The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA) releases a Monthly Food Price Barometer. This report shows a spike in food prices in January for Pietermatizburg, which is likely indicative for the rest of South Africa. The month-on-month increase in food prices were:
2.1% in December 2016,
5.7% in January 2017,
-1.7% in February 2017,
2% in December 2017,
3% in January 2018, and
0.1% in February 2018
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