S. AFRICAN PRODUCER PRICE INFLATION FALLS SHARPLY South African year-on-year producer price inflation fell to 14.9 pct in January against 16.4 pct in December, Central Statistics Office figures show. The all items index (base 1980) rose a monthly 0.8 pct in January to 233.9, after also rising 0.8 pct in December to 232.1. A year ago the index stood at 203.6 and year-on-year producer price inflation at 22.2 pct.