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Pakistan’s second-hand clothing trade shrinks under pressure of inflation | South China Morning Post

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Soaring inflation in Pakistan has cast a shadow on the country’s second-hand clothing trade, as the plummeting value of the rupee national currency pushes up the price of imported goods. Customers and storekeepers alike say they will no longer be able to afford the skyrocketing prices if the rupee remains weak.

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