Samp inflation analysis for Dec 2024

Last updated Feb 2025 by Walter (source: StatSSA)

Samp key statistics

What is happening to Samp prices? 📈

15,4% over 12 months
vs historical average of 13,7%
Running above historical average 🚀

Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Accelerating 🚀
Current: 15,4% vs Previous: 10,5%

Year-on-year Samp inflation rate vs CPI headline

What happened to Samp prices over the last twelve months?

Samp prices have increased by 15,4% over the last 12 months. This compares to overall consumer inflation (as measured by CPI) of 3,2%.

How does Samp price inflation compare to headline CPI and other major sectors?

Basket 12m change
1 Movie tickets 19,6%
2 Instant coffee 17,1%
3 Samp 15,4%
4 Cabbages-fresh (green and red) 15,0%
5 Spark plug 13,9%
6 Ceylon/black tea 13,2%
7 Beans - dried 13,1%
8 Whiteners 12,7%
9 Fizzy drinks- can 12,6%
10 Chocolate bar 11,6%
11 Electricity 11,5%
12 Chocolate slab 11,0%
13 Mineral water/spring water (aerated and still) 10,9%
14 Gym fees 10,7%
15 Hotels 10,4%
16 Health insurance 10,3%
17 Maize meal 10,1%
18 Cucumber - fresh 9,8%
19 Chewing gum 8,3%
20 Dentists 8,2%
21 University boarding fees 8,2%
22 Cheese spread 7,7%
23 Baking powder 7,6%
24 Newspapers 7,6%
25 Water supply 7,5%
26 Crockery 7,5%
27 Secondary education (Public) 7,3%
28 Secondary education (Private) 7,3%
29 Sanitary pads 7,2%
30 Cat food - pellets 7,1%
31 Pen 7,0%
32 Rooibos tea 7,0%
33 Fruit juice 6,6%
34 Vinegar 6,6%
35 Cough and other respiratory products 6,5%
36 Soup powder 6,3%
37 Toothpaste 6,2%
38 Salt 6,1%
39 White sugar 6,1%
40 Cat food - tinned 6,1%
41 Battery 6,1%
42 Creche fees 6,0%
43 Peanut butter 6,0%
44 Powdered milk 6,0%
45 Tertiary education (Public) 5,9%
46 Tertiary education (Private) 5,9%
47 Text books 5,9%
48 White wine 5,9%
49 Paediatricians 5,8%
50 Pre-primary and primary education (Public) 5,8%
51 Pre-primary and primary education (Private) 5,8%
52 Deodorant 5,8%
53 Hake -fresh or frozen 5,8%
54 Other soft drinks (excluding fizzy and fruit drinks) 5,8%
55 Physicians 5,6%
56 Sweets 5,5%
57 Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 5,5%
58 Bank charges 5,5%
59 Ham 5,5%
60 Feta cheese 5,4%
61 Bricks 5,4%
62 Potato crisps 5,3%
63 Private hospital - Ward and theatre fees 5,3%
64 Assessment rates 5,2%
65 Vodka 5,1%
66 Bacon 5,1%
67 Dog food - tinned 5,1%
68 Cappuccino (sachets) 5,0%
69 Gin 5,0%
70 Apples - fresh 5,0%
71 Frozen pastry products (pizza, pies) 5,0%
72 White Rice 4,9%
73 Gouda cheese 4,8%
74 Local bus fares 4,8%
75 Brown sugar 4,8%
76 Vitamin and mineral supplements 4,8%
77 Chutney 4,8%
78 Books (incl exam pads and writing pads) 4,7%
79 Tyres 4,6%
80 Non-electrical frying pan 4,5%
81 Baby food - pureed 4,5%
82 Cigarettes 4,5%
83 Polony 4,5%
84 Liqueur & creams 4,4%
85 Actual rentals - flat 4,4%
86 Whiskey 4,3%
87 Motor vehicle licence and registration fees 4,3%
88 Motor vehicle insurance 4,3%
89 Brandy 4,3%
90 Fruit juice concentrate 4,2%
91 General practitioners 4,2%
92 Stock cubes/powder 4,1%
93 Prescription medicine 4,1%
94 Rusks 4,1%
95 Maize based food drinks - Amageu 4,0%
96 Corn/Maize chips 4,0%
97 Baked beans - canned 4,0%
98 Cheddar cheese 3,9%
99 Fish (excluding tuna) - canned 3,9%
100 Clutch kits 3,9%
101 Vests for infants 3,8%
102 Jam 3,8%
103 Jeans for men 3,7%
104 Toll fees 3,6%
105 Owners' equivalent rent - flat 3,5%
106 Lettuce - fresh 3,4%
107 Bakkie - new 3,4%
108 Actual rentals - townhouse 3,4%
109 Vegetables - frozen 3,4%
110 Shoes (excluding sport shoes, slippers and sandals) for girls 3,4%
111 Paraffin 3,3%
112 Salad dressing 3,3%
113 Spirit coolers and ciders 3,2%
114 Jeans for women 3,2%
115 CPI Headline 3,2%
116 Cakes and tarts 3,2%
117 Door and doorframe 3,1%
118 Shoes (excluding sport shoes and sandals) for boys 3,0%
119 Instant yeast 3,0%
120 Red wine 2,9%
121 Bread rolls 2,9%
122 Sweet biscuits 2,9%
123 Sedan - new 2,9%
124 Skin lotion 2,8%
125 Owners' equivalent rent - townhouse 2,8%
126 Train fares 2,8%
127 Courier services 2,8%
128 Tuna - canned 2,8%
129 Sectional title levies 2,6%
130 Savoury biscuits 2,6%
