Price Indices (Inflation)

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

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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.

AttributeValue (constant)
Source DatasetP0141
FrequencyMonthly
Base PeriodDecember 2021
Unit of measureIndex

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

  1. Gauteng GP
  2. Primary Urban PU
  3. Western Cape WC
  4. Total Country TC
  5. Free State FS
  6. Mpumalanga MP
  7. Eastern Cape EC
  8. Limpopo LM
  9. Kwazulu-Natal KZN
  10. All Urban AU
  11. Northern Cape NC
  12. North West NW
  13. Secondary Urban SU

2-5: COICOP Hierarchies

  • 00.0.0.0 All Items
  • 01.0.0.0 Food and non alcoholic beverages
  • 01.1.0.0 Food
  • 01.1.1.0 Bread and cereals
  • 01.1.2.0 Meat
  • 01.1.3.0 Fish
  • 01.1.4.0 Milk, eggs and cheese
  • 01.1.5.0 Oils and fats
  • 01.1.6.0 Fruit
  • 01.1.7.0 Vegetables
  • 01.1.8.0 Sugar, sweets and deserts
  • 01.1.9.0 Other food
  • 01.2.0.0 Non-alcoholic beverages
  • 01.2.1.0 Hot beverages
  • 01.2.2.0 Cold beverages
  • 02.0.0.0 Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
  • 02.1.0.0 Alcoholic beverages
  • 02.1.1.0 Spirits
  • 02.1.2.0 Wine
  • 02.1.3.0 Beer
  • 02.2.0.0 Tobacco
  • 03.0.0.0 Clothing and footwear
  • 03.1.0.0 Clothing
  • 03.2.0.0 Footwear
  • 04.0.0.0 Housing and utilities
  • 04.1.0.0 Actual rentals for housing
  • 04.2.0.0 Owners equivalent rent
  • 04.3.0.0 Maintenance and repair
  • 04.4.0.0 Water and other services
  • 04.5.0.0 Electricity and other fuels
  • 05.0.0.0 Household contents and equipment
  • 05.1.0.0 Furnishings, floor coverings and textiles
  • 05.3.0.0 Appliances, tableware and equipment
  • 05.6.0.0 Supplies and services
  • 06.0.0.0 Health
  • 07.0.0.0 Transport
  • 07.1.0.0 Purchase of vehicles
  • 07.2.0.0 Private transport operation
  • 07.2.2.1 Petrol
  • 07.2.2.2 Other running costs
  • 07.3.0.0 Public transport
  • 08.0.0.0 Communication
  • 08.1.0.0 Postal services and telecommunication services
  • 08.3.0.0 Telecommunication equipment
  • 09.0.0.0 Recreation and culture
  • 09.1.0.0 Recreational equipment
  • 09.4.0.0 Recreational and cultural services
  • 09.5.0.0 Books, newspapers and stationery
  • 09.6.0.0 Package holidays
  • 10.0.0.0 Education
  • 11.0.0.0 Restaurants and hotels
  • 11.1.0.0 Restaurants
  • 11.2.0.0 Hotels
  • 12.0.0.0 Miscellaneous goods and services
  • 12.1.0.0 Personal care
  • 12.5.0.0 Insurance
  • 12.6.0.0 Financial services
  • 12.7.0.0 Other services

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

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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 Group
  • IM – Medium Expenditure Group
  • IL – Low Expenditure Group
  • IA – Very High Expenditure Group
  • IZ – Very Low Expenditure Group
  • IP – Pensioners
  • CT – Core
  • XT – CPIX
  • TC – Total

3. Division

As a summary of the item code contents, the division is represented in the first character of the mnemonic.

