Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April rose to 4.2 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday. "This rate was 0.1 of a percentage point higher than the corresponding annual rate of 4.1 percent in March 2011," said Stats SA. Market expectation was that it would come in at 4.4 percent. "Consumer inflation rose by less than expected," the Nedbank … [Read more...] about CPI rises to 4.2 percent in April
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CPI up to 4.1% in March
Pretoria - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 4.1 percent in March - well above market expectations. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday released the data showing that CPI was higher in March compared to February's 3.7 percent. Nedbank economist Carmen Altenkirch said: "Consumer inflation accelerated in March, rising well above market expectations. Higher … [Read more...] about CPI up to 4.1% in March
