This page outlines what inflation-related dataflows we make available through EconData. “Price Indices (inflation)” is a Category in our EconData StatsSA Category Scheme. In these dataflow docs, we detail the codes used in the series. StatsSA provides additional sources and methods information about the series.
Consumer Price Indices (CPI)
CPI provides information regarding changes in the overall level of prices based on the total expenditure of the household sector. This publication contains the CPI (Inflation) rates. The P0141 contains information on all urban areas and the additional tables contains information for provinces, primary urban areas, secondary urban areas and rural areas.
Publication code: P0141
CPI Analytical Series
This main dataflow contains series on basket indices. Please click on this paragraph to show detail.
ID: CPI_ANL_SERIES
The following series are available in the CPI Analytical Series dataset:
All Urban Areas
- CPI Headline
CPS00000 - CPI for pensioners
CPI60065 - CPI for all goods
CPS00006 - CPI for services
CPS00007 - CPI excl housing
CPS00008 - CPI excl Food and NAB
CPS00009 - CPI excl Fuel
CPS00010 - CPI excl food and NAB and fuel
CPS00011 - CPI excl fuel and energy
CPS00013 - CPI ex food and NAB, fuel, energy
CPS00014 - CPI for durable goods
CPS00015 - CPI for semi durable goods
CPS00016 - CPI for non-durable goods
CPS00017 - CPI excl energy
CPS00018 - CPI excluding administered prices
CPS00019 - CPI admin prices excl fuel parafn
CPS00020 - Processed
CPS00021 - Unprocessed
CPS00022 - Education, Educ incl board fees
CPS00023 - Medical, health incl insurance
CPS00024 - Trimmed mean index
CPS00025 - CPI excl. owners equivalent rent
CPS40000 - CPI for Administered prices
CPS51000 - CPI for Regulated prices
CPS51100 - CPI for admin prices not reg
CPS51200 - Expenditure deciles, 1
CPSD0001 - Expenditure deciles, 2
CPSD0002 - Expenditure deciles, 3
CPSD0003 - Expenditure deciles, 4
CPSD0004 - Expenditure deciles, 5
CPSD0005 - Expenditure deciles, 6
CPSD0006 - Expenditure deciles, 7
CPSD0007 - Expenditure deciles, 8
CPSD0008 - Expenditure deciles, 9
CPSD0009 - Expenditure deciles, 10
CPSD0010
Geographic indices
- Rural areas
CPI60051 - Western Cape
CPI61001 - Eastern Cape
CPI62001 - Northern Cape
CPI63001 - Free State
CPI64001 - Kwazulu-Natal
CPI65001 - North West
CPI66001 - Gauteng
CPI67001 - Mpumalanga
CPI68001 - Limpopo
CPI69001
Total country
- Total country
CPI60001 - Pensioners
CPI60005 - Expenditure deciles, 1
CPTD0001 - Expenditure deciles, 2
CPTD0002 - Expenditure deciles, 3
CPTD0003 - Expenditure deciles, 4
CPTD0004 - Expenditure deciles, 5
CPTD0005 - Expenditure deciles, 6
CPTD0006 - Expenditure deciles, 7
CPTD0007 - Expenditure deciles, 8
CPTD0008 - Expenditure deciles, 9
CPTD0009 - Expenditure deciles, 10
CPTD0010
Rural Areas
- All Items
CPR00000 - Food and non alcoholic beverages
CPR01000 - Food
CPR01100 - Bread and cereals
CPR01110 - Meat
CPR01120 - Fish
CPR01130 - Milk, eggs and cheese
CPR01140 - Oils and fats
CPR01150 - Fruit
CPR01160 - Vegetables
CPR01170 - Sugar, sweets and deserts
CPR01180 - Other food
CPR01190 - Non-alcoholic beverages
CPR01200 - Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
CPR02000 - Clothing and footwear
CPR03000 - Housing and utilities
CPR04000 - Household contents and equipment
CPR05000 - Health
CPR06000 - Transport
CPR07000 - Communication
CPR08000 - Recreation and culture
CPR09000 - Education
CPR10000 - Restaurants and hotels
CPR11000 - Miscellaneous goods and services
CPR12000

CPI COICOP 5-digits
This COICOP dataflow records prices at a categorical level (rather than at a basket level), and follows the international consumer price classification scheme. Please click on this paragraph to show detail.
ID: CPI_COICOP_5
The Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP) is the international reference classification of household expenditure.
| Attribute | Value (constant) |
|---|---|
| Source Dataset | P0141 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Base Period | December 2021 |
| Unit of measure | Index |
COICOP Structure
Level 1: Divisions (two-digit)
Level 2: Groups (three-digit)
Level 3: Classes (four-digit)
Level 4: Subclasses (five-digit)
The latest (2018) version of the classification is outlined on the UNSD website, but South Africa’s baskets with revision periods from 2008 to 2019 used the previous version, the 2003 COICOP classification.
Dimensions
1. Region
- Gauteng
GP - Western Cape
WC - Free State
FS - Mpumalanga
MP - Eastern Cape
EC - Limpopo
LM - Kwazulu-Natal
KZN - Northern Cape
NC - North West
NW - All Urban
AU - Total Country
TC
2-5: COICOP Hierarchies
00.0.0.0All Items CPI Headline00.0.0.6CPI for all goods00.0.0.7CPI for services00.0.0.8CPI excl housing00.0.0.9CPI excl Food and NAB00.0.1.0CPI excl Fuel00.0.1.1CPI excl food and NAB and fuel00.0.1.3CPI excl fuel and energy00.0.1.4CPI excl food and NAB, fuel and energy00.0.1.5CPI for durable goods00.0.1.6CPI for semi durable goods00.0.1.7CPI for non-durable goods00.0.1.8CPI excl energy00.0.1.9CPI excluding administered prices00.0.2.0CPI administered prices excluding fuel and paraffin00.0.2.1Processed00.0.2.2Unprocessed00.0.2.3Education including boarding fees00.0.2.4Health including medical insurance00.0.2.5Trimmed mean index
01.0.0.0Food and non alcoholic beverages01.1.0.0Food01.1.1.0Cereal products01.1.2.0Meat01.1.3.0Fish and other seafood01.1.4.0Milk, other dairy products and eggs01.1.5.0Oils and fats01.1.6.0Fruits and nuts01.1.7.0Vegetables01.1.8.0Sugar, confectionery and desserts01.1.9.0Other food01.2.0.0Non-alcoholic beverages01.2.1.0Hot beverages01.2.2.0Cold beverages
02.0.0.0Alcoholic beverages and tobacco02.1.0.0Alcoholic beverages02.1.1.0Spirits and liqueurs02.1.2.0Wine02.1.3.0Beer02.3.0.0Tobacco
03.0.0.0Clothing and footwear03.1.0.0Clothing03.2.0.0Footwear
04.0.0.0Housing and utilities04.1.0.0Actual rentals for housing04.1.0.1Actual rentals-Houses04.1.0.2Actual rentals-Flats04.1.0.3Actual rentals-Town houses04.2.0.0Owners equivalent rent04.2.0.1Owners equivalent rent-Houses04.2.0.2Owners equivalent rent-Flats04.2.0.3Owners equivalent rent-Town houses04.3.0.0Maintenance and repair04.4.0.0Water supply and miscellaneous services04.5.0.0Electricity, gas and other fuels04.5.1.0Electricity
05.0.0.0Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance05.1.0.0Furniture, furnishings and loose carpets05.1.1.0Household textiles, appliances, tableware and equipment05.6.0.0Goods and services for routine household maintenance05.6.2.0Domestic services
06.0.0.0Health06.1.0.0Medicines and health products06.2.0.0Health services06.2.1.0Doctors06.2.2.0Dentists06.3.0.0Hospital services
07.0.0.0Transport07.1.0.0Purchase of vehicles07.1.1.1New vehicles07.1.1.2Used vehicles07.2.0.0Operation of personal transport equipment07.2.2.0Fuel07.2.2.1Diesel07.2.2.2Petrol07.2.4.0Other transport services (temporary parking, tolls, lessons or equipment hire, but not taxis)07.3.0.0Passenger transport services07.4.0.0Transport services of goods
08.0.0.0Information and communication08.1.0.0Information and communication equipment08.3.0.0Information and communication services
09.0.0.0Recreation and culture09.2.0.0Recreational goods09.4.0.0Recreational and cultural services09.7.0.0Newspapers, books and stationery09.8.0.0Package holidays
10.0.0.0Education services10.1.0.0Primary and secondary education10.4.0.0Tertiary education
11.0.0.0Restaurants and accommodation services11.1.0.0Restaurants11.2.0.0Accommodation services11.2.0.3University boarding fees
12.0.0.0Insurance and financial services12.1.0.0Insurance12.1.2.0Medical insurance12.2.0.0Financial services
13.0.0.0Personal care and miscellaneous services13.1.0.0Personal care13.9.0.0Other financial services
60.0.0.1Geographic indices60.0.0.5Pensioners60.0.6.5CPI for pensioners
D0.0.0.1Expenditure deciles: 1D0.0.0.2Expenditure deciles: 2D0.0.0.3Expenditure deciles: 3D0.0.0.4Expenditure deciles: 4D0.0.0.5Expenditure deciles: 5D0.0.0.6Expenditure deciles: 6D0.0.0.7Expenditure deciles: 7D0.0.0.8Expenditure deciles: 8D0.0.0.9Expenditure deciles: 9D0.0.0.10Expenditure deciles: 10


CPI COICOP 8-digits
This COICOP dataflow records prices at a more granular level than the CPI COIOCP 5-digits dataflow, comprising a five-level hierarchy, and includes weights along with index values for each basket item. Please click on this paragraph to show detail.
