South Africa’s inflation rate eases slightly in January

South Africa’s inflation rate eases slightly in January

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (Reuters) – South Africa’s headline consumer inflation ​slowed to 3.5% ‌year on year in January, down from 3.6% in December, ‌data ​from ⁠the statistics agency ⁠showed on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected annual ​inflation would come in at ⁠3.4% in ⁠January. South Africa’s central ​bank kept its ​repo rate unchanged at ‌6.75% at its last monetary policy meeting in ⁠January, saying it wanted to see inflatio…

Inflation eases to 3.5% in January as fuel, veg prices dip

Inflation eases to 3.5% in January as fuel, veg prices dip Estelle.Bronkhorst Wed, 02/18/2026 - 12:30 JOHANNESBURG - The inflation rate eased slightly in January, moving closer to the Reserve Bank’s 3 percent target.According to Statistics South Africa, consumer prices were 3.5 percent higher than in January last year.That's down from 3.6 percent in December.READ: SARB: Inflation expected to easeFuel played a big role in the slowdown, with…