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This page is designed to provide CPI and PPI users with more detailed information on methodology, and on changes that are taking place to improve the quality of the Price indices.
Document title | Date published | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Export and import unit value indices – Sources and methods (2025) | March 2025 | download (PDF: 579 KB) |
| Exports and Imports Unit Value Indices (XMUVI) conversion factors (2024) | March 2025 | download (xlxs: 12 KB) |
| Construction Material Price Indices – Sources and methods (2025) | February 2025 | download (pdf: 609 KB) |
| Producer price index – Sources and methods (2025) | February 2025 | download (pdf: 744 KB) |
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) conversion factors (2024) | February 2025 | download (xlsx: 48 KB) |
| Consumer Price Index - Sources and methods (2025) | February 2025 | download (pdf: 977 KB) |
| CPI Weights 8D Product Level (2023) | February 2025 | download (xlsx: 38 KB) |
| CPI - Indicator (8 Digit) Concordance | January 2025 | download (xlsx: 27 KB) |
| CPI - Published Concordance | January 2025 | download (xlsx: 33 KB) |
| CPI 2025 Weights Presentation Final | January 2025 | download (pdf: 3675 KB) |
| CPI Basket And Weights Update | January 2025 | download (pdf: 359 KB) |
| CPI(5 and 8 Digit) From Jan 2017 Concordance | January 2025 | download (xlsx: 27 KB) |
| CPI_Average Prices All Urban Concordance | January 2025 | download (xlsx: 16 KB) |
| CPI_Average Prices Provinces Concordance | January 2025 | download (xlsx: 16 KB) |
| Note on CPI data collection from municipalities | July 2024 | download (pdf: 1159 KB) |
| Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) - Sources and methods | June 2024 | download (PDF: 761 KB) |
| Export and import unit value indices – Sources and methods | March 2024 | download (pdf: 1036 KB) |
| Producer Price Index - Sources and Methods (2024) | February 2024 | download (pdf: 970 KB) |
| "Construction Material Price Indices – Sources and methods (2024) | February 2024 | download (pdf: 1025 KB) |
| Construction Material Price Indices (CMPI) conversion factors (2023) | February 2024 | download (xls: 19 KB) |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) conversion factors (2023) | February 2024 | download (xls: 21 KB) |
| PPI reweighting (2024) | February 2024 | download (pdf: 391 KB) |
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) conversion factors (2021) | November 2023 | download (xlsx: 86 KB) |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) conversion factors (2020) | November 2023 | download (xlsx: 44 KB) |
| Construction Material Price Indices (CMPI) conversion factors (2021) | November 2023 | download (xlsx: 16 KB) |
| Construction Material Price Indices – Sources and methods | September 2023 | download (pdf: 965 KB) |
| Methodological changes to the export and import unit value indices | March 2023 | download (PDF: 256 KB) |
| Producer Price Index - methods and sources | 2023 February | download (PDF: 148 KB) |
| Consumer Price Index - Sources and methods | November 2022 | download (PDF: 168 KB) |
| Producer Price Index - methods and sources manual | 2022 February | download (PDF: 138 KB) |
| Presentation on CPI weights and basket | January 2022 | download (PDF: 202 KB) |
| Update of the CPI weights and basket January 2022 | January 2022 | download (PDF: 182 KB) |
| Using price indices for escalation | January 2022 | download (PDF: 183 KB) |
| CMPI reweighting 2022 | 2021 October | download (PDF: 383 KB) |
| CPI reweighting 2022 | 2021 August | download (PDF: 162 KB) |
| Producer Price Index - methods and sources manual | 2021 February | download (PDF: 264 KB) |
| PPI reweighting | 2021 February | download (PDF: 169 KB) |
| CPI - Covid_19 method issues | 2020 September | download (PDF: 178 KB) |
| CPI - Covid_19 method issues | 2020 August | download (PDF: 181 KB) |
| CPI - Covid_19 method issues 2 | 2020 July | download (PDF: 159 KB) |
| CPI - Covid_19 method issues | 2020 July | download (PDF: 135 KB) |
| CPI - Covid_19 method issues | 2020 May | download (PDF: 151 KB) |
| Producer Price Index - methods and sources manual | 2020 February | download (PDF: 7056 KB) |
| CPI and Vat change | 2018 February | download (XLSX: 13 KB) |
| Change in publication date of PPI January 2018 | 2018 January | download (PDF: 19.8 KB) |
| CMPI new release | 2018 January | download (PDF: 253 KB) |
| CMPI public note | 2018 January | download (PDF: 26.5 KB) |
| PPI and CMPI public note | 2018 January | download (PDF: 40.0 KB) |
| PPI January 2018 | 2018 January | download (PDF: 324 KB) |
| Presentation on CPI weights (2016) | 2017 January | download (PDF: 2196 KB) |
| Introduction of new CPI basket and weights (2016) | 2017 January | download (PDF: 193 KB) |
| CPI methodology note (December 2016) | 2016 December | download (PDF: 25 KB) |
| Export and Import unit value indices - UVI methods and sources | 2016 March | download (PDF: 456 KB) |
| UVI Indicative timeseries | 2016 March | download (PDF: 110 KB) |
| PPI - XMUVI methodology note (2016) | 2016 January | download (PDF: 275 KB) |
