After falling in October and November, SA’s producer prices returned to inflationary territory last month increasing 0.7% year on year according to Stats SA's producer price index (PPI).

This follows a 0.1% PPI contraction in November and a 0.7% contraction in October with December's higher headline reading being primarily driven by a 4.2% increase in food, beverages and tobacco products prices...

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