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Consumer Price Index
May 2022
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CONTENTS
KEY FINDINGS....................................................................................................................................................... 3
IMPORTANT NOTES ............................................................................................................................................. 4
The collection of price data from retail stores.................................................................................................... 4
Covid-19 ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
DETAILED RESULTS ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Table A - Consumer Price Index: Main indices................................................................................................... 5
Table B – CPI headline .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Table C - Contributions of the different groups to the annual percentage change in the CPI headline ........ 7
Table D - Contributions of the different groups to the monthly percentage change in the CPI headline ..... 7
Table E - Consumer price indices for all urban areas ........................................................................................ 8
Table F - Survey schedule for non-monthly surveys ....................................................................................... 10
GLOSSARY .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................. 12
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KEY FINDINGS
Headline consumer price index (CPI for all urban areas)
Annual consumer price inflation was 6,5% in May 2022, up from 5,9% in April 2022. This is the highest rate since
January 2017 when the rate was 6,6%. The consumer price index increased by 0,7% month-on-month in May
2022.
The main contributors to the 6,5% annual inflation rate were food and non-alcoholic beverages; housing and
utilities; transport; and miscellaneous goods and services.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 7,6% year-on-year, and contributed 1,3 percentage points to the
total CPI annual rate of 6,5%.
Housing and utilities increased by 4,9% year-on-year, and contributed 1,2 percentage points.
Transport increased by 15,7% year-on-year, and contributed 2,1 percentage points.
Miscellaneous goods and services increased by 3,9% year-on-year, and contributed 0,6 of a percentage point.
In May the annual inflation rate for goods was 9,5%, up from 8,5% in April; and for services it was 3,6%, up from
3,5% in April.
Note: Not all items in the CPI are surveyed every month. Table F shows the survey schedule for items that are not
surveyed monthly.
Risenga Maluleke
Statistician-General
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IMPORTANT NOTES
The collection of price data from retail stores
Stats SA obtains prices from retailers through fieldwork collection and online collection. The paper forms used by
fieldworkers are being replaced by tablets, which provide a custom application that includes quality control and
management modules. The new collection method for fieldwork is expected to improve the quality and speed of
data collection and processing.
Covid-19
Resulting from COVID-19 health protocols, retail-based prices recorded across all regions (including online prices)
have been pooled to create national average price changes which are then applied to each elementary index at a
regional level. This means that the geographic index (including total country) changes will, in the main, vary
according to different weights and not different price changes.
From June 2022 prices collected in the different regions will be used in those regions only and will no longer be
pooled to create national average price changes.
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DETAILED RESULTS
Table A - Consumer Price Index: Main indices
Unless otherwise stated the table refers to all urban areas.
Weight
Group
All items (CPI Headline)
CPI excluding food and NAB, fuel and energy
Trimmed mean
CPI for all goods
Analytical
series
CPI for durable goods
CPI for semi-durable goods
CPI for non-durable goods
CPI for services
CPI for administered prices
Total
Regulated
Not regulated
CPI excluding administered
prices
CPI for administered prices
excluding fuel and paraffin
CPI excluding food and NAB
CPI excluding fuel
CPI excluding food and NAB
and fuel
CPI excluding housing
CPI excluding fuel and
energy
CPI excluding energy
CPI excluding owners'
equivalent rent
CPI for pensioners
Geographic
CPI for total country
indices
CPI for rural areas
CPI per province
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Northern Cape
Free State
KwaZulu-Natal
North West
Gauteng
Mpumalanga
Limpopo
Deciles
CPI per expenditure decile
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Index (Dec 2021=100)
Percentage change
May 2021 Apr 2022 May 2022 May 2022 May 2022
vs.
vs.
Apr 2022 May 2021
100,00
74,40
..
48,68
7,59
5,38
35,71
51,32
16,42
11,89
4,53
96,8
98,1
97,7
95,5
97,9
99,1
94,5
98,1
91,2
88,6
99,0
102,4
101,9
102,0
103,3
102,1
101,0
103,8
101,5
103,6
104,0
102,7
103,1
102,1
102,6
104,6
102,5
101,5
105,4
101,6
104,3
104,9
102,7
0,7
0,2
0,6
1,3
0,4
0,5
1,5
0,1
0,7
0,9
0,0
6,5
4,1
5,0
9,5
4,7
2,4
11,5
3,6
14,4
18,4
3,7
83,78
98,0
102,2
102,8
0,6
4,9
11,54
82,86
95,17
94,5
96,6
97,6
101,1
102,3
102,0
101,1
102,6
102,6
0,0
0,3
0,6
7,0
6,2
5,1
78,03
75,51
97,5
97,1
101,8
103,0
102,0
103,9
0,2
0,9
4,6
7,0
91,54
96,37
98,1
97,2
102,1
102,5
102,7
103,2
0,6
0,7
4,7
6,2
87,00
..
