South Africa’s annual inflation edges up to 4.5%
南アフリカの年間インフレ率、4.5%に小幅上昇経済・金融
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英語本文
South Africa’s national statistics agency, Statistics South Africa, released September 2026 consumer-price data on October 21 at 10 a.m. local time. Annual headline inflation across all urban areas reached 4.5%, up from August’s 4.4%. The consumer-price index rose 0.4% month on month. Annual rates compare prices with the same month a year earlier; monthly rates use the preceding month.
Transport prices rose 10.8% annually, contributing 1.5 percentage points to headline inflation. Housing and utilities rose 5.2%, contributing 1.3 points, while insurance and financial services rose 5.4%, contributing 0.6 points. Annual goods inflation increased from 3.3% in August to 4.1% in September. Services inflation fell from 5.1% to 4.9% over those months.
The price index for food and non-alcoholic beverages was 1.2% higher than in September 2025, although their index fell 0.1% from August 2026. Not every item is surveyed monthly; additional surveys follow significant price changes identified outside regular survey months. The next release, covering October 2026, is scheduled for November 18.