ID: CPI_COICOP_8
| Attribute | Value (constant) |
|---|---|
| Source Dataset | P0141 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Base Period | December 2024 |
| Unit of measure | Index |
| Label | String |
| Division | Codelist |
| Group | Codelist |
| Class | Codelist |
| Subclass | Codelist |
| COICOP-8 2016 | Codelist |
| Weight | Numeric |
Mnemonic Codelist
The mnemonics consist of two parts: AU and an 8-digit code. AU is in reference to the fact that the COICOP 8-digit dataflow is for the All Urban Areas CPI index. The 8-digit code then represents the 8-digit COICOP code for each item.
The following shows what each mnemonic code represents:
01 – Food and non-alcoholic beverages
AU01111201 White RiceAU01111202 Basmati riceAU01112101 Cake flourAU01112102 Bread flourAU01112301 Sorghum mealAU01112601 Maize mealAU01112602 SampAU01113101 White breadAU01113102 Brown breadAU01113103 Bread rollsAU01113104 RusksAU01113105 Savoury biscuitsAU01113901 Sweet biscuitsAU01113903 Cakes and tartsAU01114001 Cold cerealsAU01114002 Hot cereals (porridge)AU01115001 SpaghettiAU01115002 MacaroniAU01115004 Instant noodlesAU01122101 Beef mince – freshAU01122102 Stewing BeefAU01122103 Beef – SteakAU01122299 Pork – combinedAU01122399 Mutton and Lamb – combinedAU01122401 Whole Chicken – FreshAU01122402 Chicken Portions -FreshAU01122403 Chicken Portions -Frozen (non IQF)AU01122404 IQF Chicken portionsAU01123101 BiltongAU01123201 HamAU01123202 BaconAU01124001 Beef offalAU01124002 Meat bonesAU01124003 Mutton/Lamb offalAU01124004 Chicken GibletsAU01125101 Sausages (beef, pork, mutton)AU01125102 BoereworsAU01125103 PolonyAU01125104 ViennasAU01125105 RussiansAU01125201 Corned meatAU01125901 Meat pattiesAU01125902 Chicken nuggets, strips and fingersAU01131401 Hake -fresh or frozenAU01132901 Tuna – cannedAU01132902 Fish (excluding tuna) – cannedAU01133901 Fish fingers – frozenAU01133902 Fish portions in batter or crumbedAU01134101 Frozen shrimps and prawnsAU01141101 Full cream milk – freshAU01141102 Full cream milk – longlifeAU01142001 Low fat milk – freshAU01142002 Low fat milk – longlifeAU01143201 Powdered milkAU01143202 WhitenersAU01145001 Cheddar cheeseAU01145002 Gouda cheeseAU01145003 Cheese spreadAU01145004 Feta cheeseAU01145005 Parmesan cheeseAU01146001 Plain yogurtAU01146002 Flavoured yogurtAU01146003 Sour milkAU01147001 Maize based food drinks – AmageuAU01147002 Custard – preparedAU01148101 EggsAU01151101 Sunflower-seed oil (cooking oil)AU01151301 Olive oilAU01152101 ButterAU01153001 Margarine spreadAU01153002 Brick margarineAU01161201 Bananas – freshAU01163101 Apples – freshAU01165999 Seasonal fruitAU01169401 PeanutsAU01169901 AtcharAU01171201 Cabbages-fresh (green and red)AU01171401 Lettuce – freshAU01171501 Spinach/morogo – freshAU01172101 Green/red/yellow pepper – freshAU01172201 Cucumber – freshAU01172401 Tomatoes – freshAU01172501 Pumpkin – freshAU01174101 Carrots – freshAU01174201 GarlicAU01174301 Onions – freshAU01174501 Mushrooms-freshAU01174901 Beetroot – freshAU01175101 Potatoes – freshAU01175201 Sweet potatoes – freshAU01176101 Beans – driedAU01178001 Vegetables – frozenAU01179202 Baked beans – cannedAU01179901 Potato crispsAU01179902 Corn/Maize chipsAU01181101 White sugarAU01181102 Brown sugarAU01183101 HoneyAU01183901 JamAU01184001 Peanut butterAU01185101 Chocolate slabAU01185102 Chocolate barAU01186001 Ice creamAU01189901 SweetsAU01189902 Chewing gumAU01191301 Prepared saladsAU01191401 Frozen pastry products (pizza, pies)AU01191901 Ready made mealsAU01192101 Baby food – Milk formulaAU01192201 Baby food – cerealAU01192301 Baby food – pureedAU01193101 SaltAU01193901 VinegarAU01193902 ChutneyAU01193903 Tomato sauceAU01193904 MayonnaiseAU01193905 Salad dressingAU01194001 Natural spices/herbsAU01194002 Curry powderAU01194003 Mixed spicesAU01199001 Instant yeastAU01199002 Baking powderAU01199004 Soup powderAU01199011 Stock cubes/powderAU01210001 Fruit juiceAU01210002 Fruit juice concentrateAU01220101 Instant coffeeAU01220102 Cappuccino (sachets)AU01230201 Ceylon/black teaAU01230901 Rooibos teaAU01250001 Mineral water/spring water (aerated and still)AU01260001 Fizzy drinks- canAU01260002 Fizzy drinks- bottleAU01290001 Other soft drinks (excluding fizzy and fruit drinks)
02 – Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
AU02110101 BrandyAU02110102 WhiskeyAU02110103 Liqueur & creamsAU02110104 VodkaAU02110105 GinAU02121101 Red wineAU02121102 White wineAU02121103 Rose wineAU02122101 Spirit coolers and cidersAU02130101 BeerAU02301101 CigarettesAU02309101 TobaccoAU02309102 SnuffAU02309103 Electronic cigarettes & refills
03 – Clothing and Footwear
AU03121101 Tops for menAU03121102 Jeans for menAU03121103 Underwear for menAU03121104 Trousers (excluding jeans) – casual for menAU03121105 Casual jackets and coats for menAU03121106 Smart/Formal Wear for menAU03121107 Shorts for menAU03121201 Tops for boysAU03121202 Jeans, trousers and shorts for boysAU03121203 Underwear for boysAU03122101 Tops for womenAU03122102 DressesAU03122103 Bottoms for womenAU03122104 Jeans for womenAU03122105 Underwear for womenAU03122106 Jackets and Coats for womenAU03122107 Sleepwear for womenAU03122108 Bras for womenAU03122109 Skirts for womenAU03122110 Women’s knitwearAU03122201 Tops for girlsAU03122202 Jeans, trousers and shorts for girlsAU03122203 Sets (matching top and bottom) for girlsAU03122204 Underwear for girlsAU03122205 Sleepwear for girlsAU03123101 Bottoms for infantsAU03123102 Sets for infantsAU03123103 Tops for infantsAU03123104 Vests for infantsAU03123105 BabygrowAU03124101 School shirtsAU03124102 School jerseyAU03124103 School trouser/shortsAU03124104 School skirts / dress / skortAU03124105 School socksAU03211101 Casual footwear for menAU03211102 Sandals and slops for menAU03211103 Formal footwear for menAU03212101 Casual footwear for womenAU03212102 Sandals and slops for womenAU03212103 Formal footwear for womenAU03213101 Shoes (excluding sport shoes, slippers and sandals) for girlsAU03213102 Sandals for girlsAU03213103 Sport shoes for girlsAU03213104 Sandals for boysAU03213106 Shoes (excluding sport shoes and sandals) for boysAU03213201 School shoes
