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South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY
Latest Release
Dec 11, 2024
Actual2.9%
Previous2.8%
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) measures the rate of price change of goods and services purchased by households. It measures changes in the average level of prices over a period of time. In other words, prices indicator of what is happening to prices, consumers are paying for items purchased. With a given starting point or base period which is usually taken as 100, the CPI can be used to compare current period consumer prices with those in the base period.Consumer Price index is the most frequently used indicator of inflation and reflect changes in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services by the average consumer. The weights are usually derived from household expenditure surveys.A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the ZAR , while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the ZAR.
| Release Date | Time | Actual | Forecast | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2024 (Nov) | 03:00 | 2.9% | 2.8% | ||
| Nov 20, 2024 (Oct) | 03:00 | 2.8% | 3.8% | ||
| Oct 23, 2024 (Sep) | 03:00 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.4% | |
| Sep 18, 2024 (Aug) | 03:00 | 4.4% | 4.6% | ||
| Aug 21, 2024 (Jul) | 03:00 | 4.6% | 5.1% | ||
| Jul 24, 2024 (Jun) | 03:00 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
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