On a month-on-month basis core inflation was at 0.8% in February, compared to 0.2% in January. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya; Editing by James Macharia Chege)
JOHANNESBURG, March 22 (Reuters) - South Africa's
headline consumer inflation rose to 7.0% year on year in
February from 6.9% in January, data from Statistics South Africa
showed on Wednesday.
On a month-on-month basis, consumer inflation was at 0.7% in
February compared to -0.1% in the previous month.
Core inflation, which excludes prices of food, non-alcoholic
beverages, fuel and energy, was at 5.2% year on year in
February, from 4.9% the previous month.
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