Nine items becoming more expensive that will affect your budget

Nine items becoming more expensive that will affect your budget

Hold on to your wallets…

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Recently, Statistics SA released the latest consumer price index which showed that annual inflation was holding steady at 5.7%.

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However, the monthly rate is under pressure from rising food and transportation costs, increasing by 0.6% between January and February.

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The largest annual price increases were recorded for the following nine items:

Oils and fats: +22.7%

Electricity and other fuels: +14.1 %

Meat: +8.6%

Vegetables: +7.7%

Wine: +6.9%

Hotels: +6.3%

Restaurants: +6.1%

Fish: +5.3%

Alcoholic beverages: +5.2%

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