Am Samoa inflation rate creeps higher but still well below the U.S.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The local Department of Commerce is showing that the inflation rate for American Samoa stands at 0.9% for January, an increase of 0.8% from the previous month, but still






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