  • F – Food
  • N – Non-Alcoholic Beverages
  • A – Alcoholic Beverages
  • C – Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco
  • W – Clothing and Footwear
  • H – Housing
  • P – Fuel and Power
  • Q – Furniture and Equipment
  • O – Household Operation
  • M – Medical and Health Expenses
  • T – Transport
  • U – Communication
  • R – Recreation and Entertainment
  • D – Reading Matter
  • E – Education
  • S – Personal Care
  • G – 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 products
  • FGT0 – Cake, tarts, pies and other baked products
  • FGK0 – Rusks
  • FGI0 – Biscuits
  • FGP0 – Spaghetti, macaroni and other pasta
  • FGR0 – Rice
  • FGS0 – Mealie rice/samp
  • FGZ0 – Sorghum meal
  • FGM0 – Mealie meal
  • FGB0 – Corn flakes/breakfast cereals
  • FGA0 – Breakfast oats
  • FGF0 – Bread flour
  • FGC0 – Cake flour
  • FGE0 – Other bread and bread rolls
  • FGH0 – Brown and whole wheat bread
  • FGW0 – White Bread
FM – Meat products
  • FMO0 – Other meat and meat products
  • FMF0 – Offal
  • FMM0 – Other cold meat
  • FMH0 – Ham
  • FMA0 – Bacon
  • FMS0 – Other sausage
  • FMW0 – Boerewors
  • FMC0 – Poultry (including frozen)
  • FMP0 – Pork
  • FML0 – Mutton and lamb
  • FMB0 – Beef and veal
FF – Fish and other seafood
  • FFO0 – Other fish
  • FFP0 – Fish paste
  • FFT0 – Tinned fish
  • FFS0 – Smoked, dried and salted
  • FFF0 – Frozen
  • FFC0 – Fresh or chilled
FC – Milk, Cheeses and Eggs
  • FCE0 – Eggs
  • FCO0 – Other milk products, including creamers, whiteners and mixtures
  • FCP0 – Milk powder
  • FCM0 – Condensed/evaporated/sterilized milk
  • FCC0 – Cheese
  • FCF0 – Fresh milk
FO – Fats and Oils
  • FOM0 – Margarine
  • FOC0 – Cooking and salad oil
  • FOF0 – Fats
  • FOB0 – Butter
  • FOP0 – Peanut butter
FN – Fruits and Nuts
  • FNO0 – Other fruit and nut products
  • FNN0 – Nuts
  • FNJ0 – Fruit juices
  • FNZ0 – Dried, crystallized fruit
  • FNA0 – Canned fruit
  • FNF0 – Other fresh fruit
  • FNC0 – Citrus fruit
  • FNS0 – Subtropical fruit
  • FND0 – Deciduous fruit
FV – Vegetables
  • FVO0 – Other vegetable products
  • FVZ0 – Frozen vegetables
  • FVE0 – Canned vegetables
  • FVD0 – Dried, dehydrated vegetables
  • FVF0 – Other fresh vegetables
  • FVL0 – Lettuce
  • FVW0 – Sweet potatoes
  • FVB0 – Beetroot
  • FVS0 – Squashes
  • FVM0 – Pumpkin and marrows
  • FVC0 – Carrots
  • FVA0 – Cabbage
  • FVG0 – Green beans
  • FVT0 – Tomatoes
  • FVN0 – Onions
  • FVP0 – Potatoes
FS – Sugar
  • FSW0 – White sugar
  • FSO0 – Other sugar
  • FS00 – All sugar (above two are combined in earlier periods)
FT – Coffee, Tea, Cocoa
  • FTC0 – Coffee
  • FTT0 – Tea
  • FTH0 – Cocoa, chocolate drinks and other hot drinks
FP – Other Food Products
  • FPO0 – All other food products
  • FPR0 – Other related sugar products
  • FPL0 – Jelly powder
  • FPJ0 – Jam, syrup and honey
  • FPI0 – Ice cream
  • FPW0 – Other sweets
  • FPC0 – Chocolates
  • FPU0 – Canned soup, soup powder and stock cubes
  • FPP0 – Custard powder and puddings
  • FPY0 – Yeast, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda
  • FPV0 – Vinegar
  • FPF0 – Spices and flavouring
  • FPS0 – Salt
  • FPD0 – Free food received

