Thursday, May 21, 2015

NEWS: South Africa's inflation climbs to 4.5 percent

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's annual inflation rate accelerated by half a percentage point to 4.5 percent in April, official figures showed Wednesday, as the effect of low oil prices started to fade.



Inflation in Africa's most advanced economy reached its trough in February when it hit a four-year low of 3.9 percent on the back of low oil prices.

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