SA’s food inflation decelerated further in August, in line with market expectations, reflecting the lagging effect of softer international prices.
However, the re-emergence of the El Niño phenomenon that is typically accompanied by hot, dry weather has cast a shadow on the outlook for global prices of soft commodities while the rand-dollar exchange rate was weak and vulnerable due to changing global dynamics...
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