Operation of personal transport equipment inflation analysis for Jan 2025

Last updated Feb 2025 by Walter (source: StatSSA)

Operation of personal transport equipment key statistics

What is happening to Operation of personal transport equipment prices? 📈

-3,1% over 12 months
vs historical average of 6,7%
Running below historical average 🐌

Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Accelerating 🚀
Current: -3,1% vs Previous: -7,3%

Year-on-year Operation of personal transport equipment inflation rate vs CPI headline

What happened to Operation of personal transport equipment prices over the last twelve months?

Operation of personal transport equipment prices have increased by -3,1% over the last 12 months. This compares to overall consumer inflation (as measured by CPI) of 3,2%.

How does Operation of personal transport equipment 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%

Operation of personal transport equipment ranks 29 out of 30 major sectors, with a -3,1% price increase over the past 12 months. This is below the overall consumer price inflation rate of 3,2%, indicating that Operation of personal transport equipment prices are rising slower than most other consumer goods and services.

Is Operation of personal transport equipment price inflation accelerating or slowing down?

What was the inflation rate in Operation of personal transport equipment in previous month?

Previous, year-on-year inflation in Operation of personal transport equipment came in at -7,3% (Invalid Date). The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was -3,1%. That means, we have seen a cost acceleration compared to the previous 12 months.

How has the inflation rate in Operation of personal transport equipment changed over the last two years?

If we look back over a longer period, we see that Operation of personal transport equipment year-on-year inflation has been averaging 0,8% over the past 2 years. The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was -3,1%. That means, Operation of personal transport equipment most recent year-on-year price inflation of -3,1% is below the average inflation rate of 6,7% over the past 2 years. The trend is up.

How does -3,1% in Operation of personal transport equipment inflation compare historically? Has Operation of personal transport equipment inflation been higher or lower historically?

The most recent year-on-year inflation rate in Invalid Date was -3,1%.
The lowest year-on-year inflation rate was -20,9% in Invalid Date.
The highest year-on-year inflation rate was 45,6% in Invalid Date.
The historical year-on-year average inflation rate for Operation of personal transport equipment is 6,7%.

How much did Operation of personal transport equipment cost 1 year, 2 years, 5 years and 10 years ago?

Period Rand amount Total Change
Current 1 000 -
1 year ago 1 032 -3,1%
2 years ago 994 0,6%
5 years ago 744 34,4%
10 years ago 535 86,8%

Costs relating to Operation of personal transport equipment which cost R1,000 today would have cost you R1 032 one year ago, R994 two years ago, and R744 five years ago. This shows how the purchasing power of your money has declined over time due to inflation in Operation of personal transport equipment prices.