100,00
12,26
17,21
8,03
1,93
5,95
12,68
5,31
36,29
6,89
5,71
0,48
1,10
1,85
2,78
3,88
5,58
7,90
11,27
16,45
48,71
96,7
96,6
96,8
97,0
96,9
96,8
96,4
97,2
96,9
96,6
96,8
96,9
96,9
96,4
96,7
96,9
97,0
97,1
97,2
96,9
96,7
96,7
96,8
102,7
102,3
102,5
102,8
102,2
102,7
102,3
102,5
102,5
102,4
102,4
102,5
103,0
102,4
102,4
102,2
102,1
102,0
102,0
102,1
102,2
102,5
102,6
103,4
102,9
103,2
104,0
102,8
103,4
103,0
103,2
103,3
103,2
103,1
103,3
103,9
104,1
103,9
103,5
103,1
103,0
102,8
102,9
103,0
103,1
103,1
0,7
0,6
0,7
1,2
0,6
0,7
0,7
0,7
0,8
0,8
0,7
0,8
0,9
1,7
1,5
1,3
1,0
1,0
0,8
0,8
0,8
0,6
0,5
6,9
6,5
6,6
7,2
6,1
6,8
6,8
6,2
6,6
6,8
6,5
6,6
7,2
8,0
7,4
6,8
6,3
6,1
5,8
6,2
6,5
6,6
6,5
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Table B – CPI headline
Table B1 - CPI headline index numbers (Dec 2021=100)
Year
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
84,5
87,9
91,9
94,8
100,2
85,2
88,6
92,8
95,4
100,8
85,5
89,4
93,1
96,1
101,8
86,2
89,9
92,6
96,7
102,4
86,3
90,2
92,0
96,8
103,1
86,6
90,5
92,5
97,0
..
87,4
90,8
93,7
98,1
..
Aug
87,3
91,1
93,9
98,5
..
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
87,7
91,3
94,0
98,7
..
88,1
91,3
94,3
99,0
..
88,2
91,4
94,3
99,4
..
88,1
91,6
94,4
100,0
..
Oct
Nov
Dec
Average1
86,8
90,3
93,3
97,5
..
Table B2 - CPI headline year-on-year rates
Year
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
1
Jan
4,4
4,0
4,5
3,2
5,7
Feb
4,0
4,1
4,6
2,9
5,7
Mar
3,8
4,5
4,1
3,2
5,9
Apr
4,5
4,4
3,0
4,4
5,9
May
4,4
4,5
2,1
5,2
6,5
Jun
4,6
4,5
2,2
4,9
..
Jul
Aug
5,1
4,0
3,2
4,6
..
Annual average.
Figure 1 - CPI headline index numbers and year-on-year rates
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4,9
4,3
3,1
4,9
..
Sep
4,9
4,1
3,0
5,0
..
5,1
3,7
3,3
5,0
..
5,2
3,6
3,2
5,5
..
4,5
4,0
3,1
5,9
..
Average1
4,7
4,1
3,3
4,5
..
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Table C - Contributions of the different groups to the annual percentage change in the CPI headline
Group
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
Clothing and footwear
Housing and utilities
Household contents and services
Health
Transport
Recreation and culture
Education
Restaurants and hotels
Miscellaneous goods and services
Residual
All Items
Contribution
Apr 2022
May 2022
1,0
0,4
0,1
1,2
0,1
0,1
2,0
0,1
0,1
0,2
0,6
0,0
5,9
1,3
0,4
0,1
1,2
0,2
0,1
2,1
0,1
0,1
0,2
0,6
0,1
6,5
Table D - Contributions of the different groups to the monthly percentage change in the CPI headline
Group
Food and non-alcoholic beverages
Transport
Miscellaneous goods and services
Residual
All Items
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Contribution
Apr 2022
May 2022
0,1
0,2
0,1
0,2
0,6
0,4
0,1
0,0
0,2
0,7
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Table E - Consumer price indices for all urban areas
Weight
Group
All items (CPI
Headline)
Food and
nonalcoholic
beverages
Food
Processed
Unprocessed
Bread and
cereals
Meat
Fish
Milk, eggs and
cheese
Oils and fats
Fruit
Vegetables
Sugar, sweets
and desserts
Other food
Non-alcoholic beverages
Hot beverages
Cold beverages
Alcoholic
beverages
and tobacco
Alcoholic beverages
Spirits
Wine
Beer
Tobacco
Clothing and
footwear
Housing and
utilities
Household
contents and
services
Clothing
Footwear
Actual rentals for housing
Owners' equivalent rent
Maintenance and repair
Water and other services
Electricity and other fuels
Furnishings, floor coverings
and textiles
Appliances, tableware and
equipment
Supplies and services
Domestic
workers' wages
Health
Medical products
Medical services
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Index (Dec 2021=100)
May 2021 Apr 2022 May 2022
Percentage change
May 2022 May 2022
vs.
vs.
