$1\mathrm{.}2$ The South African Reserve Bank calculates the national inflation rate for the country annually using the Consumer Price Index $($CPI$).$ TABL.E $2$ shows the inflation rate for South Africa from $2021$ to $2023$ as well as the predicted rate for $2024$ to $2025.$ TABLE $2$: INFLATION RATE $\backslash$table$[[$Year$,$Percentage Rate$],[2021,4,61\%$