04 – Household and utilities
AU04110101 Actual rentals – houseAU04110201 Actual rentals – townhouseAU04110301 Actual rentals – flatAU04210101 Owners’ equivalent rent – houseAU04210201 Owners’ equivalent rent – townhouseAU04210301 Owners’ equivalent rent – flatAU04311101 PaintAU04311102 VarnishAU04311103 Paint brushAU04311201 BricksAU04311202 CementAU04311203 Door and doorframeAU04311204 TilesAU04320101 ElectriciansAU04320102 PlumbersAU04411101 Water supplyAU04420101 Refuse collectionAU04431101 Sewage removalAU04441201 Sectional title leviesAU04449101 Assessment ratesAU04510101 ElectricityAU04522101 Gas in cylindersAU04530101 Paraffin
05 – Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance
AU05111101 Bed bases and mattressesAU05111201 Bedroom suiteAU05111301 Dining room furnitureAU05111401 Lounge suiteAU05113101 Light bulbsAU05114201 Loose carpets and rugsAU05211101 CurtainsAU05212101 Duvet cover and pillowcase setAU05212102 BlanketsAU05212103 Sheets and/or pillowcasesAU05212201 PillowsAU05213101 Table clothAU05213201 TowelsAU05213202 Face clothAU05311101 Refrigerator/ Freezer and refrigerator combination/deep freezerAU05311201 Microwave ovenAU05311202 Stove and/or ovenAU05312101 Washing MachineAU05321101 HotplatesAU05321102 Air fryersAU05322101 KettleAU05329101 IronAU05401101 Coffee mugAU05401102 CrockeryAU05401103 GlasswareAU05402101 Cutlery setAU05403101 Non-electrical frying panAU05403102 Cooler boxAU05403103 Cooking potAU05510101 Power drillsAU05510102 LawnmowerAU05521101 Garden hand tools – spade, forkAU05611101 Laundry soapAU05611102 Washing powderAU05611103 Dishwashing liquidAU05611105 Toilet careAU05611106 Fabric softenerAU05611201 Swimming pool chlorineAU05619201 Refuse bagsAU05619202 CandlesAU05621101 Domestic services
06 – Health
AU06111101 Prescription medicineAU06111201 Pain killersAU06111202 Cough and other respiratory productsAU06111203 Vitamin and mineral supplementsAU06111205 Digestive & other intestinal productsAU06111206 Skin treatmentAU06111207 Calming and mood enhancing treatmentAU06111301 Dispensing feesAU06122101 CondomsAU06131101 Spectacles (including contact lens)AU06219101 Clinic servicesAU06221101 DentistsAU06231101 General practitionersAU06231102 Obstetricians and GynaecologistsAU06231103 PhysiciansAU06231104 PaediatriciansAU06231105 Orthopedic surgeonAU06231106 OptometristsAU06231107 PhysiotherapistsAU06310101 Private hospital – Ward and theatre feesAU06320101 Inpatient care centreAU06410101 Pathology services
07 – Transport
AU07111101 Hatchback -newAU07111201 Sedan – newAU07111301 SUV/MPV – newAU07111401 Bakkie – newAU07112101 Hatchback – usedAU07112201 Sedan – usedAU07112301 SUV/MPV – usedAU07112401 Bakkie -usedAU07211101 TyresAU07212101 Disc padsAU07212102 Spark plugAU07212103 Clutch kitsAU07212104 Oil filterAU07212105 Air filterAU07212106 BatteryAU07221101 DieselAU07222101 PetrolAU07224101 Car lubricantsAU07230101 Car servicesAU07230201 Car wash/Valet services,AU07242101 Toll feesAU07243101 Motor vehicle licence and registration feesAU07243201 Driving lessonsAU07244101 Car rentalAU07311101 Train faresAU07321101 Local bus faresAU07321102 Long distance bus faresAU07322101 Taxi fare (minibus taxi)AU07322301 e-hailing servicesAU07323101 School transportAU07331101 AirfaresAU07412101 Courier services
08 – Informaton and communication
AU08120101 Cellphone (instrument)AU08131101 LaptopAU08131201 TabletsAU08132301 Modems and routersAU08132401 CalculatorsAU08132601 Printer cartridgesAU08140101 TelevisionAU08150301 USB and external hard drivesAU08192201 Power banksAU08192202 USB cable chargersAU08320201 Mobile voiceAU08320301 Mobile dataAU08330101 Internet usage costs – wiredAU08330102 Internet usage costs – wirelessAU08392101 Subscription to satellite TVAU08392201 Subscription to streaming services
09 – Recreation, sport and culture
AU09211101 Video gamesAU09212101 DollAU09212102 Toy building bricksAU09212103 Toy carAU09221101 Sports bootsAU09221501 Ball for sportAU09312101 SeedsAU09322101 Dog food – pelletsAU09322102 Dog food – tinnedAU09322103 Cat food – pelletsAU09322104 Cat food – tinnedAU09462101 Gym feesAU09463101 Tickets for sporting eventsAU09470101 GamblingAU09610101 Movie ticketsAU09711101 Text booksAU09719101 BooksAU09721101 NewspapersAU09740101 Books (incl exam pads and writing pads)AU09740102 PenAU09740103 Printing PaperAU09800101 Package holidays
10 – Education services
AU10102101 Pre-primary and primary education (Public)AU10102201 Pre-primary and primary education (Private)AU10200101 Secondary education (Public)AU10200201 Secondary education (Private)AU10400101 Tertiary education (Public)AU10400201 Tertiary education (Private)
11 – Restaurants and accommodation services
AU11111101 Full service restaurantsAU11112101 Take away restaurantsAU11201101 HotelsAU11201201 Bed and breakfast/GuesthousesAU11202101 Self catering accomodationAU11203201 University boarding fees
12 – Insurance and financial services
AU12110101 Funeral policiesAU12120101 Health insuranceAU12130101 Household content insuranceAU12130201 Building insuranceAU12141101 Motor vehicle insuranceAU12220101 Bank charges
13 – Personal care and miscellaneous services
AU13120201 ShampooAU13120202 BodywashAU13120203 Bar of soapAU13120204 Toilet paperAU13120205 ToothpasteAU13120206 Sanitary padsAU13120207 Disposable nappiesAU13120301 DeodorantAU13120302 Skin lotionAU13120303 Hair piecesAU13211101 WatchAU13211102 EarringsAU13291101 Travelling bagAU13291102 School bagAU13291201 PramAU13291401 SunglassesAU13301101 Creche feesAU13301201 After school centresAU13909101 Professional associations and Trade unionsAU13909401 Hiring of equipment for eventsAU13909501 Funeral expensesAU13909911 Gravestone

CPI Weights
This CPI weights dataflow is the primary data source for deriving expenditure shares for the goods and services covered by the CPI. Please click on this paragraph to show detail.
