Annual consumer price inflation was 5.2% in May, unchanged from April. The monthly change in the consumer price index (CPI) was 0.2%.
According to BusinessTech, annual rates for four of the twelve product groups, including food and non-alcoholic beverages (NAB), remained steady between April and May.
Higher rates were recorded for transport, alcoholic beverages & tobacco and recreation & culture. Inflation was softer for miscellaneous goods & services, communication, clothing & footwear, health and restaurants & hotels.
While food inflation has stalled, some categories have remained high, with hot drinks like coffee still seeing inflation close to 18% – and the cost to brew a cup being almost double the price of a few years back.
Many coffee drinkers enjoy sugar and milk in their favourite brew, and these have also risen in price over the same period, although not as sharply as coffee.