Apr 2022 May 2021
100,00
17,14
15,30
8,57
6,73
96,8
97,9
97,8
97,4
98,2
102,4
103,1
103,1
103,7
102,5
103,1
105,3
105,4
106,5
104,4
0,7
2,1
2,2
2,7
1,9
6,5
7,6
7,8
9,3
6,3
3,16
5,42
0,40
99,2
95,9
98,4
104,0
102,9
103,3
107,5
104,9
104,5
3,4
1,9
1,2
8,4
9,4
6,2
2,53
0,45
0,33
1,27
99,8
95,3
96,7
101,5
101,8
109,8
100,0
103,1
103,6
120,9
98,7
105,1
1,8
10,1
-1,3
1,9
3,8
26,9
2,1
3,5
0,58
1,16
1,84
0,67
1,17
6,26
4,29
0,94
1,14
2,21
1,97
3,65
2,64
1,01
24,49
3,50
12,99
0,84
3,46
3,70
4,37
99,3
96,3
99,4
101,5
98,3
97,9
97,3
100,1
95,5
97,1
98,9
99,2
99,2
99,1
95,9
98,7
98,0
98,4
96,0
87,7
97,6
102,2
102,8
103,4
106,1
101,9
103,6
103,7
104,4
102,1
104,1
103,4
100,7
100,7
100,7
100,5
100,6
100,6
102,1
100,2
100,1
101,1
103,3
104,2
104,3
107,4
102,5
104,4
104,5
105,7
103,0
104,7
104,2
100,9
100,9
100,9
100,6
100,6
100,6
102,7
100,4
100,3
101,8
1,1
1,4
0,9
1,2
0,6
0,8
0,8
1,2
0,9
0,6
0,8
0,2
0,2
0,2
0,1
0,0
0,0
0,6
0,2
0,2
0,7
4,0
8,2
4,9
5,8
4,3
6,6
7,4
5,6
7,9
7,8
5,4
1,7
1,7
1,8
4,9
1,9
2,7
4,4
4,6
14,4
4,3
0,82
98,2
101,0
100,9
-0,1
2,7
0,67
2,88
98,5
97,3
102,5
100,8
104,3
101,5
1,8
0,7
5,9
4,3
2,53
1,44
0,57
0,87
97,5
99,4
98,7
99,8
100,3
104,0
102,4
105,0
100,3
104,3
103,2
105,0
0,0
0,3
0,8
0,0
2,9
4,9
4,6
5,2
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Table E - Consumer price indices for all urban areas (concluded)
Weight
Group
Transport
Purchase of vehicles
Private transport operation
Fuel
Other running
costs
Public transport
Communication
Postal services and
telecommunication services
Telecommunication
equipment
Recreation and
culture
Recreational equipment
Recreational and cultural
services
Books, newspapers and
stationery
Package holidays
Education
Primary and secondary
Tertiary
Restaurants
and hotels
Miscellaneous
goods and
services
Restaurants
Hotels
Personal care
Insurance
Financial services
Other goods and services
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14,35
5,91
6,01
4,82
Index (Dec 2021=100)
Percentage change
May 2021 Apr 2022 May 2022 May 2022 May 2022
vs.
vs.
