Johannesburg - South Africa's headline producer inflation slowed to 8% year-on-year in July from 8.1% in June, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast PPI would brake to 7.9% year-on-year.
However, on a month-on-month basis, factory gate prices rose by 0.5% in July from 0.3% in June, against market expectations for a flat reading of 0.3%.
Stats SA releases five industry-specific producer price indices, with final manufactured goods representing the headline number.