-inflation : early warning signs
Hyper-inflation : early warning signs http://www.post1.net/lowem/entry/hyper_inflation_early_warning_signs lowen, who wrote this article, has been spending a lot of time on tracking financial signals. This post shows that although the official CPI is high, it is not as high as the actual … Continue reading
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Bread Index vs Food Index
The Department of Statistics replied (clipclip link) to a Straits Time forum post, citing figures that the overall food index has risen 4.6% over that in 2006. Compare this with the informal “Bread Index” my friend lowen blogged about. Decide … Continue reading
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Electricity Tariffs up again
Just realised that the quarterly revision of electricity tariffs is due again. http://www.singaporepower.com.sg/publish/PR/Files/Approve/PR15_6391.html It still puzzles me that, since 80% of our electricity is generated using natural gas, why is it that the regulated electricity tariffs are pegged to the … Continue reading
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