We provide a history of sets of CPI weights, which define baskets, over 10 base periods stretching back to 1970. We release each base period as a vintage, and over time the number of baskets included with each revision by StatsSA has increased. From 2008 onwards, we include COICOP codes as an attribute in the metadata so that you can join the weights data to the COICOP indices mentioned above.
Data sources include the Household Expenditure Survey (HES). The 2014/15 Living Conditions Survey (LCS) informed the 2016 weights and basket update. Due to a lack of funding for subsequent surveys, the 2019 weights update relied on changes in the household final consumption expenditure (HFCE) component of the national accounts from 2016/2017 to 2019, based on estimates published in August 2021.
ID: CPI_WEIGHTS
Publication code: P0141.5
Overview
The revision periods that we provide as vintages are: 1970, 1975, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2019.
The dimensions in the series key are in the order “Basket.Hierarchy.Item”, with 2, 1 and 4 characters respectively. Although the character length for all codes are constant, not all observations have the same depth in the hierarchy, thus, shorter item codes have zeroes appended.
2. Hierarchy
The UNSD COICOP classification uses four hierarchical levels, which we use as our second dimension.
D – Level 1: Division (two-digit)G – Level 2: Group (three-digit)C – Level 3: Class (four-digit)S – Level 4: Subclass (five-digit)
These hierarchies also reflect in the item mnemonics. For example, within the the mnemonic, “Cigarettes” is a group, meaning it only requires two characters (CC) to be identified. “Cigarettes” is thus represented by the code CC00, where the appended zeroes are merely placeholders as we made all item codes a length of four. A subclass item such as “Men’s Jerseys”, by contrast, requires four unique characters WCMY to be identified.
Regime 1: 1970 to 2000
There was relatively high continuity in basket item categorisations between years 1970, 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2000, so these all use the same codelist which we referred to as “Regime 1”. Please click on this paragraph for detail on the codelists.
Standardisation
The CPI weights data for years 1985, 1975 and 1970 did not add up to 100. The inaccuracies are not substantial, the most egregious example is the middle expenditure group for 1975 which totals 99.76. In order to ensure all totals add up to 100, the weights in the aforementioned years have been standardised.
The standardisation process was performed as follows:
- For a given expenditure quintile basket in a specific year the total of all weights is calculated, e.g. the middle expenditure group in 1975 had CPI weights totalling 99.76.
- Then a standardisation factor is calculated by dividing 100 by the total weights for that group.
- Each weight in that expenditure group is then transformed by multiplying the original weight by the standardisation factor for that group, yielding a standardised weight.
- After applying this standardisation technique to all weights, the summation of all weights should total 100.
1. Basket
We use the following codes for the first dimension, often representing expenditure quintile groups.
IH– High Expenditure GroupIM– Medium Expenditure GroupIL– Low Expenditure GroupIA– Very High Expenditure GroupIZ– Very Low Expenditure GroupIP– PensionersCT– CoreXT– CPIXTC– Total
3. Division
As a summary of the item code contents, the division is represented in the first character of the mnemonic.
F– FoodN– Non-Alcoholic BeveragesA– Alcoholic BeveragesC– Cigarettes, Cigars, TobaccoW– Clothing and FootwearH– HousingP– Fuel and PowerQ– Furniture and EquipmentO– Household OperationM– Medical and Health ExpensesT– TransportU– CommunicationR– Recreation and EntertainmentD– Reading MatterE– EducationS– Personal CareG– Other Goods and Services
3. Group and Class
The following are groups and (below that in the hierarchy) classes and subclasses, which make up the mnemonics for items.
F – Food Subcategory codes
FG – Grain products
FGO0– Other grain productsFGT0– Cake, tarts, pies and other baked productsFGK0– RusksFGI0– BiscuitsFGP0– Spaghetti, macaroni and other pastaFGR0– RiceFGS0– Mealie rice/sampFGZ0– Sorghum mealFGM0– Mealie mealFGB0– Corn flakes/breakfast cerealsFGA0– Breakfast oatsFGF0– Bread flourFGC0– Cake flourFGE0– Other bread and bread rollsFGH0– Brown and whole wheat breadFGW0– White Bread
FM – Meat products
FMO0– Other meat and meat productsFMF0– OffalFMM0– Other cold meatFMH0– HamFMA0– BaconFMS0– Other sausageFMW0– BoereworsFMC0– Poultry (including frozen)FMP0– PorkFML0– Mutton and lambFMB0– Beef and veal
FF – Fish and other seafood
FFO0– Other fishFFP0– Fish pasteFFT0– Tinned fishFFS0– Smoked, dried and saltedFFF0– FrozenFFC0– Fresh or chilled
FC – Milk, Cheeses and Eggs
FCE0– EggsFCO0– Other milk products, including creamers, whiteners and mixturesFCP0– Milk powderFCM0– Condensed/evaporated/sterilized milkFCC0– CheeseFCF0– Fresh milk
FO – Fats and Oils
FOM0– MargarineFOC0– Cooking and salad oilFOF0– FatsFOB0– ButterFOP0– Peanut butter
FN – Fruits and Nuts
FNO0– Other fruit and nut productsFNN0– NutsFNJ0– Fruit juicesFNZ0– Dried, crystallized fruitFNA0– Canned fruitFNF0– Other fresh fruitFNC0– Citrus fruitFNS0– Subtropical fruitFND0– Deciduous fruit
FV – Vegetables
FVO0– Other vegetable productsFVZ0– Frozen vegetablesFVE0– Canned vegetablesFVD0– Dried, dehydrated vegetablesFVF0– Other fresh vegetablesFVL0– LettuceFVW0– Sweet potatoesFVB0– BeetrootFVS0– SquashesFVM0– Pumpkin and marrowsFVC0– CarrotsFVA0– CabbageFVG0– Green beansFVT0– TomatoesFVN0– OnionsFVP0– Potatoes
FS – Sugar
FSW0– White sugarFSO0– Other sugarFS00– All sugar (above two are combined in earlier periods)
FT – Coffee, Tea, Cocoa
FTC0– CoffeeFTT0– TeaFTH0– Cocoa, chocolate drinks and other hot drinks
FP – Other Food Products
FPO0– All other food productsFPR0– Other related sugar productsFPL0– Jelly powderFPJ0– Jam, syrup and honeyFPI0– Ice creamFPW0– Other sweetsFPC0– ChocolatesFPU0– Canned soup, soup powder and stock cubesFPP0– Custard powder and puddingsFPY0– Yeast, baking powder and bicarbonate of sodaFPV0– VinegarFPF0– Spices and flavouringFPS0– SaltFPD0– Free food received
