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South Africa Inflation Rate MoM

South Africa's Month-over-Month inflation rate rose to 0.2% in September 2025, a reversal from the -0.1% decrease in August 2025. Persistent supply pressures on beef contributed to this shift towards rising prices. Past interest rate increases and a stronger rand also influenced the 2025 inflation environment. South Africa's record low Inflation Rate MoM was -0.7% in October 2003 and record high was 6.7% in April 1964.

Monthly Historical Data (1960-2025)

(in %)
Month Inflation Rate MoM
Sep 2025 0.2%
Aug 2025 -0.1%
Jul 2025 0.9%
Jun 2025 0.3%
May 2025 0.2%
Apr 2025 0.3%
Mar 2025 0.4%
Feb 2025 0.9%
Jan 2025 0.3%
Dec 2024 0.1%
Nov 2024 0%
Oct 2024 -0.1%
Sep 2024 0.1%
Aug 2024 0.1%
Jul 2024 0.4%
Jun 2024 0.1%
May 2024 0.2%
Apr 2024 0.3%
Mar 2024 0.8%
Feb 2024 1%
Jan 2024 0.1%
Dec 2023 0%
Nov 2023 -0.1%
Oct 2023 0.9%
Sep 2023 0.6%
Aug 2023 0.3%
Jul 2023 0.9%
Jun 2023 0.2%
May 2023 0.2%
Apr 2023 0.4%
Mar 2023 1%
Feb 2023 0.7%
Jan 2023 -0.1%
Dec 2022 0.4%
Nov 2022 0.3%
Oct 2022 0.4%
Sep 2022 0.1%
Aug 2022 0.2%
Jul 2022 1.5%
Jun 2022 1.1%
May 2022 0.7%
Apr 2022 0.6%
Mar 2022 1%
Feb 2022 0.6%
Jan 2022 0.2%
Dec 2021 0.6%
Nov 2021 0.4%
Oct 2021 0.3%
Sep 2021 0.2%
Aug 2021 0.4%
Jul 2021 1.1%
Jun 2021 0.2%
May 2021 0.1%
Apr 2021 0.6%
Mar 2021 0.7%
Feb 2021 0.6%
Jan 2021 0.4%
Dec 2020 0.1%
Nov 2020 0%
Oct 2020 0.3%
Sep 2020 0.1%
Aug 2020 0.2%
Jul 2020 1.3%
Jun 2020 0.5%
May 2020 -0.6%
Apr 2020 -0.5%
Mar 2020 0.3%
Feb 2020 1%
Jan 2020 0.3%
Dec 2019 0.2%
Nov 2019 0.1%
Oct 2019 0%
Sep 2019 0.2%
Aug 2019 0.3%
Jul 2019 0.3%
Jun 2019 0.3%
May 2019 0.3%
Apr 2019 0.6%
Mar 2019 0.9%
Feb 2019 0.8%
Jan 2019 -0.2%
Dec 2018 -0.1%
Nov 2018 0.1%
Oct 2018 0.5%
Sep 2018 0.5%
Aug 2018 -0.1%
Jul 2018 0.9%
Jun 2018 0.3%
May 2018 0.1%
Apr 2018 0.8%
Mar 2018 0.4%
Feb 2018 0.8%
Jan 2018 0.2%
Dec 2017 0.5%
Nov 2017 0.1%
Oct 2017 0.2%
Sep 2017 0.5%
Aug 2017 0.1%
Jul 2017 0.2%
Jun 2017 0.2%
May 2017 0.4%
Apr 2017 0%
Mar 2017 0.6%
Feb 2017 1.1%
Jan 2017 0.6%
Dec 2016 0.4%
Nov 2016 0.2%
Oct 2016 0.6%
Sep 2016 0.1%
Aug 2016 -0.1%
Jul 2016 0.9%
Jun 2016 0.5%
May 2016 0.1%
Apr 2016 0.9%
Mar 2016 0.6%
Feb 2016 1.4%
Jan 2016 0.8%
Dec 2015 0.3%
Nov 2015 0.1%
Oct 2015 0.1%
Sep 2015 0%
Aug 2015 0%
Jul 2015 1.1%
Jun 2015 0.5%
May 2015 0.1%
Apr 2015 1%
Mar 2015 1.4%
