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South African Consumer Price Index October 2025
Annual consumer price inflation was 3,6% in October 2025, up from 3,4% in September 2025. The CPI increased by 0,1% month-on-month in October 2025. The main contributors to the 3,6% annual inflation rate were housing and utilities (4,5% and contributing 1,1 percentage points) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (3,9% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point) – see Table C and Table E. In October 2025, the annual inflation rate for: • goods was 3,1%, up from 2,9% in September 2025; and • services was 4,0%, up from 3,9% in September 2025 – see Table A. tables