<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000000">The latest data from the Lebanon Central Administration of Statistics shows that the consumer price index soared 137.8% from a year earlier in August, compared with <a href="https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/industry/economy/crisis-hit-lebanon-records-12343-inflation-in-july" target="_blank">123.4%</a> in July.</span></p>
