由于运输和住房费用降低,南非8月份的消费物价通货膨胀率降至4.4%。 South Africa's consumer price inflation fell to 4.4% in August due to lower transportation and housing costs.

8月,南非的消费物价通货膨胀率从7月的4.6%降至4.4%,是三年来最低的。 In August, South Africa's consumer price inflation fell to 4.4%, the lowest in over three years, down from 4.6% in July. 减少的原因是运输和住房费用降低,燃料价格连续第三个月下降。 This decrease is attributed to lower transportation and housing costs, with fuel prices declining for the third consecutive month. 然而,粮食通货膨胀略有上升,达到4.7%。 However, food inflation rose slightly to 4.7%. 这一削减可能会促使南非储备银行降低利率,因为利率低于该银行4.5%的目标。 The reduction may prompt the South African Reserve Bank to cut interest rates, as it falls below the bank's target of 4.5%.