Feb 2015 0.6%
Jan 2015 -0.1%
Dec 2014 -0.1%
Nov 2014 0%
Oct 2014 0.1%
Sep 2014 0%
Aug 2014 0.4%
Jul 2014 0.7%
Jun 2014 0.4%
May 2014 0.1%
Apr 2014 0.4%
Mar 2014 1.4%
Feb 2014 1%
Jan 2014 0.7%
Dec 2013 0.1%
Nov 2013 0.1%
Oct 2013 0.3%
Sep 2013 0.4%
Aug 2013 0.3%
Jul 2013 1.1%
Jun 2013 0.2%
May 2013 -0.2%
Apr 2013 0.3%
Mar 2013 1.2%
Feb 2013 1.1%
Jan 2013 0.2%
Dec 2012 0.3%
Nov 2012 0.2%
Oct 2012 0.8%
Sep 2012 0.8%
Aug 2012 0.3%
Jul 2012 0.2%
Jun 2012 0.5%
May 2012 0%
Apr 2012 0.3%
Mar 2012 1.1%
Feb 2012 0.7%
Jan 2012 0.5%
Dec 2011 0.2%
Nov 2011 0.3%
Oct 2011 0.5%
Sep 2011 0.3%
Aug 2011 0.3%
Jul 2011 0.7%
Jun 2011 0.5%
May 2011 0.3%
Apr 2011 0.5%
Mar 2011 1.2%
Feb 2011 0.5%
Jan 2011 0.5%
Dec 2010 0.2%
Nov 2010 0.2%
Oct 2010 0.3%
Sep 2010 0%
Aug 2010 0%
Jul 2010 0.7%
Jun 2010 0%
May 2010 0.2%
Apr 2010 0.2%
Mar 2010 0.7%
Feb 2010 0.7%
Jan 2010 0.4%
Dec 2009 0%
Nov 2009 0%
Oct 2009 0%
Sep 2009 0.7%
Aug 2009 0%
Jul 2009 1.1%
Jun 2009 0.6%
May 2009 0.4%
Apr 2009 0.4%
Mar 2009 1.5%
Feb 2009 1%
Jan 2009 0.6%
Dec 2008 -0.2%
Nov 2008 0.2%
Oct 2008 0%
Sep 2008 0.6%
Aug 2008 0.6%
Jul 2008 1.4%
Jun 2008 1.4%
May 2008 0.8%
Apr 2008 0.4%
Mar 2008 1.4%
Feb 2008 0.8%
Jan 2008 1.8%
Dec 2007 0.8%
Nov 2007 0.4%
Oct 2007 0.8%
Sep 2007 0.8%
Aug 2007 0.4%
Jul 2007 1%
Jun 2007 0.9%
May 2007 0.6%
Apr 2007 1.3%
Mar 2007 0.9%
Feb 2007 -0.1%
Jan 2007 0.7%
Dec 2006 0.6%
Nov 2006 -0.1%
Oct 2006 0.1%
Sep 2006 0.3%
Aug 2006 0.7%
Jul 2006 1.1%
Jun 2006 0.8%
May 2006 0.5%
Apr 2006 0.6%
Mar 2006 0.5%
Feb 2006 0.2%
Jan 2006 0.6%
Dec 2005 0%
Nov 2005 0%
Oct 2005 0%
Sep 2005 0.5%
Aug 2005 0.3%
Jul 2005 1%
Jun 2005 -0.2%
May 2005 0%
Apr 2005 0.5%
Mar 2005 1%
Feb 2005 0.2%
Jan 2005 0.3%
Dec 2004 -0.2%
Nov 2004 0.5%
Oct 2004 0.3%
Sep 2004 0%
Aug 2004 0%
Jul 2004 0.3%
Jun 2004 0.3%
May 2004 0%
Apr 2004 0.2%
Mar 2004 0.7%
Feb 2004 0.5%
Jan 2004 0.8%
Dec 2003 0%
Nov 2003 -0.7%
Oct 2003 -0.7%
Sep 2003 -0.3%
Aug 2003 0.3%
Jul 2003 0%
Jun 2003 -0.3%
May 2003 -0.2%
Apr 2003 0.2%
Mar 2003 1.2%
Feb 2003 -0.2%
Jan 2003 1%
Dec 2002 0%
Nov 2002 0.5%
Oct 2002 1.4%
Sep 2002 1.2%
Aug 2002 0.3%
Jul 2002 1.6%
Jun 2002 0.7%
May 2002 0.7%
Apr 2002 1.4%
Mar 2002 1.1%
Feb 2002 0.9%
Jan 2002 1.9%
Dec 2001 0.4%
Nov 2001 0.6%
Oct 2001 0%
Sep 2001 0.2%
Aug 2001 -0.2%
Jul 2001 0%
Jun 2001 0.4%
May 2001 0.4%
Apr 2001 0.6%
Mar 2001 0.6%
Feb 2001 0.2%
Jan 2001 1.4%