N – Non-Alcoholic Beverages
N000– Non-Alcoholic BeveragesNA00– AeratedNO00– Other non-alcoholic beverages
A – Alcoholic Beverages
A000– Alcoholic beveragesAS00– SpiritsAW00– WineAB00– Beer, including sorghum beerAO00– Other alcoholic beverages
C – Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco
CC00– CigarettesCO00– Other
W – Clothing and Footwear
WC – Clothing
WCW – Women’s Clothing
WCWD– DressesWCWS– SkirtsWCWB– BlousesWCWJ– Jackets and slacksWCWY– JerseysWCWT– Track suitsWCWN– NightwearWCWU– UnderwearWCWG– Dressing gownsWCWO– Other women’s clothingWCWK– StockingsWCWC– Other outer clothingWCWI– Slacks and SkirtsWCWE– Dresses and slack suitsWCWZ– Coats and blazersWCWR– RaincoatsWCWH– Hats
WCM – Men’s Clothing
WCMZ– TrousersWCMS– ShirtsWCMI– SuitsWCMJ– Sport jacketsWCMT– Track suitsWCMY– JerseysWCMN– NightwearWCMU– UnderwearWCMO– Other men’s clothingWCMC– Socks and stockingsWCMA– CoatsWCMK– JacketsWCML– Trousers LongWCMQ– Trousers OtherWCMF– Safari SuitsWCMG– Other outer clothing
WCG – Girls’ Clothing
WCG0– Girls’ Clothing
(1970 to 1985)
WCGC– CoatsWCGD– Dresses (school)WCGR– Dresses (other)WCGB– BlousesWCGY– JerseysWCGZ– BlazersWCGT– Other outer clothingWCGU– UnderwearWCGS– StockingsWCGN– Nightwear and dressing gownsWCGO– Other girls’ clothing
WCB – Boys’ Clothing
WCB0– Boys’ Clothing
(1970 to 1985)
WCBS– SuitsWCBC– Coats and BlazersWCBT– TrousersWCBH– ShirtsWCBY– JerseysWCBU– UnderwearWCBN– NightwearWCBK– Socks and stockingsWCBO– Other boys’ clothing
WCI – Infants’ Clothing
WCI0– Infants’ Clothing
WCK – Material, Knitting Wool, Hire and making up of clothing
WCKM– MaterialWCKK– Knitting wool and yarnsWCKP– Patterns, lace and sewing cottonWCKA– AccessoriesWCKC– Cost of making-up and repairsWCKH– Hire of clothing
(1970 and 1975)
WCKU– Cost of making-upWCKR– Cost of repair and rental of clothing
WF – Footwear
WFW0– Women’sWFM0– Men’sWFG0– Girls’WFB0– Boys’WFI0– Infants’WFR0– Repair of footwear
H – Housing
HR – Rent
HRH0– House rentHRF0– Flat rentHRT0– Town house rentHRO0– Other rent (garage, holiday ho)
HC – Home-Owner’s Cost
HCI0– InterestHCA0– Assessment ratesHCS0– Sanitary serviceHCR0– Refuse removalHCB0– Insurance of buildingsHCD0– Insurance covering mortgage debtHCM0– Repairs and maintenanceHCL0– Levy (sectional titles etc.)HCW0– Cost of ownershipHCP0– DepreciationHCH0– Holiday houses and other
HO – Other
HOW0– WaterHOH0– Boarding – hostelsHOD0– Boarding – holidayHOO0– All other housing expenses
P – Fuel and Power
PE00– ElectricityPG00– GasPP00– Petroleum productsPM00– Methylated spiritsPW00– Wood and coalPO00– Other
Q – Furniture and Equipment
QF – Furniture
QFB0– Bedroom suitesQFD0– Diningroom suitesQFL0– Lounge suitesQFK0– Kitchen sets and unitsQFF0– Loose items of furnitureQFC0– CarpetsQFO0– Other floor coveringsQFT0– Other furnitureQFR0– Repair of furniture
QA – Appliances
QAR0– Electrical RefrigeratorsQAF0– Electrical FreezersQAD0– Electrical deep freeze/refrigerator combinationQAS0– Electrical Stoves and ovensQAW0– Electrical Washing machines, tumble dryersQAV0– Electrical Vacuum cleaners and polishersQAM0– Electrical Sewing machines, overlockersQAA0– Other electrical appliancesQAI0– RadiosQAH0– Non-electrical stoves and heatersQAK0– Non-electrical sewing and knitting machinesQAN0– Other non-electrical appliancesQAP0– RepairsQAG0– Non-electrical refrigerators
QO – Other Household Equipment and Textiles
QOP0– Glassware and plasticwareQOM0– MetalwareQOC0– CurtainsQOA0– CarpetsQOB0– BlanketsQOS0– Sheets, pillowcases and bedspreadsQOE0– MattressesQOT0– Other textilesQOG0– Gardening equipmentQOL0– Light bulbs and plugsQOO0– OtherQOR0– RepairsQOQ0– Other equipmentQOU0– Other (unclear)QON0– Ornaments
O – Household Operation
OC – Household Consumables
OCS0– SoapOCW0– Washing powderOCL0– Liquid detergents and bleachesOCB0– Brushes and broomsOCF0– Floor polish and cleaning materialsOCP0– Shoe and other polish and cleaning materialsOCC0– Scouring materialsOCZ0– Fertilizer and limeOCI0– Disinfectants and swimming pool chemicalsOCM0– Matches and candlesOCO0– Other
OW00 – Domestic Workers
OW00– Domestic Workers
OS – Other Household Services
OSL0– Laundry and dry-cleaning servicesOSO0– Other household services
M – Medical Care and Health Services
MD00– Doctors fees, nurses fees and fee for related servicesMH00– Hospital, nursing-home fees and fee for related servicesMP00– Medical and pharmaceutical productsMT00– Therapeutic appliances and equipmentMC00– Contributions to aid fundsMI00– Insurance
T – Transport
TV Vehicles
TV00– Vehicles
TC – Running Costs
TCP0– PetrolTCD0– DieselTCG0– Oil and greaseTCT0– Tyres and tubesTCB0– BatteriesTCS0– Spare partsTCR0– RepairsTCW0– Servicing, retreading, washing and related servicesTCL0– Licence and registrationTCI0– InsuranceTCF0– Parking feesTCO0– Other running costsTCE0– Petrol and Diesel (TCP0+TCD0)
TP – Public and hired transport
TPB0– BusTPT0– TrainTPA0– AircraftTPH0– Taxi and hired transportTPO0– OtherTPL0– Land transport (bus, train, taxi)TPN0– Non-land transport (airplane, boat)
U – Communication
UR00– Telephone rental and installationUT00– Telephone callsUP00– PostageUE00– Other post office expensesUN00– Cellular telephone networkUC00– Calls from cellular phoneUI00– InternetUO00– Other communication
R Recreation and Entertainment
RR00– Radios, tape recorders, compact discs players and record playersRT00– Television setsRC00– Compact discs, magnetic tapesRL00– Television licencesRI00– Musical instrumentsRE00– Photography – EquipmentRF00– Photography – Films and developingRS00– Computers and telecommunication equipmentRA00– Aircraft, boats, camping equipmentRQ00– Sport equipmentRH00– Hobbies, toys and gamesRD00– Admission fees to bioscopes and zooRM00– Membership fees – scientific and other associations, clubs and librariesRP00– Pets – food and feedsRZ00– Other expensesRN00– Plants, seed and flowersRO00– OtherRW00– Sports wearRG00– Gramophone records, magnetic tapes
D – Reading Matter
DB00– BooksDN00– News papersDM00– MagazinesDO00– Other
E – Education
ET00– Tuition and attendance feesEO00– OtherEB00– Books, magazines, school bags, etc.
