Recreational and cultural services inflation analysis for Jan 2025

Last updated Feb 2025 by Walter (source: StatSSA)

Recreational and cultural services key statistics

What is happening to Recreational and cultural services prices? 📈

2,5% over 12 months
vs historical average of 3,8%
Running below historical average 🐌

Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Accelerating 🚀
Current: 2,5% vs Previous: 1,7%

Year-on-year Recreational and cultural services inflation rate vs CPI headline

What happened to Recreational and cultural services prices over the last twelve months?

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

How does Recreational and cultural services 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%

Recreational and cultural services ranks 16 out of 30 major sectors, with a 2,5% price increase over the past 12 months. This is below the overall consumer price inflation rate of 3,2%, indicating that Recreational and cultural services prices are rising slower than most other consumer goods and services.

Is Recreational and cultural services price inflation accelerating or slowing down?

What was the inflation rate in Recreational and cultural services in previous month?

Previous, year-on-year inflation in Recreational and cultural services came in at 1,7% (Invalid Date). The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 2,5%. That means, we have seen a cost acceleration compared to the previous 12 months.

How has the inflation rate in Recreational and cultural services changed over the last two years?

If we look back over a longer period, we see that Recreational and cultural services year-on-year inflation has been averaging 2,1% over the past 2 years. The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 2,5%. That means, Recreational and cultural services most recent year-on-year price inflation of 2,5% is below the average inflation rate of 3,8% over the past 2 years. The trend is up.

How does 2,5% in Recreational and cultural services inflation compare historically? Has Recreational and cultural services inflation been higher or lower historically?

The most recent year-on-year inflation rate in Invalid Date was 2,5%.
The lowest year-on-year inflation rate was -0,1% in Invalid Date.
The highest year-on-year inflation rate was 21,6% in Invalid Date.
The historical year-on-year average inflation rate for Recreational and cultural services is 3,8%.

How much did Recreational and cultural services cost 1 year, 2 years, 5 years and 10 years ago?

Period Rand amount Total Change
Current 1 000 -
1 year ago 975 2,5%
2 years ago 954 4,8%
5 years ago 920 8,7%
10 years ago 804 24,4%

Costs relating to Recreational and cultural services which cost R1,000 today would have cost you R975 one year ago, R954 two years ago, and R920 five years ago. This shows how the purchasing power of your money has declined over time due to inflation in Recreational and cultural services prices.