N – Non-Alcoholic Beverages

  • N000 – Non-Alcoholic Beverages
  • NA00 – Aerated
  • NO00 – Other non-alcoholic beverages

A – Alcoholic Beverages

  • A000 – Alcoholic beverages
  • AS00 – Spirits
  • AW00 – Wine
  • AB00 – Beer, including sorghum beer
  • AO00 – Other alcoholic beverages

C – Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco

  • CC00 – Cigarettes
  • CO00 – Other

W – Clothing and Footwear

WC – Clothing
WCW – Women’s Clothing
  • WCWD – Dresses
  • WCWS – Skirts
  • WCWB – Blouses
  • WCWJ – Jackets and slacks
  • WCWY – Jerseys
  • WCWT – Track suits
  • WCWN – Nightwear
  • WCWU – Underwear
  • WCWG – Dressing gowns
  • WCWO – Other women’s clothing
  • WCWK – Stockings
  • WCWC – Other outer clothing
  • WCWI – Slacks and Skirts
  • WCWE – Dresses and slack suits
  • WCWZ – Coats and blazers
  • WCWR – Raincoats
  • WCWH – Hats
WCM – Men’s Clothing
  • WCMZ – Trousers
  • WCMS – Shirts
  • WCMI – Suits
  • WCMJ – Sport jackets
  • WCMT – Track suits
  • WCMY – Jerseys
  • WCMN – Nightwear
  • WCMU – Underwear
  • WCMO – Other men’s clothing
  • WCMC – Socks and stockings
  • WCMA – Coats
  • WCMK – Jackets
  • WCML – Trousers Long
  • WCMQ – Trousers Other
  • WCMF – Safari Suits
  • WCMG – Other outer clothing
WCG – Girls’ Clothing
  • WCG0 – Girls’ Clothing

(1970 to 1985)

  • WCGC – Coats
  • WCGD – Dresses (school)
  • WCGR – Dresses (other)
  • WCGB – Blouses
  • WCGY – Jerseys
  • WCGZ – Blazers
  • WCGT – Other outer clothing
  • WCGU – Underwear
  • WCGS – Stockings
  • WCGN – Nightwear and dressing gowns
  • WCGO – Other girls’ clothing
WCB – Boys’ Clothing
  • WCB0 – Boys’ Clothing

(1970 to 1985)

  • WCBS – Suits
  • WCBC – Coats and Blazers
  • WCBT – Trousers
  • WCBH – Shirts
  • WCBY – Jerseys
  • WCBU – Underwear
  • WCBN – Nightwear
  • WCBK – Socks and stockings
  • WCBO – Other boys’ clothing
WCI – Infants’ Clothing
  • WCI0 – Infants’ Clothing
WCK – Material, Knitting Wool, Hire and making up of clothing
  • WCKM – Material
  • WCKK – Knitting wool and yarns
  • WCKP – Patterns, lace and sewing cotton
  • WCKA – Accessories
  • WCKC – Cost of making-up and repairs
  • WCKH – Hire of clothing

(1970 and 1975)

  • WCKU – Cost of making-up
  • WCKR – Cost of repair and rental of clothing
WF – Footwear
  • WFW0 – Women’s
  • WFM0 – Men’s
  • WFG0 – Girls’
  • WFB0 – Boys’
  • WFI0 – Infants’
  • WFR0 – Repair of footwear

H – Housing

HR – Rent
  • HRH0 – House rent
  • HRF0 – Flat rent
  • HRT0 – Town house rent
  • HRO0 – Other rent (garage, holiday ho)
HC – Home-Owner’s Cost
  • HCI0 – Interest
  • HCA0 – Assessment rates
  • HCS0 – Sanitary service
  • HCR0 – Refuse removal
  • HCB0 – Insurance of buildings
  • HCD0 – Insurance covering mortgage debt
  • HCM0 – Repairs and maintenance
  • HCL0 – Levy (sectional titles etc.)
  • HCW0 – Cost of ownership
  • HCP0 – Depreciation
  • HCH0 – Holiday houses and other
HO – Other
  • HOW0 – Water
  • HOH0 – Boarding – hostels
  • HOD0 – Boarding – holiday
  • HOO0 – All other housing expenses

