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South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI) MoM
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Latest Release
Apr 21, 2021
Actual0.7%
Forecast0.7%
Previous0.7%
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) measures the rate of price change of goods and services purchased by households. It measures changes in the average level of prices over a period of time. In other words, prices indicator of what is happening to prices, consumers are paying for items purchased. With a given starting point or base period which is usually taken as 100, the CPI can be used to compare current period consumer prices with those in the base period.Consumer Price index is the most frequently used indicator of inflationand reflect changes in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services by the average consumer. The weights are usually derived from household expenditure surveys.A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the ZAR , while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the ZAR.
| Release Date | Time | Actual | Forecast | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2021 (Apr) | 04:00 | 0.5% | 0.7% | ||
| Apr 21, 2021 (Mar) | 04:00 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| Mar 24, 2021 (Feb) | 04:00 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.3% | |
| Feb 17, 2021 (Jan) | 04:00 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| Jan 20, 2021 (Dec) | 04:00 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| Dec 09, 2020 (Nov) | 04:00 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
News
South African CPI 1.1% vs. 1.2% forecast
By Investing.com - Mar 22, 2017
Investing.com - Consumer price inflation in South Africa rose less-than-expected in the last quarter, official data showed on Wednesday.In a report, Statistics South Africa Head Office said that South...
South African CPI 0.6% vs. 0.7% forecast
By Investing.com - Feb 15, 2017
Investing.com - Consumer price inflation in South Africa rose less-than-expected in the last quarter, official data showed on Wednesday.In a report, Statistics South Africa Head Office said that South...
South African CPI 0.4% vs. 0.3% forecast
By Investing.com - Jan 18, 2017
Investing.com - Consumer price inflation in South Africa rose more-than-expected in the last quarter, official data showed on Wednesday.In a report, Statistics South Africa Head Office said that South...
Analysis
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