S. AFRICAN CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION RISES SLIGHTLY

  South African year-on-year consumer
  price inflation rose slightly to 16.3 pct in February after
  falling sharply to 16.1 pct in January from 18.1 pct in
  December, Central Statistics Office figures show.
      The monthly rise in the all items index (base 1980) was
  1.09 pct to 251.0 in February after a 1.4 pct increase to 248.3
  in January.
      A year ago the index stood at 215.8 and year on year
  consumer price inflation at 18.05 pct.
  

