South Africa
Finance Economy
Submit newsAdvertiseSubscribe
NewsPress Office NewsCompaniesJobsEventsPeopleMultimediaFeaturesOpinion
AdvertiseSubmit news

Industries

All industriesAgricultureAutomotiveConstruction & EngineeringEducationEnergy & MiningEntrepreneurshipESG & SustainabilityFinanceHealthcareHR & ManagementICTLegalLifestyleLogistics & TransportManufacturingMarketing & MediaPropertyRetailTourism & Travel

Features

Loeries Creative WeekBizTrendsPendoringEffie AwardsOrchids and OnionsThe Lead CreativeMore Sections..

In the news

SAICAChadwicks Risk & InsuranceKAPAICPA & CIMADebt Solutions 4 UAPI EventsRoadCoverNexia SAB&TGoTyme for BusinessEnquire about a company Biz Press Office
Agriculture
Automotive
Construction & Engineering
Education
Energy & Mining
Entrepreneurship
ESG & Sustainability
Finance
Healthcare
HR & Management
ICT
Legal
Lifestyle
Logistics & Transport
Manufacturing
Marketing & Media
Property
Retail
Tourism & Travel

News

Industries

Companies

Jobs

Events

People

Video

Audio

Galleries

Submit content

My Account

Advertise with us

Trending

2 days 7 days 30 days By Industry
Search jobs
Advertise your job vacancies
    Post your Job Ad here >>

    Subscribe & Follow

    Interviews


    South African inflation expectations stabilise in third quarter

    South African inflation expectations stabilised in the third quarter, a survey showed on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 after a steep rise in the previous quarter because of the oil-price shock triggered by the Iran war.
    By Alexander Winning
    17 Sep 2026
    Source: Supplied.
    Source: Supplied.

    • The quarterly survey is commissioned by the central bank and guides its thinking on the appropriate level of interest rates.

    • The average forecast of analysts, business people and trade-union officials was for headline consumer inflation of 4.4% this year, unchanged from the second-quarter survey.

    • The average forecasts for 2027 and 2028 declined to 4.0% and 3.8%, respectively, from 4.2% and 3.9%. Those forecasts are important as the central bank says interest-rate changes affect the economy with a lag of about 12 to 24 months.

    • Inflation stood at 4.3% year on year in July, the latest month for which price data is available.

    • The central bank targets inflation of 3% with a 1-percentage-point tolerance band either side of that.

    • The bank surprised investors and economists by keeping its main lending rate unchanged in July after its first rate hike in three years in May.

    • Its next rate announcement is scheduled for Wednesday, 23 September 2026.

    Read more: South Africa economy, Alexander Winning
    Share this article

    Source: Reuters

    Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world's largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day.

    Go to: https://www.reuters.com/
    TopicsNext
    Related
    Top stories
    More news
    Let's do Biz