Reserve Bank under more pressure to hike rates as CPI rises at fastest pace in five years

Inflation as measured by Stats SA’s consumer price index (CPI) hit 5.9% year on year in December, its biggest annual increase since March 2017 when the rate was 6.1%.

Fuel prices up 40%, powering spike in inflation (businesslive.co.za)

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