The rail rates charged by TFR between 2006 and 2008
increased substantially and were significantly higher than
the inflation rate (see Figure 5). Inflation figures used for this
analysis were based on the consumer price index (CPI) and
were sourced from Statistics South Africa (STATSSA 2006–
2001). The increased transport costs contributed to Firm A’s
logistics costs, increasing by 30.29% between 2006 and 2007
and by 31.86% between 2008 and 2009.