P – Fuel and Power

  • PE00 – Electricity
  • PG00 – Gas
  • PP00 – Petroleum products
  • PM00 – Methylated spirits
  • PW00 – Wood and coal
  • PO00 – Other

Q – Furniture and Equipment

QF – Furniture
  • QFB0 – Bedroom suites
  • QFD0 – Diningroom suites
  • QFL0 – Lounge suites
  • QFK0 – Kitchen sets and units
  • QFF0 – Loose items of furniture
  • QFC0 – Carpets
  • QFO0 – Other floor coverings
  • QFT0 – Other furniture
  • QFR0 – Repair of furniture
QA – Appliances
  • QAR0 – Electrical Refrigerators
  • QAF0 – Electrical Freezers
  • QAD0 – Electrical deep freeze/refrigerator combination
  • QAS0 – Electrical Stoves and ovens
  • QAW0 – Electrical Washing machines, tumble dryers
  • QAV0 – Electrical Vacuum cleaners and polishers
  • QAM0 – Electrical Sewing machines, overlockers
  • QAA0 – Other electrical appliances
  • QAI0 – Radios
  • QAH0 – Non-electrical stoves and heaters
  • QAK0 – Non-electrical sewing and knitting machines
  • QAN0 – Other non-electrical appliances
  • QAP0 – Repairs
  • QAG0 – Non-electrical refrigerators
QO – Other Household Equipment and Textiles
  • QOP0 – Glassware and plasticware
  • QOM0 – Metalware
  • QOC0 – Curtains
  • QOA0 – Carpets
  • QOB0 – Blankets
  • QOS0 – Sheets, pillowcases and bedspreads
  • QOE0 – Mattresses
  • QOT0 – Other textiles
  • QOG0 – Gardening equipment
  • QOL0 – Light bulbs and plugs
  • QOO0 – Other
  • QOR0 – Repairs
  • QOQ0 – Other equipment
  • QOU0 – Other (unclear)
  • QON0 – Ornaments

O – Household Operation

OC – Household Consumables
  • OCS0 – Soap
  • OCW0 – Washing powder
  • OCL0 – Liquid detergents and bleaches
  • OCB0 – Brushes and brooms
  • OCF0 – Floor polish and cleaning materials
  • OCP0 – Shoe and other polish and cleaning materials
  • OCC0 – Scouring materials
  • OCZ0 – Fertilizer and lime
  • OCI0 – Disinfectants and swimming pool chemicals
  • OCM0 – Matches and candles
  • OCO0 – Other
OW00 – Domestic Workers
  • OW00 – Domestic Workers
OS – Other Household Services
  • OSL0 – Laundry and dry-cleaning services
  • OSO0 – Other household services

M – Medical Care and Health Services

  • MD00 – Doctors fees, nurses fees and fee for related services
  • MH00 – Hospital, nursing-home fees and fee for related services
  • MP00 – Medical and pharmaceutical products
  • MT00 – Therapeutic appliances and equipment
  • MC00 – Contributions to aid funds
  • MI00 – Insurance

T – Transport

TV Vehicles
  • TV00 – Vehicles
TC – Running Costs
  • TCP0 – Petrol
  • TCD0 – Diesel
  • TCG0 – Oil and grease
  • TCT0 – Tyres and tubes
  • TCB0 – Batteries
  • TCS0 – Spare parts
  • TCR0 – Repairs
  • TCW0 – Servicing, retreading, washing and related services
  • TCL0 – Licence and registration
  • TCI0 – Insurance
  • TCF0 – Parking fees
  • TCO0 – Other running costs
  • TCE0 – Petrol and Diesel (TCP0 + TCD0)
TP – Public and hired transport
  • TPB0 – Bus
  • TPT0 – Train
  • TPA0 – Aircraft
  • TPH0 – Taxi and hired transport
  • TPO0 – Other
  • TPL0 – Land transport (bus, train, taxi)
  • TPN0 – Non-land transport (airplane, boat)

