As of July 2024, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in South Africa, an economic indicator providing information on the change of prices over time, was measured at 123.5 points regarding food products. This is symbolizing an increase of five points from the previous year.

Cost of food in South Africa increased 3.90 percent in October of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - South Africa Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

As of July 2024, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in South Africa, an economic indicator providing information on the change of prices over time, was measured at 123.8 points regarding food and non-alcoholic beverages. This is symbolizing an increase of 5.3 points from the previous year.

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A curated list of food prices in South Africa, reported monthly on http://www.pacsa.org.za "What is the PACSA Food Basket? The PACSA Food Basket is an index for food price inflation. It provides insight into the affordability of food and other essential household requirements for working class households in a context of low wages, social grants and high levels of unemployment. The PACSA Food Basket tracks the prices of a basket of 36 basic foods which working class poor households, with 7 members, said they buy every month (based on conversations with women). The food basket is not nutritionally complete; it is a reflection of reality - what people are buying. Data is collected on the same day between the 21st and 24th of each month from six different retail stores which service the lower-income market in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Women have told us that they base their purchasing decisions on price and whether the quality of the food is not too poor. Women are savy shoppers and so foods and their prices in each store are selected on this basis. The PACSA Food Basket tracks the foods working class households buy, in the quantities they buy them in and from the supermarkets they buy them from. PACSA has been tracking the price of the basket since 2006. We release our Food Price Barometer monthly and consolidate the data for an annual report to coincide with World Food Day annually on the 16th October." - PACSA website

South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Unprocessed data was reported at 9.620 Per 100 in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 9.620 Per 100 for 2023. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Unprocessed data is updated yearly, averaging 9.400 Per 100 from Jan 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.720 Per 100 in 2021 and a record low of 9.060 Per 100 in 2012. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Unprocessed data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics South Africa. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I035: Consumer Price Index: Weights (Old Classification).

CPI: Weights: FB: Food: Milk and Other Diary Products and Eggs data was reported at 1.920 Per 100 in 2025. CPI: Weights: FB: Food: Milk and Other Diary Products and Eggs data is updated yearly, averaging 1.920 Per 100 from Jan 2025 (Median) to 2025, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.920 Per 100 in 2025 and a record low of 1.920 Per 100 in 2025. CPI: Weights: FB: Food: Milk and Other Diary Products and Eggs data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics South Africa. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I034: Consumer Price Index: Weights.

South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Milk, Eggs and Cheese data was reported at 2.650 Per 100 in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.650 Per 100 for 2023. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Milk, Eggs and Cheese data is updated yearly, averaging 2.290 Per 100 from Jan 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.670 Per 100 in 2021 and a record low of 1.820 Per 100 in 2016. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Milk, Eggs and Cheese data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics South Africa. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I035: Consumer Price Index: Weights (Old Classification).

DescriptionData presented as a spreadsheet; Provides CPI for Food across all provinces in South Africa since 2008.Artefact TypeDataset (non-spatial)LineageThe data presented is extracted from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) Consumer Price Index (CPI) trends as published on https://www.statssa.gov.za/Publication Date23 July 2025Data Sources / LayersExcel - CPI (COICOP) from January 2008 (202506), Stats SA, published 23 July 2025Contact PersonElize van der Berg, Department of the Premier, Elize.VanDerBerg@westerncape.gov.za

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South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Urban: FB: Food: Other Food data was reported at 1.240 Per 100 in 2025. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Urban: FB: Food: Other Food data is updated yearly, averaging 1.240 Per 100 from Jan 2025 (Median) to 2025, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.240 Per 100 in 2025 and a record low of 1.240 Per 100 in 2025. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Urban: FB: Food: Other Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics South Africa. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I036: Consumer Price Index: Weights: Urban.

South Africa’s inflation has been quite stable for the past years, levelling off between 3.2 and 6.9 percent, and is in fact expected to stabilize at around 4.5 percent in the future. South Africa is a mixed economy, generating most of its GDP through the services sector, especially tourism. However, the country struggles with unemployment and poverty. Inflation who?The inflation rate of a country is an important key factor to determine the country’s economic strength. It is calculated using the price increase of a defined product basket, containing goods and services on which the average consumer spends money throughout the year. They include, for example, expenses for groceries, clothes, rent, utilities, but also recreational activities, and raw materials (e.g. gas, oil), as well as federal fees and taxes. Some of these goods are more volatile than others – food prices, for example, are considered less reliable. The European Central Bank aims to keep inflation at around two percent in the long run. What happened in 2016?In 2016, South Africa’s inflation rate peaked at over 6.3 percent, and gross domestic product, and thus economic growth , took a hit, a sure indicator that something was affecting the country’s economic scaffolding: Low growth due to weak demand and an uncertain political future caused a crisis; then-President Jacob Zuma’s alleged mismanagement and unstable reign steeped in controversy and criminal charges even caused the economy’s outlook to be downgraded by ratings agencies. Zuma was relieved of his office in 2018 – ever since, inflation, GDP, and economic growth seem to have stabilized.

South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Processed data was reported at 7.480 Per 100 in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 7.480 Per 100 for 2023. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Processed data is updated yearly, averaging 7.610 Per 100 from Jan 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.740 Per 100 in 2012 and a record low of 7.480 Per 100 in 2024. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Processed data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics South Africa. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I035: Consumer Price Index: Weights (Old Classification).

Inflation Rate in South Africa increased to 3.60 percent in October from 3.40 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - South Africa Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

CPI: Weights: FB: Food: Fruits and Nuts data was reported at 0.620 Per 100 in 2025. CPI: Weights: FB: Food: Fruits and Nuts data is updated yearly, averaging 0.620 Per 100 from Jan 2025 (Median) to 2025, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.620 Per 100 in 2025 and a record low of 0.620 Per 100 in 2025. CPI: Weights: FB: Food: Fruits and Nuts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics South Africa. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I034: Consumer Price Index: Weights.

South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Fruit data was reported at 0.340 Per 100 in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.340 Per 100 for 2023. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Fruit data is updated yearly, averaging 0.340 Per 100 from Jan 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.500 Per 100 in 2012 and a record low of 0.220 Per 100 in 2016. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Fruit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics South Africa. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I035: Consumer Price Index: Weights (Old Classification).

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South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Cereal data was reported at 4.800 Per 100 in 2025. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Cereal data is updated yearly, averaging 4.800 Per 100 from Jan 2025 (Median) to 2025, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.800 Per 100 in 2025 and a record low of 4.800 Per 100 in 2025. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: FB: Food: Cereal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics South Africa. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I034: Consumer Price Index: Weights.

South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Rural: FB: Food: Cereal Products data was reported at 9.990 Per 100 in 2025. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Rural: FB: Food: Cereal Products data is updated yearly, averaging 9.990 Per 100 from Jan 2025 (Median) to 2025, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.990 Per 100 in 2025 and a record low of 9.990 Per 100 in 2025. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weights: Rural: FB: Food: Cereal Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics South Africa. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I039: Consumer Price Index: Weights: Rural.