StatsSA has announced the addition of 71 new products to the basket of goods and services used to measure consumer inflation.

South Africa's statistics agency has updated its consumer inflation basket for the first time since 2022, including items ...

The products in the basket are updated periodically to better reflect shifts and trends in consumer spending. Product weights ...

South Africa will add rosé wine, snuff and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket and remove frozen potato chips and ...

Stats SA has updated its inflation basket, bidding farewell to frozen potato chips, and adding rosé wine and vaping.

South Africa will add rose wine, snuff and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket and remove frozen potato chips and ...

Food inflation has improved from 7.2% in January 2024 to 2.5% in December, compared with consumer price inflation that ...

The inflation rate is also important in determining the “real” cost of debt. If the interest rate on a loan is 10% and the ...

South Africa will add rosé wine, snuff and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket and remove frozen potato chips and ...

Statistics South Africa has tossed teddy bears, driving licences, and coffee beans out of its inflation basket, reflecting consumer's shopping habits as Saffers embrace ready-made meals and e-hailing ...

This means that, on average, the prices of goods and services were 3% higher in December 2024 than they were a year ago. The ...

The standard measure of inflation in South Africa is the percentage change, usually over a year, in the prices of a basket of goods ... Every month, staff from Stats SA record the prices of a long ...