South Africa's PPI inflation rose for the fourth month to 2.3% in September 2025, compared to August's 2.1%, though below analysts' estimates of 2.6%. It was the highest reading since August 2024, mainly on account of prices of food, beverages and tobacco products (3.8% vs 4.3% in August); textiles, clothing & footwear (4.1%, the same as in August); coke, petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products (0.5% vs -1%) and metals, machinery, equipment and computing equipment (1% vs 1.1%). On a monthly basis, producer prices edged down by 0.1% in September, after a 0.3% in the previous month.