It is just a matter of time before the recent rapid increases in agricultural commodity prices lead to higher consumer price inflation. Even though the headline CPI inflation rate edged down to 2.3% in January, from 2.4%, we anticipate that it will be up to around 3.0% by mid-year. Nevertheless, with wage growth slowing and excess supply limiting potential price increases, we expect underlying inflation to remain muted.
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