Apr 2022 May 2021
91,5
105,1
105,9
0,8
15,7
97,4
102,8
103,3
0,5
6,1
87,0
108,5
110,4
1,8
26,9
84,3
109,6
111,7
1,9
32,5
1,19
2,43
2,42
99,5
89,8
100,5
104,0
102,1
99,6
105,0
101,0
99,9
1,0
-1,1
0,3
5,5
12,5
-0,6
2,23
100,0
100,0
100,2
0,2
0,2
0,19
5,20
1,28
109,7
99,1
97,5
94,9
100,7
101,4
96,6
101,0
101,5
1,8
0,3
0,1
-11,9
1,9
4,1
3,14
99,7
100,3
100,3
0,0
0,6
0,61
0,17
2,62
1,57
1,05
3,25
2,20
1,05
14,81
2,10
9,89
1,53
1,29
98,4
101,8
100,0
100,0
100,0
97,7
97,3
98,7
99,0
98,8
98,9
99,6
100,0
101,8
101,3
104,4
104,5
104,2
103,3
102,1
105,7
102,8
103,2
102,9
102,9
100,6
102,6
103,9
104,4
104,5
104,2
103,8
103,0
105,4
102,9
104,3
102,9
102,9
100,6
0,8
2,6
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,5
0,9
-0,3
0,1
1,1
0,0
0,0
0,0
4,3
2,1
4,4
4,5
4,2
6,2
5,9
6,8
3,9
5,6
4,0
3,3
0,6
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Table F - Survey schedule for non-monthly surveys
Quarterly
January, April, July, October
Gymnasium fees (Recreation and culture)
Funeral expenses, funeral policies, gravestone
(Miscellaneous)
maintenance
Private-sector hospitals (Health)
February, May, August, December
Rugby tickets (Recreation and culture)
Cricket tickets (Recreation and culture)
Actual rentals for housing, owners’ equivalent rent (Housing and
utilities)
March, June, September, December
Domestic workers’ wages (Household contents and services)
Taxi fares, train fares (Transport)
Motor vehicle insurance (Miscellaneous)
Biannual
January, July
Building insurance, household content insurance (Miscellaneous)
February, April
Medical aid (Miscellaneous)
April, October
Television licences (Recreation and culture)
May, November
Electricians, plumbers (Housing and utilities)
July, August
Municipal charges for water, property rates and electricity (Housing and
utilities)
Annual
January
February
Post box rental (Communication)
Lotto tickets (Recreation and culture)
Private-sector doctors and dentists (Health)
School and university tuition fees (Education)
March
Toll fees (Transport)
University boarding fees (Restaurants and hotels)
Crèche fees (Miscellaneous)
April
Public-sector hospitals and doctors (Health)
Stamps (Communication)
Other
January, March, April, June, July, September,
October, December
Local bus fares (Transport)
Additional surveys are conducted for these items when Stats SA is aware of significant price changes outside
regular survey months.
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GLOSSARY
A complete set of definitions is available in the methods and sources document on the Stats SA website
http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=2528
Annual inflation rate
The annual inflation rate is the change in the index of the relevant month of
the current year compared with the index of the same month in the previous
year expressed as a percentage.
Annual percentage change
The annual percentage change is the change in the index of the relevant
month of the current year compared with the index of the same month in the
previous year expressed as a percentage.
Average annual inflation rate
The average annual inflation rate is the change in the average index of one
year compared with the average index of the previous year expressed as a
percentage.
Average annual percentage
change
The average annual percentage change is the change in the average index
of one year compared with the average index of the previous year expressed
as a percentage.
CPI for administered prices
An administered price is defined as the price of a product which is set
consciously by an individual producer or group of producers and/or any price
which can be determined or influenced by government, either directly or
through a government agency/institution without reference to market forces.
Products and services included are assessment rates, water, electricity,
paraffin, petrol, diesel, public transport – trains, motor licences, motor
registration, telephone fees, cell calls, television licence, school fees,
university/technicons/colleges and university boarding fees.
CPI for regulated prices
Regulated prices are those administered prices that are monitored and
controlled by government policy. To this end, price regulation does not
necessarily imply the presence of an economic regulator, but the restriction
on the extent to which prices may vary, depending on government’s policy
objective. Products and services included are water, electricity, paraffin,
petrol, diesel, telephone fees and cell calls.
CPI per expenditure decile
Decile 1 - up to R 20 140;
Decile 2 - R 20 141 up to R 33 619;
Decile 3 - R 33 620 up to R 48 673;
Decile 4 - R 48 674 up to R 65 213;
Decile 5 - R 65 214 up to R 84 698;
Decile 6 - R 84 699 up to R 109 163;
Decile 7 - R 109 164 up to R 143 174;
Decile 8 - R 143 175 up to R 199 920;
Decile 9 - R 199 921 up to R 312 246; and
Decile 10 - R 312 247 and more.
Inflation rate
The inflation rate is the change in the CPI for all items of the relevant month
of the current year compared with the CPI for all items of the same month in
the previous year expressed as a percentage.
Monthly percentage change
The monthly percentage change is the change in the index of the relevant
month compared with the index of the previous month expressed as a
percentage.
Rural CPI
The rural CPI is compiled using data from rural and urban areas in
accordance with the purchasing patterns of rural residents.
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Marietjie Bennett, Patrick Kelly
(012) 310 8077 / 310 8290
Telephone number
(012) 310 8077 / 310 8290 (survey area)
(012) 310 8600 / 8390 / 8351 / 4892 / 8496 / 8095 (user)
(012) 310 8490 (library)
Email
marietjieb@statssa.gov.za (technical enquiries)
info@statssa.gov.za (user information services)
distribution@statssa.gov.za (orders)
Postal address
Private Bag X44, Pretoria, 0001
Produced by Stats SA
Consumer Price Index – May 2022