Consumer price inflation
As inflation climbs, there are fears Sarb may be forced to hike repo rate
South Africa has been tracking global inflationary pressures and this country is not unique in seeing prices rise.
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CPI hits 13 year-high at 7.4% for June
Stats SA has recorded the annual consumer price inflation at 7.4% for June. This is up from 6.5 percent for May on an annualised basis.
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Consumer price inflation hits 13-year high for June
This is bad news for consumers who are struggling to make ends meet.
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Inflation jumps to 5-year high, breaks through Reserve Bank target range
Bruce Whitfield talks to Kevin Lings (Chief Economist, Stanlib Asset Management) about the latest CPI numbers.
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CPI figure hits five-year high for May
Stats SA says the consumer price index (CPI) has broken through the upper limit of the SA Reserve Bank’s monetary policy target range.
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Stats SA: CPI remains unchanged for Feb at 5.7%
Stats SA said the main contributors to the inflation rate were food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing and utilities, transport and miscellaneous goods and services.
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CPI comes in at 4.6% for July - Stats SA
This is lower than the 4.9% in June and 5.2% in May.
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Annual consumer inflation eased to 4.9% in June - Stats SA
Stats SA said that the monthly increase in the consumer price index was 0.2% compared May's 0.1%.
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Consumer price inflation hits 30-month high in May - Stats SA
Statistics South Africa said that the key driver behind the acceleration in headline CPI inflation was the transport component, the contribution of which increased by a sizeable point 5.2%.
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CPI rises to 3.2% in March - Stats SA
The annual consumer price inflation increased to 3.2% in March up 0.3% from the February figure of 2.9%.
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Economist: Latest CPI figure reflects actual prices
On Wednesday, Stats SA released the February CPI rate, which was 2.9% year on year slowing from 3.2% in January.
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CPI drops to 2.9% in Feb from 3.2% in Jan - Stats SA
The rate is the lowest since June last year when it stood at 2.2%.
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SA's consumer inflation inches up to 2.2% y/y in June
On a month-on-month basis, the consumer price index was at 0.5% in June from -0.6% in the previous month.
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SA's CPI falls to lowest level in more than 15 years
On a month-on-month basis, the consumer price index was at -0.6% in May from a 0.5% decrease the previous month.
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CPI eases to 4% in July from 4.5%
The consumer price inflation eased to 4,0% in July 2019 from 4,5% in June 2019, data released by StatsSA on Wednesday showed.
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CPI inches up to 4.1% year/year in February
Core inflation, which excludes the prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, petrol and energy, was at 4.4% year on year in February, unchanged from the rate in January.
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Consumer inflation increases to 5.2% in November
Core inflation, which excludes the prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, petrol and energy, was at 4.4% in November up from 4.2% in October.
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CPI increases to 4.6% in June
StatsSA says that consumer inflation has increased to 4.6% in June from 4.4% in May due to a hike in housing, utilities and transport costs.
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SA's CPI falls to 7-year low as rains ease food prices
Headline annual consumer inflation slowed to 3.8% in March from 4.0% in February, the lowest figure since January 2011, Statistics SA said.
