Cpi
Food, non-alcoholic beverages price help push CPI to seven-month high
The price increases are still within targets set by the South African Reserve Bank, which aims to have the inflation rate between 3% and 6%.
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Stats SA postpones releasing April CPI figure due to lockdown restrictions
The April CPI figure will now be published at the end of June.
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CPI dips lower to 4.1% in March
Annual CPI inflation dipped lower to 4.1% in March from February’s reading of 4.6%, according to data from Stats SA on Wednesday.
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Consumer inflation rises to 4.6% y/y in February
On a month-on-month basis, price growth was at 1.0% in February, from 0.3% in the previous month.
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SA annual consumer inflation slows to 9-year low
The year-on-year CPI reading was the lowest since December 2010, when the rate was 3.5%
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Consumer inflation slows to 4.1% yr-on-yr in Sept
On a month-on-month basis price-growth was flat, at 0.3%, the same rate of increase as in the previous month.
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SA consumer inflation quickens to 4.5% in May
Core inflation - which excludes the prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, petrol and energy - was at 4.1% year on year versus a 4.1% increase in April.
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Slack consumer spend sees inflation slow in April
Manufacturing, mining and retail indicators suggest the economy contracted in the first quarter of 2019 following nationwide electricity outages.
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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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CPI falls to 4% in January from 4.5%
Statistics South Africa says headline consumer inflation fell to 4% year on year in January from 4.5% in the previous month.
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CPI slows to 4.5% from 5.2%
Statistics South Africa released the data on Wednesday.
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[ALERT] SA October headline CPI at 5.1% y/y vs 4.9% in September
Stats SA has announced inflation numbers for October.
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SA CPI flat at 4.9% year/year in September
On a month-on-month basis, inflation quickened to 0.5% in September after contracting by 0.1% in August.
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SA CPI rises to 5.1% year/year in July
Core inflation, which excludes the prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, petrol and energy, rose to 4.3% year-on-year from 4.2%.
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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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CPI slows to 4.4% y/y in May
On a month-on-month basis, inflation slowed to 0.2% in May from 0.8% in April.
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Consumer inflation rises to 4.5% in April from 3.8% in March
Stats SA says much of the increase was a result of price rises in product groups that attract specific taxes, namely alcohol, fuel and sugary drinks.
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Lesetja Kganyago: CPI under control but risks remain
South Africa’s CPI slowed to 3.8% in March, the lowest figure since January 2011, as the end of the worst drought in decades helped push down food prices.
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South Africa's CPI to slows to 4% year/year in February
Core inflation, which excludes the prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, petrol and energy, was unchanged at 4.1% year-on-year in February.
