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Good news surprise for South Africa comes with a harsh edge | SA News

Staff Writer
 ·17 Dec 2025

Annual consumer price inflation eased to 3.5% in November from 3.6% in October, dropping by 0.1% month-on-month.

The cooling surprised against economists’ expectations, where the majority polled by Bloomberg and Reuters anticipated no change.

However, despite the positive of lower inflation, the data also reflected another worrying assessment: food price inflation is rising, driven by higher meat prices.

According to Stats SA’s data, annual inflation cooled in five of the 13 product categories tracked, most notably in…

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