U – Communication

  • UR00 – Telephone rental and installation
  • UT00 – Telephone calls
  • UP00 – Postage
  • UE00 – Other post office expenses
  • UN00 – Cellular telephone network
  • UC00 – Calls from cellular phone
  • UI00 – Internet
  • UO00 – Other communication

R Recreation and Entertainment

  • RR00 – Radios, tape recorders, compact discs players and record players
  • RT00 – Television sets
  • RC00 – Compact discs, magnetic tapes
  • RL00 – Television licences
  • RI00 – Musical instruments
  • RE00 – Photography – Equipment
  • RF00 – Photography – Films and developing
  • RS00 – Computers and telecommunication equipment
  • RA00 – Aircraft, boats, camping equipment
  • RQ00 – Sport equipment
  • RH00 – Hobbies, toys and games
  • RD00 – Admission fees to bioscopes and zoo
  • RM00 – Membership fees – scientific and other associations, clubs and libraries
  • RP00 – Pets – food and feeds
  • RZ00 – Other expenses
  • RN00 – Plants, seed and flowers
  • RO00 – Other
  • RW00 – Sports wear
  • RG00 – Gramophone records, magnetic tapes

D – Reading Matter

  • DB00 – Books
  • DN00 – News papers
  • DM00 – Magazines
  • DO00 – Other

E – Education

  • ET00 – Tuition and attendance fees
  • EO00 – Other
  • EB00 – Books, magazines, school bags, etc.

S – Personal Care

  • SH00 – Hair dressing, beauty care services
  • SF00 – Talcum, face and baby powder
  • SM00 – Make up
  • SC00 – Cologne and perfume
  • SD00 – Deodorant
  • SB00 – Toothpaste and toothbrushes
  • SA00 – Hair preparations
  • SR00 – Razors, blades and shaving cream
  • SS00 – Toilet soap
  • SP00 – Skin creams and preparations
  • ST00 – Toilet paper
  • SO00 – Other

G – Other Goods and Services

  • GW00 – Watches and personal jewellery
  • GU00 – Umbrellas and sunglasses
  • GH00 – Handbags, travelling bags and school bags
  • GS00 – Smokers requisites
  • GP00 – Perambulators and pushcarts
  • GT00 – Stationary
  • GD00 – Drinks and prepared food bought away from home
  • GI00 – Interest on loans and bank charges
  • GG00 – Gambling
  • GF00 – Funeral and all other expenses
  • GN00 – Life insurance, endowment policies, annuities, mortgage debt insurance
  • GZ00 – Insurance of contents of dwelling
  • GY00 – Membership fees – trade unions, staff and professional associations
  • GX00 – Legal and other fees for professional services
  • GG00 – Wigs, sunglasses, etc.
  • GC00 – Package tours, hotel accomodation, etc.
  • GM00 – Pocket money for child
  • GO00 – All other expenses
  • GA00 – Package tours, hotel accomodation, etc.

Regime 2: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019

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 Income
  • D9 – Decile 9 Income
  • D8 – Decile 8 Income
  • D7 – Decile 7 Income
  • D6 – Decile 6 Income
  • D5 – Decile 5 Income
  • D4 – Decile 4 Income
  • D3 – Decile 3 Income
  • D2 – Decile 2 Income
  • D1 – Decile 1 Income
  • MP – Mpumalanga
  • GP – Gauteng
  • NW – North West
  • KN – KwaZulu-Natal
  • FS – Free State
  • NC – Northern Cape
  • EC – Eastern Cape
  • WC – Western Cape
  • UA – Urban Areas
  • LM – Limpopo
  • TC – 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 beverages
  • A – Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
  • W – Clothing and footwear
  • H – Housing and utilities
  • O – Household contents, equipment and maintenance
  • M – Health
  • T – Transport
  • U – Communication
  • C – Recreation and culture
  • E – Education
  • R – Restaurants and hotels
  • G – Miscellaneous goods and services

3. Groups and Classes

Groups, classes and subclasses give more detail to item mnemonics. COICOP codes are detailed in brackets.

