P286 286 YLE TEKSTJ-TV 7.04. 2131:40    NEWS IN ENGLJSH Monday   International Monetary Fund report: Inflation in poor and rich countries According to a report by the IMF, inf- lation increased in poor countries and decreased in rich countries last year. The average rise in consumer prices in poor countries was near 5O percent, about 3 percent higher than in 1984. The highest inflation rate was in Ar- gentina with 672 percent, while infla- tion in Japan, at 2 percent, was the lowest. News in brief 287 INDEX 280

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