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A two separate yearly survey conducted by the Economic Intelligent Unit has ranked Hong Kong as the world's fifth most expensive place to reside. Hong Kong dropped a place from last year but Singapore still maintained top positions for the ninth time, side by side with Zurich.
The survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) revealed that an easing of supply-chain disruptions has slowed the pace of price increases globally, but they remain high.
The research corporation said prices globally rose by 7.4 per cent on average in the past year for over 200 commonly used goods and services, which was a decline from the 8.1 per cent increase seen last year.
Of the categories covered, utility prices rose the slowest over the past year, while grocery prices continued to rise strongly.
The mainland cities covered in the survey fell down the cost ranking because of a slow post-pandemic economic recovery, subdued consumer demand and a weaker renminbi, EIU said.
"Asia continues to see relatively low price increases on average, with four Chinese and two Japanese cities among the biggest movers down the ranking this year. Despite upside risks, we expect inflation to decelerate further in 2024, easing price rises globally," said Upasana Dutt, head of Worldwide Cost of Living at EIU.
In the latest ranking, after Singapore and Zurich, Geneva and New York are the next most expensive cities in the world.
經濟學人智庫調查顯示，香港生活成本排名第五
經濟智庫進行的兩項獨立年度調查將香港列為全球第五大居住成本最高的地方。 香港比去年下降了一位，但新加坡仍第九次保持領先位置，與蘇黎世並列。
經濟學人智庫（EIU）的調查顯示，供應鏈中斷的減緩減緩了全球價格上漲的步伐，但價格仍然很高。
該研究公司表示，去年全球 200 多種常用商品和服務的價格平均上漲 7.4%，較去年 8.1% 的漲幅有所下降。
在涵蓋的類別中，公用事業價格在過去一年中上漲最慢，而食品雜貨價格則繼續強勁上漲。
EIU表示，由於疫情後經濟復甦緩慢、消費需求低迷以及人民幣貶值，調查所涵蓋的內地城市的成本排名下降。
烏帕薩納表示：「亞洲的平均物價漲幅仍然相對較低，其中中國的四個城市和日本的兩個城市是今年排名下降幅度最大的城市。儘管存在上行風險，但我們預計通膨將在2024年進一步放緩，從而減緩全球物價上漲。」杜特 (Dutt)，經濟學人智庫 (EIU) 全球生活成本主管。
在最新的排名中，繼新加坡和蘇黎世之後，日內瓦和紐約成為全球第二昂貴的城市。
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