F – Food and non-alcoholic beverages (01.)

FF – Food (01.1.)
FFB – Bread and cereals (01.1.1.)
  • FFBR – Rice (01.1.1.1.)
  • FFBB – Bread (01.1.1.2.)
  • FFBP – Pasta (01.1.1.3.)
  • FFBC – Cakes (01.1.1.4.)
  • FFBO – Other bread and cereal products (01.1.1.6.)
FFM – Meat (01.1.2.)
  • FFMB – Beef (01.1.2.1.)
  • FFMP – Pork (01.1.2.2.)
  • FFML – Lamb (01.1.2.3.)
  • FFMC – Poultry (01.1.2.4.)
  • FFMD – Dried, salted or smoked meat (01.1.2.5.)
  • FFMO – Other preserved or processed meat (01.1.2.6.)
FFF – Fish (01.1.3.)
  • FFFF – Fresh, chilled or frozen fish (01.1.3.1.)
  • FFFO – Other preserved or processed fish and seafood (01.1.3.4.)
FFC – Milk, cheese and eggs (01.1.4.)
  • 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.)
  • FFOM – Margarine and other vegetable fats (01.1.5.2.)
  • FFOO – Edible oils (01.1.5.4.)
FFN – Fruits (01.1.6.)
  • FFNB – Bananas (01.1.6.2.)
  • FFNA – Apples (01.1.6.3.)
  • FFNS – Seasonal Fruit (01.1.6.7)
  • FFND – Dried fruit (01.1.6.8.)
FFV – Vegetables (01.1.7.)
  • FFVL – Leaf and stem vegetables (01.1.7.1.)
  • 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.)
  • FFVD – Dried vegetables (01.1.7.5.)
  • FFVV – Other preserved or processed vegetables (01.1.7.6.)
  • FFVP – Potatoes (01.1.7.7.)
  • FFVO – Other tubers and products of tubers (01.1.7.8.)
FFS – Sugar, sweets and desserts (01.1.8.)
  • FFSS – Sugar (01.1.8.1.)
  • FFSC – Chocolate (01.1.8.3.)
  • FFSP – Confectionery products (01.1.8.4.)
  • FFSI – Ice cream (01.1.8.5.)
FFP – Other food (01.1.9.)
  • FFPC – Sauces, condiments (01.1.9.1.)
  • FFPS – Salt, spices and culinary herbs (01.1.9.2.)
  • FFPB – Baby food and other food preparations (01.1.9.3)
  • FFPO – Other food (01.1.9.4.)
FB – Non-alcoholic beverages (01.2.)
FBH – Hot beverages (01.2.1.)
  • FBHC – Coffee (01.2.1.1.)
  • FBHP – Cocoa and powdered chocolate (01.2.1.3.)
  • FBHT – Tea (01.2.1.2.)
FBC – Cold beverages (01.2.2.)
  • FBCF – Fruit juices (01.2.2.3.)
  • FBCM – Mineral water (01.2.2.1.)
  • FBCS – Soft drinks (01.2.2.2.)

A – Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (02.)

AB – Alcoholic Beverages (02.1.)
  • ABS0 – Spirits and liqueurs (02.1.1.)
  • ABW0 – Wine (02.1.2.)
  • ABC0 – Spirit coolers and ciders (02.1.2.2)
  • ABB0 – Beer (02.1.3.)
AT – Tobacco (02.2.)
  • ATC0 – Cigarettes (02.2.1.1.)
  • ATO0 – Other tobacco (02.2.1.3.)