S – Personal Care
SH00– Hair dressing, beauty care servicesSF00– Talcum, face and baby powderSM00– Make upSC00– Cologne and perfumeSD00– DeodorantSB00– Toothpaste and toothbrushesSA00– Hair preparationsSR00– Razors, blades and shaving creamSS00– Toilet soapSP00– Skin creams and preparationsST00– Toilet paperSO00– Other
G – Other Goods and Services
GW00– Watches and personal jewelleryGU00– Umbrellas and sunglassesGH00– Handbags, travelling bags and school bagsGS00– Smokers requisitesGP00– Perambulators and pushcartsGT00– StationaryGD00– Drinks and prepared food bought away from homeGI00– Interest on loans and bank chargesGG00– GamblingGF00– Funeral and all other expensesGN00– Life insurance, endowment policies, annuities, mortgage debt insuranceGZ00– Insurance of contents of dwellingGY00– Membership fees – trade unions, staff and professional associationsGX00– Legal and other fees for professional servicesGG00– Wigs, sunglasses, etc.GC00– Package tours, hotel accomodation, etc.GM00– Pocket money for childGO00– All other expensesGA00– Package tours, hotel accomodation, etc.
Regime 2: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023
The basket item categorisations changed substantially in the 2008 data onwards and incorporates the System of National Accounts concepts, classification and methods of the CPI, hence it is given a different item codelist and we call that “Regime 2”. Please click on this paragraph for detail on the codelists.
Dimensions
1. Basket
The following codes are used for the first dimension (the basket). These cover expenditure decile groups and provinces.
D0– Decile 10 IncomeD9– Decile 9 IncomeD8– Decile 8 IncomeD7– Decile 7 IncomeD6– Decile 6 IncomeD5– Decile 5 IncomeD4– Decile 4 IncomeD3– Decile 3 IncomeD2– Decile 2 IncomeD1– Decile 1 IncomeMP– MpumalangaGP– GautengNW– North WestKN– KwaZulu-NatalFS– Free StateNC– Northern CapeEC– Eastern CapeWC– Western CapeUA– Urban AreasLM– LimpopoTC– Total
3. Divisions
As a way to show a summary of contents, the division is the highest level in the item code hierarchy, represented in the first character of the third dimension.
F– Food and Non-alcoholic beveragesA– Alcoholic beverages and tobaccoW– Clothing and footwearH– Housing and utilitiesO– Household contents, equipment and maintenanceM– HealthT– TransportU– CommunicationC– Recreation and cultureE– EducationR– Restaurants and hotelsG– Miscellaneous goods and services
3. Groups and Classes
Groups, classes and subclasses give more detail to item mnemonics. COICOP codes (2023 classification) are detailed in brackets. More specifically, the COICOP codes allow the data to be matched across different years/vintages, as well as matching the weights with other CPI COICOP data. The newest COICOP classification in use by StatsSA is the 2023 classification, but the data for each year also contain the 2016 COICOP classification for ease of comparison.
F – Food and non-alcoholic beverages (01.0.0.0.)
FF – Food (01.1.0.0.)
FFB – Cereal products (01.1.1.0.)
FFBR– Rice (01.1.1.1)FFBF– Flour of cereals (01.1.1.2)FFBB– Bread (01.1.1.2)FFBP– Pasta (01.1.1.3)FFBC– Cakes (01.1.1.4)FFBO– Breakfast cereals (01.1.1.4)
FFM – Meat (01.1.2.0.)
FFMB– Beef (01.1.2.1)FFMC– Poultry (01.1.2.2)FFML– Lamb (01.1.2.2)FFMP– Pork (01.1.2.2)FFMD– Meat, dried, salted, in brine or smoked (01.1.2.3)FFMO– Preparations of meat, offal, blood and other parts of slaughtered animals (01.1.2.4)FFMX– Other preserved or processed meat (01.1.2.5)
FFF – Fish and other seafood (01.1.3.0.)
FFFC– Fresh, chilled or frozen fish (01.1.3.1)FFFO– Fish, dried, salted, in brine or smoked (01.1.3.2)FFFP– Fish preparations (01.1.3.3)FFFF– Other seafood, live, fresh, chilled or frozen (01.1.3.4)
FFC – Milk, other dairy products and eggs (01.1.4.0.)
FFCW– Whole milk (01.1.4.1)FFCL– Low fat milk (01.1.4.2)FFCP– Preserved milk (01.1.4.3)FFCY– Yoghurt (01.1.4.4)FFCC– Cheese (01.1.4.5)FFCO– Other milk products (01.1.4.6)FFCE– Eggs (01.1.4.7)
FFO – Oils and fats (01.1.5.0.)
FFOO– Vegetable oils (01.1.5.1)FFOB– Butter (01.1.5.2)FFOM– Margarine and other vegetable fats (01.1.5.2)
FFN – Fruits and nuts (01.1.6.0.)
FFNB– Bananas (01.1.6.1)FFNA– Apples (01.1.6.3)FFNS– Seasonal fruit (01.1.6.5)FFND– Dried fruit (01.1.6.8)
FFV – Vegetables (01.1.7.0.)
FFVL– Leaf and stem vegetables (01.1.7.1)FFVB– Fruit-bearing vegetables, fresh or chilled (01.1.7.2)FFVC– Cabbages (01.1.7.2)FFVF– Vegetables cultivated for their fruit (01.1.7.3)FFVR– Root crops, non-starchy bulbs and mushrooms (01.1.7.4)FFVP– Potatoes (01.1.7.5)FFVT– Other tubers and products of tubers (01.1.7.5)FFVD– Dried vegetables (01.1.7.5)FFVO– Other preserved or processed vegetables (01.1.7.6)
FFS – Sugar, confectionery and desserts (01.1.8.0.)
FFSS– Sugar (01.1.8.1)FFSJ– Jams, marmalades, fruit jellies, purées and pastes, and honey (01.1.8.3)FFSC– Chocolate (01.1.8.3)FFOP– Peanut butter (01.1.8.4)FFSP– Confectionery products (01.1.8.4)FFSI– Ice cream (01.1.8.5)
FFP – Other food (01.1.9.0.)
FFPC– Sauces, condiments (01.1.9.1)FFPR– Ready-made food (01.1.9.1)FFPB– Baby food and other food preparations (01.1.9.2)FFPS– Salt, spices and culinary herbs (01.1.9.2)FFPH– Spices, culinary herbs and seeds (01.1.9.4)FFPO– Other food products n.e.c. (01.1.9.9)
FB – Non-alcoholic beverages (01.2.0.0.)
FBCF– Fruit juices (01.2.1.0)
FBH – Hot beverages (01.2.1.0.)
FBHC– Coffee (01.2.1.1)FBHT– Tea (01.2.1.2)FBHH– Cocoa and powdered chocolate (01.2.1.3)
FBC – Cold beverages (01.2.2.0.)
FBCM– Mineral water (01.2.2.1)FBCS– Soft drinks (01.2.2.2)FBCO– Other soft drinks (01.2.9.0)
A – Alcoholic beverages and tobacco (02.0.0.0.)
AB – Alcoholic beverages (02.1.0.0.)
ABSS– Spirits and liqueurs (02.1.1.0)
ABS – Spirits and liqueurs (02.1.1.0.)
ABW – Wine (02.1.2.0.)
ABWW– Wine (02.1.2.1)
ABC – Other alcoholic beverages (02.1.2.2)
ABCO– Spirit coolers and ciders (02.1.2.2)ABBB– Beer (02.1.3.0)
ABB – Beer (02.1.3.0.)
AT – Tobacco (02.2.0.0.)
ATT – Tobacco (02.2.1.0.)
ATTC– Cigarettes (02.2.1.1)ATTT– Other tobacco (02.2.1.3)
W – Clothing and footwear (03.0.0.0.)
WC – Clothing (03.1.0.0.)
WCC – Clothing (03.1.2.0.)
WCM – Clothes for men (03.1.2.1)
WCMM– Clothes for men (03.1.2.1)
WCW – Clothes for women (03.1.2.2)
WCWW– Clothes for women (03.1.2.2)WCCC– Clothes for children and infants (03.1.2.3)WCCS– School uniforms (03.1.2.4)
WF – Footwear (03.2.0.0.)
