Producer Price Index
latest news & developmentsProducer price index up in January
The year-on-year producer price index for domestic output in January 2012 has shown an increase of 8.9%, said Statistics SA.
PPI figures raise hope for lower inflation
The Producer Price Index lowers the trajectory for inflation expectations on the production side and early next year could see single digits.
The week ahead: Long on rumour, short on fact
Markets will discover this week whether optimism over EU leaders’ efforts to resolve the continent’s debt crisis has any firm basis in reality.
PPI rises 0.4% year-on-year
South Africa’s PPI registered growth of 6.9% year-on-year in May from 6.6% year-on-year in April, Stats SA data showed.
PPI slows more than expected
SA’s producer price inflation (PPI) slowed more than expected in July on easing commodity prices, hardening the case for a rate cut.
PPI remains negative in November
The PPI– which tracks the cost of goods leaving factories and mines — remained negative in November, Statistics SA said on Thursday.