Goods and services for routine household maintenance inflation analysis for Jan 2025

Last updated Feb 2025 by Walter (source: StatSSA)

Goods and services for routine household maintenance key statistics

What is happening to Goods and services for routine household maintenance prices? 📈

3,5% over 12 months
vs historical average of 4,9%
Running below historical average 🐌

Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Decelerating 🐌
Current: 3,5% vs Previous: 3,5%

Year-on-year Goods and services for routine household maintenance inflation rate vs CPI headline

What happened to Goods and services for routine household maintenance prices over the last twelve months?

Goods and services for routine household maintenance prices have increased by 3,5% over the last 12 months. This compares to overall consumer inflation (as measured by CPI) of 3,2%.

How does Goods and services for routine household maintenance price inflation compare to headline CPI and other major sectors?

Basket 12m change
1 Electricity, gas and other fuels 11,8%
2 Non-alcoholic beverages 9,0%
3 Accommodation services 8,2%
4 Insurance 8,0%
5 Primary and secondary education 6,6%
6 Tertiary education 5,9%
7 Water supply and miscellaneous services 5,5%
8 Health services 5,0%
9 Tobacco 4,8%
10 Restaurants 4,0%
11 Alcoholic beverages 3,9%
12 Goods and services for routine household maintenance 3,5%
13 Medicines and health products 3,4%
14 Newspapers, books and stationery 3,3%
15 CPI Headline 3,2%
16 Recreational and cultural services 2,5%
17 Purchase of vehicles 2,4%
18 Owners equivalent rent 2,4%
19 Footwear 1,8%
20 Clothing 1,5%
21 Food 1,5%
22 Maintenance and repair 1,3%
23 Information and communication services 0,8%
24 Passenger transport services 0,7%
25 Furniture, furnishings and loose carpets -0,9%
26 Recreational goods -2,2%
27 Household textiles, appliances, tableware and equipment -2,7%
28 Package holidays -2,9%
29 Operation of personal transport equipment -3,1%
30 Information and communication equipment -15,5%

Goods and services for routine household maintenance ranks 12 out of 30 major sectors, with a 3,5% price increase over the past 12 months. This is above the overall consumer price inflation rate of 3,2%, indicating that Goods and services for routine household maintenance prices are rising faster than most other consumer goods and services.

Is Goods and services for routine household maintenance price inflation accelerating or slowing down?

What was the inflation rate in Goods and services for routine household maintenance in previous month?

Previous, year-on-year inflation in Goods and services for routine household maintenance came in at 3,5% (Invalid Date). The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 3,5%. That means, we have seen a cost deceleration compared to the previous 12 months.

How has the inflation rate in Goods and services for routine household maintenance changed over the last two years?

If we look back over a longer period, we see that Goods and services for routine household maintenance year-on-year inflation has been averaging 4,9% over the past 2 years. The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 3,5%. That means, Goods and services for routine household maintenance most recent year-on-year price inflation of 3,5% is below the average inflation rate of 4,9% over the past 2 years. The trend is down.

How does 3,5% in Goods and services for routine household maintenance inflation compare historically? Has Goods and services for routine household maintenance inflation been higher or lower historically?

The most recent year-on-year inflation rate in Invalid Date was 3,5%.
The lowest year-on-year inflation rate was 1,3% in Invalid Date.
The highest year-on-year inflation rate was 9,0% in Invalid Date.
The historical year-on-year average inflation rate for Goods and services for routine household maintenance is 4,9%.

How much did Goods and services for routine household maintenance cost 1 year, 2 years, 5 years and 10 years ago?

Period Rand amount Total Change
Current 1 000 -
1 year ago 966 3,5%
2 years ago 923 8,3%
5 years ago 815 22,7%
10 years ago 651 53,5%

Costs relating to Goods and services for routine household maintenance which cost R1,000 today would have cost you R966 one year ago, R923 two years ago, and R815 five years ago. This shows how the purchasing power of your money has declined over time due to inflation in Goods and services for routine household maintenance prices.