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Zimbabwe Blames Runaway Inflation on Sanctions, Biofuel | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 19.08.2008
![Steve Hanke auf Twitter: "#Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate, measured accurately using PPP methodology, is 279%, almost 5 times the official, government rate.… https://t.co/a5qvt1fKQp" Steve Hanke auf Twitter: "#Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate, measured accurately using PPP methodology, is 279%, almost 5 times the official, government rate.… https://t.co/a5qvt1fKQp"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0T8AmcW0AEDJN7.png)
Steve Hanke auf Twitter: "#Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate, measured accurately using PPP methodology, is 279%, almost 5 times the official, government rate.… https://t.co/a5qvt1fKQp"
![A Zimbabwean one hundred trillion dollar bill as was in circulation in 2008 during the period of hyper-inflation in Zimbabwe Stock Photo - Alamy A Zimbabwean one hundred trillion dollar bill as was in circulation in 2008 during the period of hyper-inflation in Zimbabwe Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E734NM/a-zimbabwean-one-hundred-trillion-dollar-bill-as-was-in-circulation-E734NM.jpg)
A Zimbabwean one hundred trillion dollar bill as was in circulation in 2008 during the period of hyper-inflation in Zimbabwe Stock Photo - Alamy
![Steve Hanke в Твиттере: «#Zimbabwe's inflation rate has soared passed the 700%/yr barrier today. By my measure, which is the only available measure since Zimbabwe stopped producing annual inflation statistics, is 723%/yr. # Steve Hanke в Твиттере: «#Zimbabwe's inflation rate has soared passed the 700%/yr barrier today. By my measure, which is the only available measure since Zimbabwe stopped producing annual inflation statistics, is 723%/yr. #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEHgIelVAAAA2AS.jpg)