South Africas inflation rate has decreased to the lowest level since 2004, Statistics SA has said after releasing its latest market data.
Consumer price inflation ticked higher in December to end the year at 3.6 from 3.5 in November. The change in the consumer price index CPI between November and December was 0.2, the body said.
The average inflation rate for 2025 was 3.2. This is the lowest rate in 21 years since 2004 when it was 1.4. The next most recent year that average inflation was lower than 3.2 was in 1969 3.0, 56 years ago.
