The central bank’s benchmark interest rate remains at 2.25% after the sixth consecutive hold, which was widely expected by economists. However, the cost of gasoline remains “volatile and highly dependent on events in the Middle East,” the report noted.
For convenience store retailers, the report highlights a mixed bag: Volume share gains in key on-the-go categories like meat snacks and seeds, offset by ongoing corporate restructuring and heavy non-cash write-downs.
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