CPI Inflation, Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (Monthly, YoY, NSA): South Africa
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 2.78% y/y for 2024-12, from OECD.
Reviewed series · Prices · Monthly · % y/y · OECD.CPI.FOOD.YOY.M · ZAF
National CPI using COICOP 1999. Core here excludes food and energy; it is not an alternative core definition excluding alcohol and tobacco. OECD Data Terms section 3 permits commercial reuse with attribution except separately restricted or third-party-owned data; no additional restriction was identified in the pinned flow metadata reviewed 2026-10-10. Collection time is not an original publication timestamp. Source observation flags and reference periods are retained.
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- Latest
- 2.78
- % y/y · 2024-12
- Previous
- 2.53
- % y/y · 2024-11
- Oldest shown
- 6.11
- % y/y · 2015-01
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
South Africa · history
% y/y · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% y/y) |
|---|---|
| 2024-12 | 2.78 |
| 2024-11 | 2.53 |
| 2024-10 | 3.62 |
| 2024-09 | 4.77 |
| 2024-08 | 4.97 |
| 2024-07 | 4.63 |
| 2024-06 | 4.72 |
| 2024-05 | 4.92 |
| 2024-04 | 4.85 |
| 2024-03 | 5.30 |
| 2024-02 | 6.22 |
| 2024-01 | 7.24 |
| 2023-12 | 8.62 |
| 2023-11 | 9.20 |
| 2023-10 | 8.98 |
| 2023-09 | 8.24 |
| 2023-08 | 8.00 |
| 2023-07 | 9.90 |
| 2023-06 | 10.94 |
| 2023-05 | 11.85 |
| 2023-04 | 13.95 |
| 2023-03 | 14.05 |
| 2023-02 | 13.54 |
| 2023-01 | 13.58 |
| 2022-12 | 12.50 |
| 2022-11 | 12.45 |
| 2022-10 | 11.96 |
| 2022-09 | 11.97 |
| 2022-08 | 11.56 |
| 2022-07 | 9.86 |
| 2022-06 | 8.86 |
| 2022-05 | 7.54 |
| 2022-04 | 5.95 |
| 2022-03 | 6.22 |
| 2022-02 | 6.48 |
| 2022-01 | 5.65 |
| 2021-12 | 5.37 |
| 2021-11 | 5.62 |
| 2021-10 | 6.19 |
| 2021-09 | 6.71 |
| 2021-08 | 6.83 |
| 2021-07 | 6.72 |
| 2021-06 | 6.62 |
| 2021-05 | 6.75 |
| 2021-04 | 6.33 |
| 2021-03 | 5.70 |
| 2021-02 | 5.05 |
| 2021-01 | 5.29 |
| 2020-12 | 5.92 |
| 2020-11 | 5.48 |
| 2020-10 | 5.16 |
| 2020-09 | 3.59 |
| 2020-08 | 3.71 |
| 2020-07 | 4.18 |
| 2020-06 | 4.07 |
| 2020-05 | 4.20 |
| 2020-04 | 4.21 |
| 2020-03 | 4.10 |
| 2020-02 | 4.23 |
| 2020-01 | 3.78 |
| 2019-12 | 3.94 |
| 2019-11 | 3.71 |
| 2019-10 | 3.85 |
| 2019-09 | 4.08 |
| 2019-08 | 4.22 |
| 2019-07 | 3.51 |
| 2019-06 | 3.75 |
| 2019-05 | 3.52 |
| 2019-04 | 3.05 |
| 2019-03 | 3.18 |
| 2019-02 | 2.82 |
| 2019-01 | 2.94 |
| 2018-12 | 2.74 |
| 2018-11 | 3.11 |
| 2018-10 | 3.00 |
| 2018-09 | 3.50 |
| 2018-08 | 3.14 |
| 2018-07 | 3.01 |
| 2018-06 | 2.90 |
| 2018-05 | 2.77 |
| 2018-04 | 3.39 |
| 2018-03 | 2.91 |
| 2018-02 | 3.41 |
| 2018-01 | 3.92 |
| 2017-12 | 4.22 |
| 2017-11 | 4.76 |
| 2017-10 | 4.91 |
| 2017-09 | 5.08 |
| 2017-08 | 5.21 |
| 2017-07 | 6.41 |
| 2017-06 | 6.83 |
| 2017-05 | 6.83 |
| 2017-04 | 6.59 |
| 2017-03 | 8.97 |
| 2017-02 | 10.48 |
| 2017-01 | 12.53 |
| 2016-12 | 12.75 |
| 2016-11 | 12.39 |
| 2016-10 | 12.78 |
| 2016-09 | 12.73 |
| 2016-08 | 12.75 |
| 2016-07 | 12.55 |
| 2016-06 | 11.98 |
| 2016-05 | 11.98 |
| 2016-04 | 12.34 |
| 2016-03 | 10.66 |
| 2016-02 | 9.41 |
| 2016-01 | 7.24 |
| 2015-12 | 6.41 |
| 2015-11 | 5.50 |
| 2015-10 | 5.07 |
| 2015-09 | 4.33 |
| 2015-08 | 4.18 |
| 2015-07 | 4.21 |
| 2015-06 | 4.05 |
| 2015-05 | 4.21 |
| 2015-04 | 4.39 |
| 2015-03 | 5.22 |
| 2015-02 | 6.08 |
| 2015-01 | 6.11 |
Source: OECD. Newest 120 readings shown, 2015-01 to 2024-12. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.