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because the prices are measured in dollars, and the pound has lost a lot of value in the last 12 months. ana nicholls is managing editor at the economist intelligence unit. here she is on why new york and singapore are right up there. it's partly because of strong currencies. to distinguish two things, one is a local currency inflation rate which as you say was the fastest we've had in the survey for at least the last 20 years. and then also we have on top of that the strong dollar and because we actually compare all of the cities in dollar terms, we have to use an international currency, the dollar is the most obvious one to use. that means that a strong dollar pushes some of those cities up towards the top and new york, as you say, has come top for the very first time. ., ., , come top for the very first time. ., .,, ., , come top for the very first time. ., ,,, time. that was only because, managing _ time. that was only because, managing editor _ time. that was only because, managing editor at _ time. that was only because, managing editor at the - managing editor at the economist intelligence unit talking about cost of living pressures across the world and particularly in places like new york and right here in