Core Consumer Prices in South Africa increased to 103.60 points in January from 103.30 points in December of 2025. Core Consumer Prices in South Africa averaged 73.72 points from 2008 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 103.60 points in January of 2026 and a record low of 46.30 points in January of 2008. source: Statistics South Africa

Core Consumer Prices in South Africa is expected to be 105.06 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Core Consumer Prices is projected to trend around 109.91 points in 2027 and 113.21 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 103.80 103.60 points Jan 2026
Core Consumer Prices 103.60 103.30 points Jan 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 3.40 3.30 percent Jan 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM 0.30 0.10 percent Jan 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 101.30 101.20 points Jan 2026
CPI Education Services 104.50 104.50 points Jan 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 104.80 104.40 points Jan 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 104.90 104.30 points Dec 2025
CPI Recreation, Sport and Culture 102.80 102.50 points Jan 2026
CPI Restaurants and Hotels 104.20 102.90 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation 101.00 100.30 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 4.40 4.40 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.50 3.60 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.20 0.20 percent Jan 2026
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 Core Consumer Prices
In South Africa, core consumer prices measure a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods, excluding volatile items such as food and non-alcoholic beverages, fuel and energy.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
103.60 103.30 103.60 46.30 2008 - 2026 points Monthly
2024M12=100, NSA