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SA is not yet seeing second-round inflation effects: Kevin Lings

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In this podcast, STANLIB’s Chief Economist, Kevin Lings, analyses the details behind SA’s below-expectation increase in inflation in September, to an annual rate of 4.5% from 4.4%. While fuel inflation is 27.9% y/y, it has not yet fed into other categories – e.g. food inflation is only 1% y/y, though with upward risks from an El Niño season. Still, the SA Reserve Bank may increase rates to limit second-round effects, Kevin says.

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26 Oct English South Africa Investing · Business News

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