Stats SA to make more detailed CPI data available
More detailed data from the consumer price index (CPI) will be made available on the Stats SA website from this month onwards, starting with the July 2018 CPI release that will be published on 22 August 2018. New time series will be available in Excel and ASCII formats at a further level of detail than 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 »
Media Invite: Living Conditions Survey /New weights CPI basket
MEDIA ADVISORYÂ 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 17 January 2017 Release of the Living Conditions Survey and the new weights for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will release the results of the Living Conditions Survey (LCS) 2014/2015 and the new weights for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday, 27 January 2017 at read more »
Media Statement: Statistics South Africa to make changes to CPI basket and weights
Media Statement                                                                                  21 September 2016 Statistics South Africa to make changes to CPI basket and weights Statistics South Africa today announced that it would make changes to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket of goods and services, and the weights attached to these, with effect from the January 2017 release of the CPI. read more »
Media invite: Release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI),August 2016
 Media advisory                                                                                       19 September 2016  Release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), August 2016 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August 2016 will be released at a media briefing on Wednesday, 21 September 2016 in Pretoria. The CPI is the primary indicator for the measurement of monetary policy and changes in read more »
Media statement: The incorporation of lottery price changes into the CPI
Media statement                                   15  September 2016  Media statement on the incorporation of lottery price changes into the CPI On Monday, 13 September 2016, Statistics South Africa announced through a note on its website, that recent price increases in lottery tickets would be incorporated into the August Consumer price index (CPI) release, due out on read more »
South Africa’s CPI reveals how volatile inflation hurts the poorest
Patrick Kelly, Executive Manager for Price Statistics, provides some insights into how inflation affects the most vulnerable. The combined effect of the severe drought and the depreciation of the rand drove annual food inflation to 9,8% in March, its highest level in four years. Periods of high food inflation often spark an outpouring of concern read more »
CPI drops to levels last seen in 2011
Annual CPI inflation dropped to 4,4% in January 2015 from 5,3% in December 2014, the lowest since April 2011, when the CPI stood at 4,2%. Key drivers pulling the CPI down were petrol and food. The 127c/l drop in the price of petrol in January further contributed to the decline in the CPI for petrol, read more »
CPI inflation slows in December
Annual CPI inflation dropped to 5,3% in December 2014 from 5,8% in November 2014. Petrol and food prices, which are key drivers of changes in the CPI, both showed lower annual inflation rates. Food inflation continued its slowing trend with a 7,4% annual rate compared to 7,7% in November 2014. The main drivers of the read more »
CPI inflation drops to 5,8%
Annual CPI inflation dropped to 5,8% in November 2014 from 5,9% in October. Petrol and food prices, which are key drivers of changes in the CPI both showed lower annual inflation rates. Food inflation continued its slowing trend with a 7,7% annual rate compared to 8% in October. The main drivers of the steadily declining read more »