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FILE | Shopping isle of a retail store in Johannesburg.
Annual Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) rose slightly last month to 3.6% in line with economists’ expectations.
Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) says on a month-on-month basis, prices increased by 0,2%.
Despite the modest rise from 3.5% in November, inflation remains within the Reserve Bank’s target range of 3%.
Stats SA’s Chief Director for Price Statistics, Patrick Kelly says, “The December print concludes the results for the calendar year. The average inflation rate for 2025 was 3.2%. This is the lowest rate in 21 years, that is, since 2004, when it was 1.4%. The next most recent year that average inflation was lower than 3.2% was in 1969.”
#SAinflation || Average inflation in 2025 was 3,2%, the lowest in 21 years.
Read more on the latest #CPI figures here: https://t.co/k1CYxbD2uF#StatsSA #KnowYourStatsZA #GovZAUpdates pic.twitter.com/tmdhSBXQhS
— Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) (@StatsSA) January 21, 2026
