Under the assumption that overseas economies are to continue their expansion and that the growth mechanism underpinning the domestic economy is firmly maintained, trend increases in the CPI are likely to take hold in the long run, as the influence of declining crude oil prices fades.
Overview of key economic indicators: South Africa  In order to assess the South African economy’s performance over the medium-term, I have chosen to divide the period from 1990 to 2007 broadly into five-year segments, as indicated in Tables 1A and 1B: namely, the periods 1990-1994; 1995-1999; 2000-2004 and finally, the most recent period 2005-2007.