S. AFRICAN PRODUCER PRICE INFLATION FALLS SHARPLY
South African year-on-year producer
price inflation fell to 14.9 pct in January against 16.4 pct in
December, Central Statistics Office figures show.
    The all items index (base 1980) rose a monthly 0.8 pct in
January to 233.9, after also rising 0.8 pct in December to
232.1.
    A year ago the index stood at 203.6 and year-on-year
producer price inflation at 22.2 pct.
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