Consumer Price Index CPI in South Africa increased to 103.60 points in December from 103.40 points in November of 2025. Consumer Price Index CPI in South Africa averaged 70.61 points from 2008 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 103.60 points in December of 2025 and a record low of 41.90 points in January of 2008. source: Statistics South Africa

Consumer Price Index CPI in South Africa is expected to be 104.95 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI) is projected to trend around 110.44 points in 2027 and 113.76 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.


Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 103.30 103.20 points Dec 2025
Core Inflation Rate YoY 3.30 3.20 percent Dec 2025
Core Inflation Rate MoM 0.10 0.10 percent Dec 2025
CPI Clothing and Footwear 101.20 101.10 points Dec 2025
CPI Education Services 104.50 104.50 points Dec 2025
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 104.40 104.20 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 104.90 104.30 points Dec 2025
CPI Recreation, Sport and Culture 102.50 102.60 points Dec 2025
CPI Restaurants and Hotels 102.90 103.50 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation 101.00 100.30 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 4.40 4.40 percent Dec 2025

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 103.60 103.40 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.60 3.50 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.20 -0.10 percent Dec 2025
PPI MoM 0.20 0.00 percent Dec 2025
Producer Prices 103.60 103.40 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY 2.90 2.90 percent Dec 2025


South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI)
In South Africa, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
103.60 103.40 103.60 41.90 2008 - 2025 points Monthly
2024M12=100, NSA