Producer price inflation in South Africa rose by 7.5% in June 2026, easing from an over three-year high of 7.8% in the previous month. The slowdown was driven largely by decreases recorded in food, beverages, and tobacco (1.3% vs 2.1% in May), paper and printed products (8.5% vs 8.7%), electrical machinery, and communications and metering equipment (6.2% vs 6.9%), transport equipment (0.6% vs 0.7%), and furniture (4.6% vs 8.2%). On the other hand, costs increased for textiles, clothing, and footwear (6.9% vs 5.2%), non-metallic mineral products (11.5% vs 10.5%), and metals, machinery, equipment, and computing equipment (3.2% vs 2.9%), while inflation remained steady for coke, petroleum, chemical, rubber, and plastic products (at 22.0%). On a monthly basis, producer costs fell by 0.1%, following a 2.6% growth in the preceding period. source: Statistics South Africa
Producer Prices in South Africa increased 7.50 percent in June of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in South Africa averaged 5.67 percent from 2013 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 18.00 percent in July of 2022 and a record low of -0.70 percent in October of 2024. This page provides the latest reported value for - South Africa Producer Prices Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. South Africa Producer Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.
Producer Prices in South Africa increased 7.50 percent in June of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in South Africa is expected to be 6.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa Producer Prices Change is projected to trend around 2.40 percent in 2027 and 1.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.