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Venezeula's crazy supermarket economics

Tim Franks goes shopping in Caracas. Some shelves are full, but the baskets are empty. Many staples - including rice, flour and toilet paper - are in short supply and prices go up almost daily: "It's almost the minimum monthly wage for one not-very-special bottle of wine".

Picture shows a well-stocked supermarket in Caracas. (Credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)

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