Latest inflation jumping to 4.5% sounds alarming, but there’s a catch: it’s almost entirely fuel. ⛽
While pump prices surged 28.7% (diesel up 53.8%!), everyday inflation excluding fuel held steady at just 3.7%.
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#SAInflation || Annual consumer price inflation rose to 4,0% in April from 3,1% in March, driven mainly by sharp fuel price increases.
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#SAInflation || Inflation eases further in Feb 2026. South African annual consumer price inflation cooled to 3,0% in February 2026 from 3,5% in January 2026.
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🇿🇦 South Africa Economic Data (Jan)
🔹Mining Production: 4.6% (Dec revised up to 2.8%)
🔹Gold Production: 0.7% (Dec revised up to 2%)
🔹Manufacturing Production MoM: 1.5% (Dec revised down to -1.3%)
🔹Manufacturing Production YoY: -0.7% (Dec revised down to -1.5%)
The balance on the current account switched from a deficit of R72.0 billion in the third quarter of 2025 to a surplus of R50.2 billion in the fourth quarter – the first surplus since the third quarter of 2023. As a ratio of GDP, the current account balance switched to a surplus of 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025 from a deficit of 0.9% in the third quarter. On an annual basis, the deficit on the current account narrowed to R35.2 billion (0.5% of GDP) in 2025 from R48.8 billion (0.7% of GDP) in 2024.