SA food products price inflation slows to 1.3% y/y

Published: 24/08/2020

Food products’ price inflation eased to 1.3% y/y in September 2017, from 1.9% y/y in the previous month.The deceleration was broad-based, with the exception of dairy products which inched up from the previous month. Meat and meat products’ inflation, which has been the key driver of the headline inflation for some time, also eased.

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Food products’ price inflation eased to 1.3% y/y in September 2017, from 1.9% y/y in the previous month.The deceleration was broad-based, with the exception of dairy products which inched up from the previous month. Meat and meat products’ inflation, which has been the key driver of the headline inflation for some time, also eased.