South Africa | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | |
| 1961 | 2.10235131 |
| 1962 | 1.24627472 |
| 1963 | 1.33797164 |
| 1964 | 2.53498812 |
| 1965 | 4.0690188 |
| 1966 | 3.48923534 |
| 1967 | 3.53897657 |
| 1968 | 1.98614319 |
| 1969 | 3.23822464 |
| 1970 | 4.05790744 |
| 1971 | 5.71247892 |
| 1972 | 6.46061814 |
| 1973 | 9.58981083 |
| 1974 | 11.63903606 |
| 1975 | 12.52296387 |
| 1976 | 11.02040816 |
| 1977 | 11.15196079 |
| 1978 | 11.13561191 |
| 1979 | 13.29365079 |
| 1980 | 13.66024518 |
| 1981 | 15.25423729 |
| 1982 | 14.63903743 |
| 1983 | 12.303207 |
| 1984 | 11.52647975 |
| 1985 | 16.29422719 |
| 1986 | 18.65492394 |
| 1987 | 16.16059379 |
| 1988 | 12.77955271 |
| 1989 | 14.73087819 |
| 1990 | 14.32098765 |
| 1991 | 15.33477322 |
| 1992 | 13.87470208 |
| 1993 | 9.71744655 |
| 1994 | 8.93854749 |
| 1995 | 8.68042527 |
| 1996 | 7.35412591 |
| 1997 | 8.59777015 |
| 1998 | 6.88055281 |
| 1999 | 5.18149072 |
| 2000 | 5.33895328 |
| 2001 | 5.70190063 |
| 2002 | 9.16403785 |
| 2003 | 5.85897992 |
| 2004 | 1.38538183 |
| 2005 | 3.39929995 |
| 2006 | 4.64162489 |
| 2007 | 7.09841981 |
| 2008 | 11.53645077 |
| 2009 | 7.13 |
| 2010 | 4.25741598 |
| 2011 | 5.00047264 |
| 2012 |
South Africa | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.