Inflation eases to 4.4% in South Africa, marking the lowest rate since 2020
StatsSA has announced that inflation has hit its lowest level of 4.4% in 2024 since 2020. The average inflation rate for 2024 was 4.4%, down from the average of 6.0% in 2023, according to the ...
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South African statistics agency updates its inflation basket
South Africa's statistics agency has updated its consumer inflation basket for the first time since 2022, including items like rosé wine, air fryers and streaming services to reflect changes in ...
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Nersa’s Eskom tariff gut punch, but electricity costs to dwarf inflation rate
The Nersa tariff announcement comes amid ongoing concerns about the financial sustainability of Eskom and the affordability of electricity ...
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Food inflation stable for now at 2.5%
Food inflation has improved from 7.2% in January 2024 to 2.5% in December, compared with consumer price inflation that ...
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New SA inflation basket: Frozen chips and coffee out, vaping and rosé wine in
ready-made meals and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket Picture: iStock Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has shaken up the basket of goods and services used to measure consumer ...
Rose Wine, Vaping In as South Africa Revamps Inflation Basket
South Africa will add rose wine, snuff and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket and remove frozen potato chips and ...