# Struggling rand means producer inflation could well spike

> Statistics SA data showed producer price inflation eased to 6.2% in September from 6.3% in August. Analysts expect inflation to accelerate because of rand weakness, risks to food prices and further fuel increases. Manufactured food inflation rose to its highest level in a year.

- Date: 2018-10-25 · published 2018-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62829-struggling-rand-means-producer-inflation-could-well-spike
- Commodities: [South African Rand (ZAR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDZAR.md)

## Why it matters

Rising producer costs and food inflation push up the cost of domestic feed production and make local feed prices more likely to rise.

## Sources

- businesslive.co.za: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/economy/2018-10-25-struggling-rand-means-producer-inflation-could-well-spike/

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