# South Africa inflation steady, central bank seen holding rates

> South Africa's inflation rate held steady at 3.2% year on year in February. The statistics agency released the data a day before the central bank was expected to pause rate cuts.

- Date: 2025-03-19 · published 2025-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25857-south-africa-inflation-steady-central-bank-seen-holding-rates
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md)

## Why it matters

Stable inflation supports the rate outlook, with limited direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africa-consumer-inflation-32-yy-february-2025-03-19/

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