Cheaper fuel brings inflation relief

Cheaper fuel brings inflation relief Overall annual inflation in January was 4.7%, down from 5.1% the previous month.
The decrease was due to a huge drop in overall transport inflation – from 10.9% in December to 7.3% last month. Inflation for the operation of personal transport equipment – which includes the fuel price – fell from 10.5% to 4.8%.
Figures released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) today show overall food inflation rose from 5.4% in December to 6.1% last month.