Dec 2000 0.2%
Nov 2000 0.2%
Oct 2000 0.4%
Sep 2000 0.4%
Aug 2000 0.4%
Jul 2000 0.8%
Jun 2000 0.6%
May 2000 0.6%
Apr 2000 1.2%
Mar 2000 1%
Feb 2000 -0.4%
Jan 2000 1.3%
Dec 1999 0.2%
Nov 1999 0.2%
Oct 1999 0.4%
Sep 1999 0.2%
Aug 1999 -0.2%
Jul 1999 0%
Jun 1999 0.4%
May 1999 0%
Apr 1999 0.2%
Mar 1999 0%
Feb 1999 0%
Jan 1999 0.6%
Dec 1998 0%
Nov 1998 0%
Oct 1998 0.4%
Sep 1998 1.8%
Aug 1998 1.1%
Jul 1998 2.3%
Jun 1998 0.5%
May 1998 0.5%
Apr 1998 0.5%
Mar 1998 0.7%
Feb 1998 0.2%
Jan 1998 0.9%
Dec 1997 0.2%
Nov 1997 -0.2%
Oct 1997 0.2%
Sep 1997 0.7%
Aug 1997 0%
Jul 1997 1%
Jun 1997 0.2%
May 1997 0.5%
Apr 1997 1%
Mar 1997 0.5%
Feb 1997 0.7%
Jan 1997 1%
Dec 1996 1%
Nov 1996 0.5%
Oct 1996 1%
Sep 1996 1%
Aug 1996 0.3%
Jul 1996 0.8%
Jun 1996 1.1%
May 1996 0.5%
Apr 1996 0.8%
Mar 1996 0.5%
Feb 1996 0.3%
Jan 1996 1.4%
Dec 1995 0.5%
Nov 1995 0.6%
Oct 1995 0.3%
Sep 1995 0%
Aug 1995 0.3%
Jul 1995 0.6%
Jun 1995 0%
May 1995 0.3%
Apr 1995 1.1%
Mar 1995 1.1%
Feb 1995 0.6%
Jan 1995 1.5%
Dec 1994 0%
Nov 1994 0.3%
Oct 1994 0.6%
Sep 1994 1.2%
Aug 1994 1.5%
Jul 1994 1.5%
Jun 1994 0.6%
May 1994 0.6%
Apr 1994 0.6%
Mar 1994 0.6%
Feb 1994 0.3%
Jan 1994 1.3%
Dec 1993 0.3%
Nov 1993 0.3%
Oct 1993 0.6%
Sep 1993 0.3%
Aug 1993 0.7%
Jul 1993 0.7%
Jun 1993 0.7%
May 1993 0.3%
Apr 1993 2.4%
Mar 1993 1.4%
Feb 1993 0.3%
Jan 1993 1%
Dec 1992 0%
Nov 1992 0.7%
Oct 1992 0.4%
Sep 1992 0.4%
Aug 1992 1.1%
Jul 1992 1.1%
Jun 1992 1.1%
May 1992 0.4%
Apr 1992 1.5%
Mar 1992 0.8%
Feb 1992 0.8%
Jan 1992 1.5%
Dec 1991 1.2%
Nov 1991 1.2%
Oct 1991 1.6%
Sep 1991 1.6%
Aug 1991 1.2%
Jul 1991 1.2%
Jun 1991 0.8%
May 1991 1.3%
Apr 1991 1.7%
Mar 1991 0.4%
Feb 1991 1.3%
Jan 1991 1.3%
Dec 1990 0.4%
Nov 1990 2.3%
Oct 1990 0.9%
Sep 1990 1.4%
Aug 1990 1.4%
Jul 1990 1%
Jun 1990 0.5%
May 1990 1.5%
Apr 1990 0.5%
Mar 1990 1.5%
Feb 1990 1%
Jan 1990 1%
Dec 1989 1.6%
Nov 1989 1%
Oct 1989 1.1%
Sep 1989 0.5%
Aug 1989 1.6%
Jul 1989 1.1%
Jun 1989 0.5%
May 1989 1.7%
Apr 1989 1.1%
Mar 1989 1.7%
Feb 1989 1.2%
Jan 1989 1.2%
Dec 1988 1.2%
Nov 1988 0.6%
Oct 1988 1.2%
Sep 1988 1.2%
Aug 1988 1.2%
Jul 1988 1.3%
Jun 1988 0.6%
May 1988 1.3%
Apr 1988 0.6%
Mar 1988 2%
Feb 1988 0%
Jan 1988 0.7%
Dec 1987 0.7%
Nov 1987 1.4%
Oct 1987 0.7%
Sep 1987 2.1%
Aug 1987 1.4%
Jul 1987 0.7%
Jun 1987 0.7%
May 1987 0.7%
Apr 1987 1.5%
Mar 1987 1.5%
Feb 1987 1.5%
Jan 1987 1.5%
Dec 1986 0.8%
Nov 1986 0.8%
