Data series, Inflation and prices
Food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation
1.2%Sep 2026. Up from 1.1% in Aug 2026.
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Food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation was 1.2% in September 2026, up from 1.1% in August and 0.9% in July, a second consecutive monthly increase. Meat inflation slowed to 0.7% (its lowest since March 2025) and cereal products recorded an eighth consecutive month of deflation (-1.9%).
Source: Statistics South Africa, Consumer Price Index September 2026. Source released . Checked on SA Data Hub . Original data: Stats SA. Any calculation shown is SA Data Hub's own processing.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2025 | 2.2% |
| Jun 2025 | 2.9% |
| Jul 2025 | 3.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 3.1% |
| Sep 2025 | 3.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 3.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 3.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 3.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 3.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 3.7% |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9% |
| May 2026 | 1.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.9% |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1% |
| Sep 2026 | 1.2% |
Every value
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 1.2% |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.9% |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6% |
| May 2026 | 1.9% |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9% |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 3.7% |
| Jan 2026 | 3.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 3.1% |
| Nov 2025 | 3.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 3.2% |
| Sep 2025 | 3.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 3.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 3.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 2.9% |
| May 2025 | 2.2% |
Changes to this series
No revisions by the publisher have been recorded for this series. SA Data Hub started recording them on 7 November 2026; earlier revisions are not listed.
SA Data Hub's update log for this dataset
, correction
Eight values corrected to the official rates in the Stats SA CPI history file (Table B2). Headline CPI: June 2025 3.2% to 3.0%, July 3.3% to 3.5%, August 3.4% to 3.3%, September 3.5% to 3.4%, October 3.3% to 3.6%, November 3.0% to 3.5%, December 3.2% to 3.6%. Annual average CPI for 2018: 4.6% to 4.7%.
, data update
CPI updated to September 2026 (headline 4.5%, food 1.2%; published 2026-10-21). Repo rate corrected from 6.75% to 7.25% (SARB MPC 2026-09-23). Correction: July 2026 MPC was a hold, not a hike. The hike was on 28 May 2026. Pre-April 2026 monthly CPI points not re-verified.
, data update
Inflation dataset metadata validated for monthly CPI release tracking.
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Statistics South Africa (2026). Consumer Price Index September 2026. Series "Food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation" via SA Data Hub, https://sadatahub.tech/series/food-inflation (checked 2026-10-22).
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