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JOHANNESBURG - Inflation edged up to 3 percent in December, from 2.9 percent in November.
Housing and utilities, goods and services, food and non-alcoholic beverages were the main contributors.
The annual inflation rate for goods was 1.9 percent and the annual inflation rate for services was 4.2 percent.
Economist and macro-strategist at Matrix Fund Managers, Kim Silberman, said the consensus is probably going to play out.