Oct 1986 1.6%
Sep 1986 1.6%
Aug 1986 1.6%
Jul 1986 1.7%
Jun 1986 1.7%
May 1986 0%
Apr 1986 1.7%
Mar 1986 1.7%
Feb 1986 0.9%
Jan 1986 2.7%
Dec 1985 1.8%
Nov 1985 1.9%
Oct 1985 0.9%
Sep 1985 1%
Aug 1985 1.9%
Jul 1985 0%
Jun 1985 1%
May 1985 1%
Apr 1985 3.1%
Mar 1985 0%
Feb 1985 3.2%
Jan 1985 1.1%
Dec 1984 1.1%
Nov 1984 1.1%
Oct 1984 1.1%
Sep 1984 1.1%
Aug 1984 1.1%
Jul 1984 1.1%
Jun 1984 0%
May 1984 1.1%
Apr 1984 2.4%
Mar 1984 1.2%
Feb 1984 0%
Jan 1984 1.2%
Dec 1983 0%
Nov 1983 1.2%
Oct 1983 1.2%
Sep 1983 0%
Aug 1983 1.2%
Jul 1983 1.3%
Jun 1983 0%
May 1983 1.3%
Apr 1983 1.3%
Mar 1983 0%
Feb 1983 2.7%
Jan 1983 0%
Dec 1982 0%
Nov 1982 1.4%
Oct 1982 1.4%
Sep 1982 1.4%
Aug 1982 1.4%
Jul 1982 1.4%
Jun 1982 0%
May 1982 1.4%
Apr 1982 0%
Mar 1982 3%
Feb 1982 1.5%
Jan 1982 0%
Dec 1981 0%
Nov 1981 1.5%
Oct 1981 0%
Sep 1981 3.2%
Aug 1981 1.6%
Jul 1981 1.6%
Jun 1981 1.7%
May 1981 1.7%
Apr 1981 0%
Mar 1981 0%
Feb 1981 1.7%
Jan 1981 0%
Dec 1980 1.8%
Nov 1980 0%
Oct 1980 3.6%
Sep 1980 1.9%
Aug 1980 0%
Jul 1980 1.9%
Jun 1980 1.9%
May 1980 2%
Apr 1980 0%
Mar 1980 0%
Feb 1980 2%
Jan 1980 0%
Dec 1979 2%
Nov 1979 0%
Oct 1979 0%
Sep 1979 2.1%
Aug 1979 0%
Jul 1979 4.3%
Jun 1979 2.2%
May 1979 0%
Apr 1979 0%
Mar 1979 2.3%
Feb 1979 0%
Jan 1979 2.3%
Dec 1978 0%
Nov 1978 0%
Oct 1978 0%
Sep 1978 2.4%
Aug 1978 0%
Jul 1978 5%
Jun 1978 0%
May 1978 0%
Apr 1978 2.6%
Mar 1978 0%
Feb 1978 0%
Jan 1978 0%
Dec 1977 2.6%
Nov 1977 0%
Oct 1977 0%
Sep 1977 0%
Aug 1977 2.7%
Jul 1977 0%
Jun 1977 0%
May 1977 0%
Apr 1977 2.8%
Mar 1977 0%
Feb 1977 0%
Jan 1977 2.9%
Dec 1976 0%
Nov 1976 0%
Oct 1976 0%
Sep 1976 0%
Aug 1976 2.9%
Jul 1976 0%
Jun 1976 3%
May 1976 0%
Apr 1976 0%
Mar 1976 3.1%
Feb 1976 0%
Jan 1976 0%
Dec 1975 0%
Nov 1975 3.2%
Oct 1975 0%
Sep 1975 0%
Aug 1975 0%
Jul 1975 3.3%
Jun 1975 0%
May 1975 0%
Apr 1975 3.4%
Mar 1975 0%
Feb 1975 0%
Jan 1975 3.6%
Dec 1974 0%
Nov 1974 0%
Oct 1974 0%
Sep 1974 3.7%
Aug 1974 0%
Jul 1974 0%
Jun 1974 3.8%
May 1974 0%
Apr 1974 0%
Mar 1974 4%
Feb 1974 0%
Jan 1974 0%
Dec 1973 0%
Nov 1973 0%
Oct 1973 4.2%
Sep 1973 0%
Aug 1973 0%
Jul 1973 0%
Jun 1973 0%
May 1973 0%
Apr 1973 4.3%
Mar 1973 0%
Feb 1973 0%
Jan 1973 0%
Dec 1972 0%
Nov 1972 0%
Oct 1972 4.5%
Sep 1972 0%
Aug 1972 0%
Jul 1972 4.8%
Jun 1972 0%
May 1972 0%
Apr 1972 0%
Mar 1972 0%
Feb 1972 0%
Jan 1972 0%
Dec 1971 0%
Nov 1971 0%
Oct 1971 0%
Sep 1971 0%
