South Africa inflation rises less than expected

South Africa inflation ticks up but rate cut still seen next week
South Africa's headline consumer inflation rose to 3.0% year on year in December from 2.9% in November , data from the statistics agency showed on Wednesday.
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South Africa inflation rises less than expected in December
South Africa's headline consumer inflation rose less than expected in December, to 3.0% year on year from 2.9% in November, data from the statistics agency showed on Wednesday. In month-on-month terms inflation was at 0.
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