Instant coffee, rice and eggs showed the biggest increase in prices over the last 12 months according to the Stats SA website.
Image: PixabayLower annual rates were recorded for several product groups, most notably food and non-alcoholic beverages , transport, and housing & utilities.The annual rate for food & NAB was 4.5% in July, down from 4.6% in June.
Meat is the most heavily weighed food group in the inflation basket, taking up just over a third of household spending on food.The price index for the category increased sharply by 17.6% in the 12 months to July, up from 16.5% recorded in June. The graphs below show food and beverage products that recorded the most significant annual and monthly price increases in July.Don’t miss Wednesday, 21 August’s riveting episode of South African soapie Skeem Saam on SABC 1 on DStv channel 191.
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