Aug 1971 5%
Jul 1971 0%
Jun 1971 0%
May 1971 0%
Apr 1971 0%
Mar 1971 0%
Feb 1971 0%
Jan 1971 0%
Dec 1970 0%
Nov 1970 0%
Oct 1970 0%
Sep 1970 0%
Aug 1970 5.3%
Jul 1970 0%
Jun 1970 0%
May 1970 0%
Apr 1970 0%
Mar 1970 0%
Feb 1970 0%
Jan 1970 0%
Dec 1969 0%
Nov 1969 0%
Oct 1969 5.6%
Sep 1969 0%
Aug 1969 0%
Jul 1969 0%
Jun 1969 0%
May 1969 0%
Apr 1969 0%
Mar 1969 0%
Feb 1969 0%
Jan 1969 0%
Dec 1968 0%
Nov 1968 0%
Oct 1968 0%
Sep 1968 0%
Aug 1968 0%
Jul 1968 5.9%
Jun 1968 0%
May 1968 0%
Apr 1968 0%
Mar 1968 0%
Feb 1968 0%
Jan 1968 0%
Dec 1967 0%
Nov 1967 0%
Oct 1967 0%
Sep 1967 0%
Aug 1967 0%
Jul 1967 0%
Jun 1967 0%
May 1967 0%
Apr 1967 0%
Mar 1967 0%
Feb 1967 0%
Jan 1967 0%
Dec 1966 0%
Nov 1966 0%
Oct 1966 0%
Sep 1966 0%
Aug 1966 0%
Jul 1966 0%
Jun 1966 0%
May 1966 0%
Apr 1966 0%
Mar 1966 6.3%
Feb 1966 0%
Jan 1966 0%
Dec 1965 0%
Nov 1965 0%
Oct 1965 0%
Sep 1965 0%
Aug 1965 0%
Jul 1965 0%
Jun 1965 0%
May 1965 0%
Apr 1965 0%
Mar 1965 0%
Feb 1965 0%
Jan 1965 0%
Dec 1964 0%
Nov 1964 0%
Oct 1964 0%
Sep 1964 0%
Aug 1964 0%
Jul 1964 0%
Jun 1964 0%
May 1964 0%
Apr 1964 6.7%
Mar 1964 0%
Feb 1964 0%
Jan 1964 0%
Dec 1963 0%
Nov 1963 0%
Oct 1963 0%
Sep 1963 0%
Aug 1963 0%
Jul 1963 0%
Jun 1963 0%
May 1963 0%
Apr 1963 0%
Mar 1963 0%
Feb 1963 0%
Jan 1963 0%
Dec 1962 0%
Nov 1962 0%
Oct 1962 0%
Sep 1962 0%
Aug 1962 0%
Jul 1962 0%
Jun 1962 0%
May 1962 0%
Apr 1962 0%
Mar 1962 0%
Feb 1962 0%
Jan 1962 0%
Dec 1961 0%
Nov 1961 0%
Oct 1961 0%
Sep 1961 0%
Aug 1961 0%
Jul 1961 0%
Jun 1961 0%
May 1961 0%
Apr 1961 0%
Mar 1961 0%
Feb 1961 0%
Jan 1961 0%
Dec 1960 0%
Nov 1960 0%
Oct 1960 0%
Sep 1960 0%
Aug 1960 0%
Jul 1960 0%
Jun 1960 0%
May 1960 0%
Apr 1960 0%
Mar 1960 0%
Feb 1960 0%

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-10-22 04:00 AM Inflation Rate MoM (Sep) 0.2% -0.1% -
2025-09-17 04:00 AM Inflation Rate MoM (Aug) -0.1% 0.9% -
2025-08-20 04:00 AM Inflation Rate MoM (Jul) 0.9% 0.3% -
2021-02-17 03:00 AM Inflation Rate MoM (Jan) 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%

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South Africa Inflation Rate MoM : Definition
South Africa's inflation rate MoM measures the percentage change in the CPI from the previous month. It's calculated as ((CPI this month - CPI last month) / CPI last month) * 100. CPI reflects price changes for a basket of goods and services.