run-away inflation

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A Reuters poll ranked Ndung’u as the worst performing African policymaker after the shilling plunged to its weakest ever level then while run-away inflation was in full swing.

From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2022

Nawal Nasr, head of a public sector employees association, said workers were demanding a five-fold salary increase and help with soaring education and health costs, but that has prompted fears of run-away inflation.

From Reuters • Aug. 18, 2022

This was a period when Zimbabwe's economy was in meltdown - because of run-away inflation, the monthly salary of a teacher hardly paid for a single bus fare.

From BBC • May 13, 2011