# Business Unity South Africa says if high fuel costs become a sustained feature of the operating environment, the consequences will be lower investment, fewer jobs and slower growth. Global oil market volatility has resulted in significant increases in fuel prices in April and May. BUSA says that with about 80-percent of goods in the country transported by road, elevated fuel costs raise distribution and logistics expenses across the economy. It warns that companies are forced into impossible trade-offs between covering rising fuel costs and meeting payroll or supplier obligations.
BUSA says sustained fuel price increases will translate into higher operating costs and job losses