Consumer inflation inches up to 2.8% in April, driven by soaring beef prices [SOUND]

# Statistics South Africa says the annual consumer inflation rate increased to 2.8-percent in April, from 2.7-percent in March. The uptick was mainly due to a sharp rise in food and non-alcoholic beverage prices, which climbed four-percent year-on-year. Meat prices saw the biggest jump, rising 2.3-percent in a single month, with stewing beef, mince, and steak leading the increase. Stats SA’s Patrick Kelly says coffee prices also went up sharply: