Given such a wide variance in prices, why doesn’t the BoS survey cover all regions for a comprehensive measure of the CPI (consumer price index ... weights of the CPI basket and why doesn ...

South Africa will add rosé wine, snuff and e-cigarette refills to its inflation basket and remove frozen potato chips and ...

This change, known as rebasing the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is more than just a technical update—it’s about understanding ...

The non-partisan advocacy group The Senior Citizens League predicts the 2026 COLA will be 2.1%, based on data from the Bureau ...

StatsSA has added 71 new products to the basket of goods and services used to measure consumer inflation. Nodar Chernishev / ...

Evidence is mounting that shelter disinflation is gaining momentum, a trend that has yet to be fully reflected in government ...