South Africa - Consumer Price Index - CPI August 2017

South Africa - Consumer Price Index - CPI

CPI South Africa August of 2017

South Africans CPI increased up to -16.3% year-on-year in August of 2017

The annual variation rate of the CPI in South Africa in August of 2017 was -16.3%, 2 tenths higher than the month before.The monthly variation rate of the CPI (Consumer Price Index) has been 0.1%, and thus the accumulated inflation in 2017 is -17.5%

We must highlight the increase of 1.2% in the prices of Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, until its interannual rate reached -19.6%, which is in contrast to the decrease in the prices of Food and non-alcoholic beverages of -0.3%, and an interannual variation of -21.1%.

In this page we show you the progression of the CPI in South Africa. You can see the inflation in other countries in CPI and see all the information about South Africa in South Africa's economy

CPI (overall index) [+]

CPI South Africa August 2017

	Interannual	Accum. since January	Monthly variation
CPI (overall index) [+]	-16.3%	-17.5%	0.1%
Food and non-alcoholic beverages [+]	-21.1%		-0.3%
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco [+]	-19.6%		1.2%
Clothing and footwear [+]	-15.3%		0.1%
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels [+]	-16.6%		0%
Furniture, household equipment and maintenance [+]	-9.7%		-0.2%
Health [+]	-13.8%		-0.1%
Transport [+]	-11.0%		0.5%
Communication [+]	-0.6%		-0.2%
Recreation and culture [+]	-12.3%		0%
Education [+]	-21.2%		0%
Restaurants and hotels [+]	-20.0%		0.2%
Miscellaneous goods and services [+]	-17.8%		0%
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South Africa: CPI annual

	2016	2015
CPI (overall index) [+]	7.0%	5.2%
Food and non-alcoholic beverages [+]	12.8%	6.3%
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco [+]	5.6%	6.6%
Clothing and footwear [+]	5.3%	4.6%
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels [+]	5.6%	6.4%
Furniture, household equipment and maintenance [+]	4.2%	3.0%
Health [+]	5.8%	6.4%
Transport [+]	5.4%	1.9%
Communication [+]	-0.2%	0.1%
Recreation and culture [+]	7.9%	2.6%
Education [+]	4.6%	9.4%
Restaurants and hotels [+]	6.8%	5.0%
Miscellaneous goods and services [+]	7.6%	6.6%