W – Clothing and footwear (03.)

WC – Clothing (03.1.)
  • WCM0 – Clothes for men (03.1.2.1.)
  • WCW0 – Clothes for women (03.1.2.2.)
  • WCC0 – Clothes for children and infants (03.1.2.3.)
WF – Footwear (03.2.)
  • WFM0 – Footwear for men (03.2.1.1.)
  • WFW0 – Footwear for women (03.2.1.2.)
  • WFC0 – Footwear for children and infants (03.2.1.3.)

H – Housing and utilities (04.)

HR – Actual rentals for housing (04.1.)
  • HRH0 – Rentals paid by tenants for houses (04.1.1.1)
  • HRF0 – Rentals paid by tenants for flats (04.1.1.2)
  • HRT0 – Rentals paid by tenants for townhouses (04.1.1.3)
HO – Owner’s equivalent rent (04.2.)
  • HOH0 – Owners equivalent rent for houses (04.2.1.1.)
  • HOF0 – Owners equivalent rent for flats (04.2.1.2.)
  • HOT0 – Owners equivalent rent for townhouses (04.2.1.3.)
HM – Maintenance and repair (04.3.)
  • HMM0 – Materials for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling (04.3.1.)
  • HMS0 – Services for the maintenance and repair of the dwelling (04.3.2.)
HW – Water and other services (04.4.)
  • HWW0 – Water supply (04.4.1.)
HE – Electricity and other fuels (04.5.)
  • HEE0 – Electricity (04.5.1.)
  • HEL0 – Liquid fuels (04.5.3.)

O – Household contents, equipment and maintenance (05.)

OF – Furnishings and floor coverings (05.1.)
  • OFF0 – Furniture and furnishing (05.1.1.)
OH – Household appliances, tableware and equipment (05.2.)
  • OH00 – Household textiles (05.2.1.)
OA – Household appliances (05.3.)
  • OAL0 – Large appliances (05.3.1.)
  • OAS0 – Small appliances (05.3.2.)
OG – Glassware, tableware and household utensils (05.4.)
  • OGG0 – Glass and crystal ware, table ware (05.4.1.1)
  • OGC0 – Cutlery, flatware and silverware (05.4.1.2.)
  • OGK0 – Kitchen and domestic utensils (05.4.1.3.)
OT – Tools and equipment for house and garden (05.5.)
  • OT00 – Tools and equipment for house and garden (05.5.)
OS – Household supplies and services (05.6.)
  • OSC0 – Cleaning and maintenance products (05.6.1.1.)
  • OSD0 – Domestic services (05.6.2.1)

M – Health (06.)

MP – Medical products (06.1.)
  • MPP0 – Pharmaceutical products (06.1.1.)
MS – Medical services (06.2.)
MSO0 – Out-patient services (06.2.1.)
  • MSOM – Medical services (06.2.1.1.)
  • MSOD – Dental services (06.2.2.1.)
MSH0 – Hospital Services (06.3.)
  • MSHH – Hospital Services (06.3.1.1.)

T – Transport (07.)

TV – Purchase of vehicle (07.1.)
  • TVN0 – Purchase of new motor cars (07.1.1.1.)
  • TVS0 – Purchase of second-hand motor cars (07.1.1.2)
TO – Personal vehicle operation (07.2.)
  • TOS0 – Spare parts and accessories (07.2.1.)
  • TOP0 – Petrol (07.2.2)
  • TOM0 – Maintenance and repair (07.2.3.)
  • TOO0 – Other personal transport services (07.2.4.)
TP – Public transportation (07.3.)
  • TPW0 – Railway (07.3.1.)
  • TPR0 – Road (07.3.2.)
  • TPA0 – Air (07.3.3.)

U – Communication (08.)

  • UP00 – Postal services (08.1.)
  • UE00 – Telephone equipment (08.2.)
  • US00 – Telephone service (08.3.)

C – Recreation and culture (09.)