WFF – Footwear (03.2.1.0.)
WFM – Footwear for men (03.2.1.1)
WFMM– Footwear for men (03.2.1.1)
WFW – Footwear for women (03.2.1.2)
WFWW– Footwear for women (03.2.1.2)
WFC – Footwear for children and infants (03.2.1.3)
WFCC– Footwear for children and infants (03.2.1.3)
H – Housing and utilities (04.0.0.0.)
HR – Actual rentals for housing (04.1.0.0.)
HRRF– Rentals paid by tenants for flats (04.1.1.0)HRRH– Rentals paid by tenants for houses (04.1.1.0)HRRT– Rentals paid by tenants for townhouses (04.1.1.0)
HRR – Actual rentals paid by tenants (04.1.1.0.)
HO – Owners’ equivalent rent (04.2.0.0.)
HOHF– Owners’ equivalent rent for flats (04.2.1.0)HOHH– Owners’ equivalent rent for houses (04.2.1.0)HOHT– Owners’ equivalent rent for townhouses (04.2.1.0)
HOH – Owners’ equivalent rent (04.2.1.0.)
HM – Maintenance and repair (04.3.0.0.)
HMM – Materials for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling (04.3.1.0.)
HMMR– Materials for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling (04.3.1.1)HMSR– Services for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling (04.3.2.0)
HMS – Services for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling (04.3.2.0.)
HW – Water supply and miscellaneous services (04.4.0.0.)
HWW – Water supply (04.4.1.0.)
HWWW– Water supply (04.4.1.1)HWRR– Refuse collection (04.4.2.0)
HWR – Refuse collection (04.4.2.0.)
HWS – Sewage removal (04.4.3.0.)
HWSS– Sewage removal (04.4.3.1)
HWO – Assessment rates and sectional title levies (04.4.4.0.)
HWOA– Assessment rates (04.4.4.1)
HE – Electricity, gas and other fuels (04.5.0.0.)
HEEE– Electricity (04.5.1.0)
HEE – Electricity (04.5.1.0.)
HEG – Gas (04.5.2.0.)
HEGG– Gas (04.5.2.2)HELP– Liquid fuels (04.5.3.0)
HEL – Liquid fuels (04.5.3.0.)
O – Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance (05.0.0.0.)
OF – Furniture, furnishings and loose carpets (05.1.0.0.)
OFF – Furniture, furnishings and loose carpets (05.1.1.0.)
OFFF– Furniture and furnishing (05.1.1.1)
OH – Household textiles (05.2.0.0.)
OHT – Household textiles (05.2.1.0.)
OHTT– Household textiles (05.2.1.1)
OAS – Small appliances (05.3.0.0.)
OA – Household appliances (05.3.0.0.)
OAL – Large appliances (05.3.1.0.)
OALL– Large appliances (05.3.1.0.)OASS– Small appliances (05.3.2.0.)
OG – Glassware, tableware and household utensils (05.4.0.0.)
OGG – Glassware, tableware and household utensils (05.4.0.0.)
OGGG– Glassware, crystalware and tableware (05.4.0.1)OGGC– Cutlery, flatware and silverware (05.4.0.2)OGGU– Kitchen and domestic utensils (05.4.0.3)
OTT – Tools and equipment for house and garden (05.5.0.0.)
OT – Tools and equipment for house and garden (05.5.0.0.)
OTTT– Tools and equipment for house and garden (05.5.0.0.)
OS – Goods and services for routine household maintenance (05.6.0.0.)
OSC – Cleaning and maintenance products (05.6.1.0.)
OSCC– Cleaning and maintenance products (05.6.1.1)
OSD – Domestic services (05.6.2.0.)
OSDD– Domestic services (05.6.2.1)
M – Health (06.0.0.0.)
MP – Medicines and health products (06.1.0.0.)
MPP – Pharmaceutical products (06.1.1.0.)
MPPP– Pharmaceutical products (06.1.1.1)
MS – Out-patient services (06.2.0.0.)
MSM – Medical services (06.2.1.0.)
MSMC– Preventive care services (06.2.1.1)MSMM– Medical services (06.2.1.1)
MSD – Outpatient dental services (06.2.2.0.)
MSDD– Outpatient dental services (06.2.2.1)
MSO – Other outpatient care services (06.2.3.0.)
MSOO– Other outpatient care services (06.2.3.1)
MH – Hospital services (06.3.0.0.)
MHH – Hospital services (06.3.1.0.)
MHHH– Hospital services (06.3.1.1)MHHO– Other health services (06.4.1.0)
T – Transport (07.0.0.0.)
TV – Purchase of vehicles (07.1.0.0.)
TVV – Purchase of vehicles (07.1.1.0.)
TVVN– Purchase of new motor cars (07.1.1.1)TVVU– Purchase of used motor cars (07.1.1.2)
TO – Operation of personal transport equipment (07.2.0.0.)
TOS – Spare parts and accessories (07.2.1.0.)
TOSS– Spare parts and accessories (07.2.1.1)
TOP – Fuel (07.2.2.0.)
TOPF– Fuel (07.2.2.0.)TOMM– Maintenance and repair (07.2.3.0)
TOM – Maintenance and repair (07.2.3.0.)
TOO – Other personal transport services (07.2.4.0.)
TOR – Road (07.2.4.0.)
TOOO– Other personal transport services (07.2.4.0.)TPRR– Road (07.2.4.0.)
TP – Passenger transport services (07.3.0.0.)
TPW – Railway (07.3.1.0.)
TPWW– Railway (07.3.1.1)
TPR – Road (07.3.2.0.)
TPA – Air (07.3.3.0.)
TPAA– Air (07.3.3.1)
UP – Transport services of goods (07.4.0.0.)
UPP – Transport services of goods (07.4.1.0.)
UPPP– Transport services of goods (07.4.1.2)
U – Information and communication (08.0.0.0.)
UI – Information and communication equipment (08.1.0.0.)
UII – Information and communication equipment (08.1.3.0.)
UIII– Information and communication equipment (08.1.3.2)
UE – Telephone equipment (08.2.0.0.)
UEE – Telephone equipment (08.2.1.0.)
UEEE– Telephone equipment (08.2.1.1)
US – Information and communication services (08.3.0.0.)
USS – Telephone service (08.3.1.0.)
USSS– Telephone service (08.3.1.1)
C – Recreation, sport and culture (09.0.0.0.)
CRA – Audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment (09.1.0.0.)
CR – Audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment (09.1.0.0.)
CRAA– Equipment for the reception, recording and reproduction of sound and pictures (09.1.1.0.)CRAP– Photographic and cinematographic equipment (09.1.2.0.)CRAI– Information processing equipment (09.1.3.0.)CRAM– Recording media for pictures and sound (09.1.4.0.)
CM – Other major durables for recreation and culture (09.2.0.0.)
CO – Other recreational goods (09.2.0.0.)
COH – Other recreational goods (09.2.1.0.)
COHH– Other recreational goods (09.2.1.1)
CMM – Other major durables for recreation and culture (09.2.2.0.)
CMMO– Other major durables for recreation and culture (09.2.2.1)
CG – Garden products and pets (09.3.0.0.)
COO – Garden products and pets (09.3.2.0.)
COOR– Outdoor recreation items (09.3.2.1)COPP– Garden products and pets (09.3.2.2)
COG – Garden products (09.3.3.0.)
COGG– Garden products (09.3.3.1)
COP – Pet products (09.3.4.0.)
CC – Recreational services (09.4.0.0.)
CCR – Recreational and sporting services (09.4.1.0.)
CCRR– Recreational and sporting services (09.4.1.1)
CCC – Cinemas, theatres, concerts (09.4.2.0.)
