Inflation, High Interest Rates And Soaring Gasoline Prices Attack South Africa

Economists predicted a tough year for South Africa’s economy and their gloomy predictions are holding up so far.

South Africans were advised to be frugal by leading economists due to rapidly rising prices of food and fuel , high interest rates and the effects of the Nation South African inflation which climbed above 9 percent in February for the first time in almost five years, which added to speculation the central bank may resume raising interest rates.
The Reserve Bank's four interest rate increases last year failed to bring inflation back within the 3 percent to 6 percent target range. The Rand is one of the few currencies in the world which has done worse than the dollar, decreasing by 15 percent in comparative value this year. This and a possible hike on electrical rates of 60% promise to keep inflation aloft well above that 3 to 6% .
All of this is giving the Central Bank a black eye and ruining their credibility because the numbers are increasing dramatically and they seem to not be able to control them.
Governor Tito Mboweni said on March 19 the rand's drop will keep inflation above the target for longer than forecast. In January, the central bank forecast the inflation rate will peak at an average of 8.5 percent in the first quarter and drop within the target by the end of the year. We seem to be still going in the wrong direction and that is only hurting credibility of the banking institution.
The main reason for the current food inflation is a high global demand for wheat products, which puts an upward bias on local food prices. Other factors include grains, biofuel production and the demand for protein feed.
The increase in gasoline prices is largely due to increased demand from countries such as China and India and this is likely to continue.
How does the average South African citizen persist through such economic turmoil and what is likely to come? Well that is a broad question and there is no one quick fix. There are many smaller solutions. One would be foolish to expect the answer to fall from the sky or from the oil corporations or from the government. It is up to individual problem solving and grassroots movements of new technologies.
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