Slight increase in inflation for March - Stats SA

Annual Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) has increased, expanding from 3.0% in February to 3.1% in March.

This according to Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) monthly CPI findings released on Wednesday morning.

Stats SA said the main contributors to the 3.1% rate were:

• housing and utilities (5,1% and contributing 1,2 percentage points); 
• food and non-alcoholic beverages (3,6% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point), and
• insurance and financial services (4,6% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point)

“In March 2026, the annual inflation rate for goods was 1.8%, down from 1.9% in February 2026, and services were 4.2%, up from 3,8% in February 2026,” Stats SA said in brief key findings. – SAnews.gov.za