The products in the basket are updated periodically to better reflect shifts and trends in consumer spending. Product weights ...
This change, known as rebasing the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is more than just a technical update—it’s about understanding ...
South Africa will add rosé wine, snuff and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket and remove frozen potato chips and ...
The non-partisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...
Evidence is mounting that shelter disinflation is gaining momentum, a trend that has yet to be fully reflected in government ...
In December last year, the food basket cost R5 383,38 and a year ago in January 2024, it cost R5 324,86 in January 2024.
Stats SA has updated its inflation basket, bidding farewell to frozen potato chips, and adding rosé wine and vaping.
The latest PMI survey for December showed that firms did raise their output prices but this was for the first time in three ...
Stats SA added rosé wine, snuff, ready-made meals and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket Picture: iStock Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has shaken up the basket of goods and services used ...
Statistics South Africa has tossed teddy bears, driving licences, and coffee beans out of its inflation basket, reflecting consumer's shopping habits as Saffers embrace ready-made meals and e-hailing ...
3. When last did the BoS revise the weights of the CPI basket and why doesn’t it publish them, as does the CSO in Trinidad. I would hope the BoS respond to these questions, and that SN ...
The humble egg is now a source of frustration for millions of shoppers around the U.S, who face soaring prices and shortages.