China inflation spells lean time for hungry ghosts

[Foxy Brown]

Inflation in China is not just an earthly concern; it is also a problem in the afterlife, according to suppliers of goods used by Chinese worshippers.

In Malaysia, home to more than 6 million ethnic Chinese, the price of fake money that is burnt as offerings to the dead has jumped by up to 20 percent because the colourful bills are made in China where costs are rising, a local daily said on Monday.