Stats SA announced on Wednesday that CPI increased in December compared with November, but that that pegs the average annual inflation for 2025 at 3.2, the lowest since 2004.
Stats SAs statistical release on consumer price inflation came out on Wednesday morning, a week before the South African Reserve Banks first monetary policy committee meeting to determine the repo rate for 2026.
Annual consumer price inflation was 3.6 in December 2025, up from 3.5 in November 2025. The CPI increased by 0.2 month on month in December 2025, Stats SAs statistical release on inflation said.