| CPI Clothing Dec 2014 | 2014 December | download (PDF: 50 KB) |
| Changes to the PPI basket and weights | 2014 February | download (PDF: 34 KB) |
| Note on CPI - Laspeyres, Paasche and Fisher indices 2013 | 2013 May | download (PDF: 105KB) |
| PPI Indicative Time Series | 2013 March | download (PDF: 68KB) |
| Presentation at launch of the revamped PPI | 2013 March | download (PDF: 219KB) |
| Product survey schedule (CPI Schedule) | 2013 February | download (PDF: 18KB) |
| Information note on reweighting, rebasing and linking the Consumer Price Index (CPI) | 2013 January | download (PDF: 42KB) |
| Updating weights of CPI | 2012 November | download (PDF: 94KB) |
| Consumer price index weights presentation | 2012 November | download (PDF: 168KB) |
| Recommendations from independent peer review of the CPI and Stats SA's response to these | 2012 November | download (PDF: 49KB) |
| Press release on timing of changes to price statistics | 2012 July | download (PDF: 32KB) |
| Planned improvements to the CPI | 2011 November | download (PDF: 48KB) |
| Note on CPI for contract adjustments | 2009 March | download (PDF: 40KB) |
| Method to link old and new CPI series | 2009 March | download (PDF: 240 KB) |
| Explanatory document on differences between old CPI and new | 2009 February | download (PDF: 1.9 MB) |
| Rent in SA Consumer price index - concepts and trends | 2008 December | download (PDF: 339KB) |
| Note on changes to the Inflation target measure | 2008 October | download (PDF: 60KB) |
| Booklet on changes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) | 2008 October | download (PDF: 200KB) |
| Presentation on the Consumer Price Index weights | 2008 July | download (PDF: 490KB) |
| Explanatory note on the 2008 Consumer Price Index weights | 2008 July | download (PDF: 88KB) |
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| Consumer price index (CPI), Producer price index (PPI), Unit value indices: exports / imports, Construction materials price indices |
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Nicolai Claassen (Director) 012 310 8007 076 759 0200 nicolaic@statssa.gov.za |
| Retail, wholesale, motor, land transport |
Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za |
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| Quarterly financial statistics (QFS) | Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za |
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| Structural industry statistics (large sample surveys of industries every 3 to 5 years; agriculture) |
Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254 082 905 5143 itanim@statssa.gov.za |
Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191 083 675 8654 tshepop@statssa.gov.za |
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| Labour Statistics- Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) | Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za |
Desiree Manamela (Director) 012 310 2145 071 681 2768 DesireeM@statssa.gov.za Malerato Mosiane (Chief Statistician) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za |
| Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) | Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 8882449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za |
Matlapane Masupye (Acting Director) 012 310 8168 082 317 5340 matlapanem@statssa.gov.za |
| Tourism Statistics (Domestic Tourism Survey) | Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za |
Brenda Mosima (Director) 012 310 8168 082 906 7925 BrendaMo@statssa.gov.za |
| Crime and Safety Statistics (Victims of Crime Survey) | Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za |
Joseph Lukhwareni (Director) 012 310 8485 082 888 2486 JosephL@statssa.gov.za |
| Service Delivery Statistics (General Household Survey) | Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za |
Niel Roux (Director) 012 310 2939 082 904 7919 NielR@statssa.gov.za |
| Transport Statistics (National Travel Survey) | Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za |
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| Gender Statistics | Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za |
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| Mortality and Causes of Deaths | Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za |
Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za |
| Tourism and Migration | Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za |
Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za |
| Registered Births | Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za |
Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za |
| Marriages and Divorces | Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za |
Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za |
| Living Conditions Survey | Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za |
Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za |
| Income and Expenditure Survey | Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za |
Werner Ruch (Director) 012 310 6318 082 906 7967 wernerr@statssa.gov.za |
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