The Western Cape leads South Africa in inflation

While the rest of the country struggles financially, the Western Cape is bearing the brunt. According to Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the Western Cape leads the nation with higher-than-average inflation. The province achieved higher-than-average inflation The Western Cape’s year-on-year inflation is one percentage point higher than the country’s average. On 21 October, Stats SA released September’s CPI data, announcing that inflation rose for the second consecutive month to 4.5%, coming in lower than many had predicted. However, the data

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