Economy · Food inflation · South Africa
South Africa’s food inflation was 1.1% y/y in Aug 2026.
1.1% y/y
Aug 2026
First published value.
Stale — last updated 19 Oct 2026
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1.1% y/y
What it is. How fast prices are rising, compared with a year earlier. 1.1% y/y means prices are 1.1% higher than a year earlier.
Neither way is good in itself. Whether a change is welcome depends on why it happened, so read it against its own history and other countries. A lower rate still means prices are rising, only more slowly, unless it drops below zero.
Why it matters. When prices rise faster than incomes, the same money buys less.
| Period | Food inflation · South Africa |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1.1% y/y |
Source: Statistics South Africa, Consumer Price Index (P0141), August 2026, food and non-alcoholic beverages · Licence: Public official statistic, cited with attribution; reuse terms not separately reviewed
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Strata-AF™ Data, Food inflation, South Africa, Aug 2026; source Statistics South Africa, Consumer Price Index (P0141), August 2026, food and non-alcoholic beverages, retrieved 19 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/food-inflation/south-africa
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Methodology
Consumer price index, food and non-alcoholic beverages, change on the same month a year earlier.
Annual change in the consumer price index for food and non-alcoholic beverages (COICOP division 01), compared with the same month a year earlier. Unit: % y/y. Each month is dated by its first day.
Source: each country's own statistics agency. South Africa, Statistics South Africa (Consumer Price Index, food and non-alcoholic beverages); Kenya, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (Consumer Price Indices and Inflation Rates, food and non-alcoholic beverages). Nigeria, Ghana and Egypt will be added once their national releases have been checked.
Updated monthly after each agency's release. Agencies revise earlier months, and the latest revision applies. National baskets and weights differ, so rates are not strictly comparable across countries. The IMF's food series is not used because it is out of date or incomplete for these countries.