CCCC– Cinemas, theatres, concerts (09.4.2.1)CCCT– Television licence and subscription (09.4.2.3)
CCG – Games of chance (09.4.3.0.)
CCGG– Games of chance (09.4.3.1)
CCT – Tickets for sporting events (09.4.6.0.)
CCTR– Tickets for sporting events (09.4.6.3)
CN – Newspapers, books and stationery (09.5.0.0.)
CNB – Books (09.5.1.0.)
CNBB– Books (09.5.1.1)
CNN – Newspapers and periodicals (09.5.2.0.)
CNNN– Newspapers and periodicals (09.5.2.1)
CNS – Stationery and drawing materials (09.5.4.0.)
CNSS– Stationery and drawing materials (09.5.4.1)
CH – Package holidays (09.6.0.0.)
CHP – Package holidays (09.6.1.0.)
CHPP– Package holidays (09.6.1.1)
E – Education services (10.0.0.0.)
EP – Pre-primary and primary education (10.1.0.0.)
EPP – Pre-primary and primary education (10.1.0.0.)
EPPP– Pre-primary and primary education (10.1.0.2)ESSS– Secondary education (10.2.0.0)
ES – Secondary education (10.2.0.0.)
ESS – Secondary education (10.2.0.0.)
ETTT– Tertiary education (10.4.0.0)
ET – Tertiary education (10.4.0.0.)
ETT – Tertiary education (10.4.0.0.)
R – Restaurants and accommodation services (11.0.0.0.)
RC – Catering services (11.1.0.0.)
RCR – Catering services (11.1.1.0.)
RCRR– Restaurants (11.1.1.1)
RA – Accommodation services (11.2.0.0.)
RAA – Accommodation services (11.2.0.0.)
RAAA– Hotels (11.2.0.1)
G – Insurance and financial services (12.0.0.0.)
GI – Insurance (12.1.0.0.)
GP – Personal care products (12.1.0.0.)
GIOF– Funeral policies (12.1.1.0)
GIO – Insurance (12.1.1.0.)
GIHH– Insurance connected with health (12.1.2.0)GIDD– Insurance connected with the dwelling (12.1.3.0)
GPP – Personal care (12.1.3.0.)
GPPP– Personal care items (12.1.3.1)GITT– Insurance connected with transport (12.1.4.1)
GF – Financial services (12.2.0.0.)
GFFB– Bank charges (12.2.2.0)
GFF – Financial services (12.2.2.0.)
GPE – Personal effects (12.3.0.0.)
GPEJ– Jewellery, clocks and watches (12.3.1.0.)GPEP– Other personal effects (12.3.2.0.)GPET– Travel goods and other carriers (12.3.2.1)
GS – Personal care services (12.4.0.0.)
GSS – Personal care services (12.4.1.0.)
GSSC– Crèches and nurseries (12.4.1.2)
GID – Insurance connected with the dwelling (12.5.2.0.)
GIH – Insurance connected with health (12.5.3.0.)
GIT – Insurance connected with transport (12.5.4.0.)
GO – Other services n.e.c. (12.7.0.0.)
GOO – Other services n.e.c. (12.7.1.0.)
GOOF– Funeral services (12.7.1.1)
P – Personal care and miscellaneous services (13.0.0.0.)
PP – Personal care (13.1.0.0.)
PPPP– Personal care items (13.1.2.0)
PPP – Personal care (13.1.2.0.)
PPE – Personal effects (13.2.1.0.)
PPEE– Personal effects (13.2.1.1)
PS – Social protection (13.3.0.0.)
PSS – Social protection (13.3.0.0.)
PSSC– Social protection (13.3.0.1)
PO – Other services (13.9.0.0.)
POO – Other services (13.9.0.0.)
POOF– Other services (13.9.0.9)
Producer Price Index (PPI)
The Producer Price Index (PPI) reflects changes in the prices of locally produced commodities, encompassing both exports and domestically sold goods. The PPI measures the change in the prices of goods as they either leave their place of production or enter the production process. Please click on this paragraph to show detail.
In South Africa, the primary sources for PPI weights include industry surveys, censuses, and the System of National Accounts (SNA). Additional data sources are Stats SA survey data, administrative records, and industry association information, which help determine specific product weights within industries. Where detailed data are unavailable, existing proportions are adjusted at higher-level aggregates.
ID: PPI
Publication code: P0142.1
Attributes
| Attribute | Constant Value |
|---|---|
| Source Dataset | P0142.1 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit of Measure | Index |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Neither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted |
| Base Period | December 2020 |
| Data Provider | StatsSA |
Series
There is only one dimension (the mnemonic). Below, we list the series, and their codes.
- Final manufactured goods
PPI001 - Food products, beverages and tobacco products
PPI002 - Food products
PPI003 - Meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, oils and fats
PPI004 - Meat and meat products
PPI005 - Fish and fish products
PPI006 - Fruit and vegetables
PPI007 - Oils and fats
PPI008 - Dairy products
PPI009 - Grain mill products, starches and starch products, animal feeds
PPI010 - Grain mill products
PPI011 - Starches and starch products, animal feeds
PPI012 - Other food products
PPI013 - Bakery products
PPI014 - Sugar
PPI015 - Other food
PPI016 - Beverages
PPI017 - Tobacco products
PPI018 - Textiles, clothing and footwear
PPI019 - Textiles
PPI020 - Clothing
PPI021 - Footwear
PPI022 - Paper and printed products
PPI024 - Coke, petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products
PPI026 - Coal and petroleum products
PPI027 - Petrol
PPI028 - Diesel
PPI029 - Other
PPI030 - Chemical products
PPI031 - Rubber and plastic products
PPI032 - Non-metallic mineral products
PPI033 - Metals, machinery, equipment and computing equipment
PPI034 - Structural and fabricated metal products
PPI035 - General and special purpose machinery
PPI036 - Household appliances and office machinery
PPI037 - Electrical machinery and communication and metering equipment
PPI039 - Transport equipment
PPI040 - Motor vehicles
PPI041 - Parts for transport equipment
PPI044 - Furniture and other manufacturing
PPI045 - Intermediate manufactured goods
PPI046
Residential Property Price Index (RPPI)
The RPPI aims to measure the rate of change in residential property prices purchased by households over time. It includes both new and existing dwellings, regardless of their final use or previous ownership, considering only market prices. These prices encompass the cost of the land on which the residential buildings are situated. Please click on this paragraph to show detail.
The primary data source for compiling the South African Residential Property Price Index (RPPI) is property transaction records registered with the Deeds office. The Deeds Registries Act (1937) mandates the registration of title deeds for all land ownership changes. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) purchases this data from a third party, which performs quality assurance and adds a limited number of variables.
ID: RPPI
Publication code: P0160
Attributes
| Attribute | Constant Value |
|---|---|
| Source Dataset | P0160 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit of Measure | Index |
| Seasonal Adjustment | Neither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted |
| Base Period | December 2020 |
| Data Provider | StatsSA |
Dimensions
There are two dimensions: province/district, and property type. Below we list the codes.
1. Province or District
SA– NationalWP– Western CapeEP– Eastern CapeNP– Nothern CapeFP– Free StateKP– KwaZulu-NatalTP– North WestGP– GautengMP– MpumalangaLP– LimpopoSM– All metropolitan areasWC– City of Cape TownEB– Buffalo CityEG– Nelson Mandela BayFM– MangaungKD– eThekwiniGE– EkurhuleniGJ– City of JohannesburgGT– City of Tshwane
2. Property Type
We use “mnemonic” for this concept, which labels as the series name.
A– All property typesN– Properties sold for the first timeR– Resold propertiesS– Sectional title propertiesF– Freehold properties
StatsSA Categories