| Producer Price Index
(PPI) & Key Findings: March 2012
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[updated 26 April 2012]
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The annual percentage change in the PPI was +7.2% in March 2012 (ie, the PPI in
March 2012 compared with March 2011).
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for domestic output shows an annual rate of
change of +7.2% in March 2012 (ie, the PPI in March 2012 compared with March
2011). This rate is 1.1 percentage points lower than the corresponding annual
rate of +8.3% in February 2012.
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| Consumer
Price Index (CPI) & Key Findings: March 2012
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[updated 18 April 2012]
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The headline CPI (for all urban areas) annual inflation rate in March 2012 was
6.0%. This rate was 0.1 of a percentage point lower than the corresponding
annual rate of 6.1% in February 2012.
From February 2012 to March 2012, the Consumer Price Index for all urban areas
increased by 1.1%.
CPI Headline March 2012 = 6.0%
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| Interest
Rates
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[updated 18 April 2012]
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Interest is the amount a borrower pays a
lender for the use of the funds borrowed. There are a wide range of
interest rates, including the various rates on deposits, the prime lending
rate of banks, rates on mortgage bonds (home loans), the repo rate of the
South African Reserve Bank, rates charged by micro-lenders and the rate on
government stock, to mention but a few.
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