Core consumer prices in South Africa, which exclude food, non-alcoholic beverages, fuel, and energy, stood at 0.1% month-on-month in December 2025, remaining unchanged for the third consecutive month. source: Statistics South Africa

Core Inflation Rate MoM in South Africa averaged 0.38 percent from 2008 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1.40 percent in March of 2009 and a record low of -0.20 percent in May of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for South Africa Core Inflation Rate MoM. South Africa Core Inflation Rate MoM - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.

Core Inflation Rate MoM in South Africa is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Core Inflation Rate MoM is projected to trend around 0.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-17 08:00 AM
Core Inflation Rate MoM
Nov 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2026-01-21 08:00 AM
Core Inflation Rate MoM
Dec 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
2026-02-18 08:00 AM
Core Inflation Rate MoM
Jan 0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 103.60 103.40 points Dec 2025
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
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 Core Inflation Rate MoM
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
0.10 0.10 1.40 -0.20 2008 - 2025 percent Monthly
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