Inflation edges higher in June
Stats SA said the monthly increase in inflation was 0.5% in June, with fuel prices still a dominant feature in the changes recorded
29 July 2020 - 11:11
Inflation continued to hover close to multiyear lows, despite edging higher in June, data from Stats SA showed on Wednesday.
The increase took annual consumer inflation to 2.2% in June, up from its near 16-year low of 2.1% in May, and the second consecutive month that it has come in below the lower bound of the SA Reserve Bank’s target range of between 3% and 6%...
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