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South Africa's consumer price inflation eased for a second straight month to the lowest in more than eight-and-a-half years in October, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday.
The consumer price index rose 3.7 percent in October, after a 4.1 percent increase in September. Economists had expected a 3.9 percent rise.
The rate was the lowest since February 2011, when the annual inflation was 3.7 percent, the agency said.
The main contribution came from food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing and utilities; and miscellaneous goods and services.
Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 3.6 percent annually and housing and utility costs grew 4.8 percent. Miscellaneous goods and services prices climbed 5.7 percent.
Excluding food, non-alcoholic beverages, fuel and energy, core inflation was 4.1 percent in October.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices remained unchanged in October.
