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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87800, member: 27"]
Everyday Zimbabweans are basically getting squeezed even though the broader economy looks chill on paper.

Household income is still trailing badly
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[*]Earnings from crop sales and casual gigs lag behind normal levels.
[*]Remittances and small-scale trading aren't cutting it either.
[*]Basic goods remain out of reach for poorer families.
[*]Purchasing power stays frustratingly weak across the board.
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Currency and inflation are looking stable
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[*]ZiG's yearly inflation dipped to 3.8% for February.
[*]Dollar-pegged price growth slid under 1% as well.
[*]RBZ's tight monetary stance kept forex rates steady.
[*]The formal-informal exchange gap shrank below 20%.
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Farm labor market hit differently
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[*]Seasonal ag work dried up because wealthier households lack liquidity.
[*]Crop-based compensation is barely available right now.
[*]Heavy January rains left fields too soggy to work.
[*]A late-January-to-February dry spell choked labor demand further.
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Gold mining punching above its weight
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[*]Informal artisanal gold operations are pulling above-average income.
[*]Rising global prices gave the sector a nice tailwind.
[*]Small-scale miners boosted their share of national gold output.
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