Wednesday, March 28, 2007

S.Africa Feb CPIX slows to 4.9 pct yr/yr

(Reuters) - South Africa's targeted CPIX inflation rate rose by 4.9 percent in the year to February, below forecasts, after increasing by 5.3 percent in January, official data showed on Wednesday.

Figures from Statistics South Africa also indicated that the all-items consumer price index (CPI) increased by an annual rate of 5.7 percent in February compared to January's 6.0 percent.


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