![Dismal December for retailers](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ret5-64x64.png)
Dismal December for retailers
The most important month of the year for retail trade is December, when many consumers are on holiday and go Christmas shopping. But December 2018 was a tough month for retail in South Africa. The volume of sales fell by 1,4% year-on-year, which was the first negative annual growth rate since February 2017. The poor read more »
Stats Biz – July 2018
Stats Biz – July 2018 Annual food inflation continues to slow despite April’s rise in value added tax (VAT). In fact, some food items are actually cheaper than they were a year ago. The items you are now paying less for are in the oil, bread, fruit and sugar categories. Explore the price of food, read more »
Stats Biz – May 2018
Fuel, meat, beer and wine. These are products that have increased the most in price over the last year. South Africa’s consumer inflation rate jumped to 4,5% in April after reaching a seven-year low of 3,8% in March. Explore the list of products that you are now paying more for, as well as other stories, read more »
![Counting the costs of Valentine’s Day](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Picture1-64x64.jpg)
Counting the costs of Valentine’s Day
You’ve got no one to blame except yourself. Admit it. You totally forgot about Valentine’s Day. Now that it’s just around the corner you’ve got to come up with something fast! It was months ago when you and your significant other agreed that it would be your turn this year to do something special. You read more »
![Jump in government higher education spending](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/imgk-64x64.jpg)
Jump in government higher education spending
It’s been three years since the #FeesMustFall campaign erupted on campuses across the country. Thousands of students protested – at times violently – over rising tuition fees. On the back of frustration over the lack of funding for poorer students, the movement resuscitated, in a big way, the debate over whether South Africa should offer read more »
![Digging deeper into your pocket? These prices might be to blame](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/img-64x64.jpg)
Digging deeper into your pocket? These prices might be to blame
Does that braai pack feel a bit expensive? If you’ve recently noticed a rise in meat prices, then you’re not alone. Let’s take a closer look at that, as well as other items in the consumer price index with inflation higher than South Africa’s inflation target of 3–6% that is used for monetary policy. In read more »
![Falling prices: the good, the better, and the best](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pic1-64x64.png)
Falling prices: the good, the better, and the best
It’s hard to believe. It goes against what we often hear. Whether chatting with friends around the braai or debating with family at the dinner table, almost everyone has a story to tell about their own experiences with rising prices. Surprisingly, data show that there are in fact items that are cheaper now than they read more »
![Beer more popular than vegetables](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Infographic_web-64x64.jpg)
Beer more popular than vegetables
Beer more popular than vegetables Nqa, Impilo, Pholo e ntle, gesondheid, Awe, Cheers! Many of us enjoy a pint, but have you ever really thought much about the industry and what you spend on your beer? In celebration of International Beer Day, we take a closer look at how much households spend on beer and read more »
Media Release: New basket and weights for the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
MEDIA RELEASEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 27 January 2017 New basket and weights for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Â There are 412 products and services in the new CPI basket, an increase from 396, which now includes new products such as instant noodles, frozen pizzas and pies, and ready-mixed flour products. Stats SA announced the changes to the read more »
![The ups and downs of gross domestic product](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/GDP_Q3_Slider-64x64.jpg)
The ups and downs of gross domestic product
Economic growth can be reported in a number of different ways. Annual growth, quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year are terms that are commonly used in the context of gross domestic product (GDP). What do these terms mean? In preparation for Stats SA’s next release of GDP data on 6 December, this article explores the different ways in read more »