Inflation in South Africa: more downside surprises to come

Inflation in South Africa is now running at extremely low rates by historic standards. While we think it will edge up from here, the extent of spare capacity in the economy and tight fiscal stance mean inflation will remain lower than consensus expectations. One consequence is that we think the repo rate will be cut further next year (to 6.25%) than most expect (7.00%).

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