CR – Recreational equipment (09.1)
  • CRE0 – Equipment for the reception, recording and reproduction of sound and pictures (09.1.1.)
  • CRP0 – Photographic and cinematographic equipment (09.1.2.)
  • CRI0 – Information processing equipment (09.1.3.)
  • CRR0 – Recording media for pictures and sound (09.1.4.)
CO – Other recreational items (09.3.)
  • COH0 – Games, toys and hobbies (09.3.1.)
  • COO0 – Outdoor recreation items (09.3.2.)
  • COG0 – Garden products (09.3.3.)
  • COP0 – Pet products (09.3.4.)
CC – Recreational and cultural services (09.4.)
  • CCR0 – Recreational and sporting services (09.4.1.)
  • CCC0 – Cinemas, theatres, concerts (09.4.2.1.)
  • CCT0 – Television licence and subscription (09.4.2.3.)
  • CCG0 – Games of chance (09.4.3.1.)
CN – Newspapers, books and stationery (09.5.)
  • CNB0 – Books (09.5.1.)
  • CNN0 – Newspapers and periodicals (09.5.2.)
  • CNS0 – Stationery and drawing materials (09.5.4.)

E – Education (10.)

  • EP00 – Pre-primary and primary education (10.1.)
  • ES00 – Secondary education (10.2.)
  • ET00 – Tertiary education (10.4.)

R – Restaurants and hotels (11.)

RC – Catering services (11.1.)
  • RCR0 – Restaurants (11.1.1.)
RA – Accommodation services (11.2.)
  • RA00 – Accommodation services (11.2.)

G – Miscellaneous goods and services (12.)

GP – Personal care products (12.1.)
  • GPCI – Personal care items (12.1.2.1.)
GPE0 – Personal effects (12.3.)
  • GPEJ – Jewellery, clocks and watches (12.3.1.1.)
  • GPET – Travel goods and other carriers (12.3.2.1.)
  • GPEO – Other personal effects (12.3.2.2.)
GS – Personal care services (12.4.)
  • GSC0 – Crèches, nurseries (12.4.1.2.)
GI – Insurance (12.5.)
  • GID0 – Insurance connected with the dwelling (12.5.2.)
  • GIH0 – Insurance connected with health (12.5.3.)
  • GIT0 – Insurance connected with transport (12.5.4.)
  • GIO0 – Other Insurance (12.5.5.)
GF – Financial services N.E.C. (12.6.2.)
  • GFB0 – Bank charges (12.6.2.1)
GO – Other services (12.7.1)
  • GOF0 – Funeral services (12.7.1.1.)

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

Supplier source page

Attributes

AttributeConstant Value
Source DatasetP0142.1
FrequencyMonthly
Unit of MeasureIndex
Seasonal AdjustmentNeither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted
Base PeriodDecember 2020
Data ProviderStatsSA

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

Supplier source page

Attributes

AttributeConstant Value
Source DatasetP0160
FrequencyMonthly
Unit of MeasureIndex
Seasonal AdjustmentNeither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted
Base PeriodDecember 2020
Data ProviderStatsSA

Dimensions

There are two dimensions: province/district, and property type. Below we list the codes.

1. Province or District

  • SA – National
  • WP – Western Cape
  • EP – Eastern Cape
  • NP – Nothern Cape
  • FP – Free State
  • KP – KwaZulu-Natal
  • TP – North West
  • GP – Gauteng
  • MP – Mpumalanga
  • LP – Limpopo
  • SM – All metropolitan areas
  • WC – City of Cape Town
  • EB – Buffalo City
  • EG – Nelson Mandela Bay
  • FM – Mangaung
  • KD – eThekwini
  • GE – Ekurhuleni
  • GJ – City of Johannesburg
  • GT – City of Tshwane

2. Property Type

We use “mnemonic” for this concept, which labels as the series name.

  • A – All property types
  • N – Properties sold for the first time
  • R – Resold properties
  • S – Sectional title properties
  • F – Freehold properties

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