Headline inflation increased to 4.5 percent in April from 4.4 percent in March. Inflation eased with respect to alcoholic beverages and tobacco (from 9.5 to 8.8 percent); clothing and footwear (from 6.3 to 5.8 percent); housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (from 4.7 to 4.1 percent); furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance (from 5.2 to 5.0 percent); transport (from 1.1 to 1.0 percent); recreation and culture (from 4.9 to 4.2 percent); and restaurants and hotels (from 9.0 to 8.2 percent). However, this was offset by higher inflation for health (from 7.1 to 7.6 percent) and, in particular, miscellaneous goods and services (from 1.9 to 6.7 percent) due to increased medical aid contributions. Inflation was unchanged for food and non-alcoholic beverages (3.2 percent); communication (0.4 percent); and education (7.4 percent). The trimmed mean measure of core inflation increased from 4.0 to 4.1 percent, while inflation excluding administered prices remained unchanged at 5.2 percent.