Johannesburg - South Africa's producer inflation slowed more than expected to 7.1% year-on-year in March from 8.1% in February, the statistics agency said on Thursday.
On a month-on-month basis, prices at the factory gate were up 0.7%, compared with a 0.8% increase the previous month, Statistics South Africa said.
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