With the onset of the lean season, coping strategies worsened and were reported the worst in the South East and in Bong County.
Food prices remained relatively stable while wage rates and terms of trade rose, especially in Bong County.
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With the onset of the lean season, the consistent improvements in coping seen over the last five months came to a halt in Sierra Leone and normally better-off households resort to increased coping.
Food prices remained relatively stable while manual labour rates and terms of trade rose in some parts of Sierra Leone.