131 Full cream milk - longlife 2,5%
132 Mayonnaise 2,5%
133 Fizzy drinks- bottle 2,5%
134 Jeans, trousers and shorts for boys 2,5%
135 Fish fingers - frozen 2,4%
136 Casual footwear for men 2,4%
137 Printing Paper 2,3%
138 Mutton and Lamb - combined 2,3%
139 Tomatoes - fresh 2,3%
140 Actual rentals - house 2,2%
141 Subscription to satellite TV 2,2%
142 Low fat milk - longlife 2,2%
143 Casual footwear for women 2,2%
144 Sour milk 2,2%
145 Smart/Formal Wear for men 2,2%
146 Cement 2,2%
147 Prepared salads 2,2%
148 Tops for boys 2,1%
149 Owners' equivalent rent - house 2,1%
150 Casual jackets and coats for men 2,1%
151 Toilet care 2,1%
152 Sunflower-seed oil (cooking oil) 2,1%
153 Brick margarine 2,1%
154 Bakkie -used 2,0%
155 Underwear for girls 1,9%
156 Seasonal fruit 1,9%
157 Trousers (excluding jeans) - casual for men 1,9%
158 Jackets and Coats for women 1,9%
159 Sandals for girls 1,9%
160 Disposable nappies 1,9%
161 Beetroot - fresh 1,9%
162 White bread 1,8%
163 Building insurance 1,8%
164 Tops for men 1,8%
165 Jeans, trousers and shorts for girls 1,8%
166 Peanuts 1,8%
167 Digestive & other intestinal products 1,8%
168 Washing powder 1,8%
169 Bed and breakfast/Guesthouses 1,8%
170 Flavoured yogurt 1,8%
171 School bag 1,7%
172 Tops for women 1,7%
173 Instant noodles 1,7%
174 Hatchback -new 1,7%
175 Underwear for women 1,7%
176 Paint 1,7%
177 Carrots - fresh 1,6%
178 Tops for girls 1,5%
179 Sandals and slops for women 1,5%
180 Plain yogurt 1,5%
181 Fabric softener 1,5%
182 Ice cream 1,4%
183 Shorts for men 1,4%
184 Bottoms for infants 1,4%
185 Stove and/or oven 1,4%
186 Mushrooms-fresh 1,4%
187 Taxi fare (minibus taxi) 1,3%
188 Dog food - pellets 1,2%
189 Sandals and slops for men 1,2%
190 Internet usage costs - wired 1,2%
191 SUV/MPV - new 1,2%
192 IQF Chicken portions 1,2%
193 Cooking pot 1,1%
194 Cutlery set 1,1%
195 Watch 1,1%
196 Sheets and/or pillowcases 1,1%
197 Internet usage costs - wireless 1,1%
198 Formal footwear for women 1,1%
199 Swimming pool chlorine 1,1%
200 Car wash/Valet services, 1,1%
201 Green/red/yellow pepper - fresh 1,0%
202 Brown bread 1,0%
203 Biltong 1,0%
204 Formal footwear for men 1,0%
205 Sandals for boys 1,0%
206 Seeds 1,0%
207 Bread flour 0,9%
208 Spaghetti 0,9%
209 Sport shoes for girls 0,8%
210 Dresses 0,8%
211 Household content insurance 0,8%
212 Disc pads 0,8%
213 Atchar 0,8%
214 Onions - fresh 0,7%
215 Garden hand tools - spade, fork 0,7%
216 Baby food - Milk formula 0,7%
217 Tops for infants 0,7%
218 Mobile voice 0,7%
219 Iron 0,7%
220 Bottoms for women 0,6%
221 Airfares 0,5%
222 Sets for infants 0,5%
223 Funeral policies 0,5%
224 Funeral expenses 0,5%
225 Gravestone 0,5%
226 Babygrow 0,5%
227 Hair pieces 0,5%
228 Full cream milk - fresh 0,4%
229 Driving lessons 0,4%
230 Underwear for men 0,4%
231 Bananas - fresh 0,3%
232 Margarine spread 0,3%
233 Mixed spices 0,3%
234 Gambling 0,3%
235 Custard - prepared 0,2%
236 Electricians 0,2%
237 Blankets 0,2%
238 Tickets for sporting events 0,1%
239 Hatchback - used 0,1%
240 Beef - Steak 0,1%
241 Tiles 0,1%
242 Low fat milk - fresh 0,0%
243 Pain killers 0,0%
244 Car services 0,0%
245 Printer cartridges 0,0%
246 Sleepwear for girls -0,1%
247 Dispensing fees -0,2%
248 Dining room furniture -0,4%
249 Macaroni -0,4%
250 Chicken Portions -Fresh -0,5%
251 Underwear for boys -0,5%
252 Curtains -0,5%
253 Tomato sauce -0,5%
254 Video games -0,6%
255 Toilet paper -0,6%
256 Chicken Giblets -0,7%
257 Bras for women -0,9%
258 Glassware -0,9%
259 Cold cereals -0,9%
260 Pork - combined -1,2%
261 Beef mince - fresh -1,3%
262 Spinach morogo - fresh -1,3%
263 Curry powder -1,4%
264 Beef offal -1,4%
265 Ball for sport -1,5%
266 Lounge suite -1,7%
267 Hot cereals (porridge) -1,8%
268 Laundry soap -1,8%
269 Hotplates -1,8%
270 Eggs -1,9%
271 Toy car -1,9%
272 Plumbers -2,0%
273 Sedan - used -2,0%
274 Bar of soap -2,0%
275 Bed bases and mattresses -2,2%
276 Cake flour -2,2%
277 Sunglasses -2,4%
278 Whole Chicken - Fresh -2,4%
279 Car rental -2,6%
280 Duvet cover and pillowcase set -2,6%
281 Long distance bus fares -2,6%
282 Shampoo -2,6%
283 Dishwashing liquid -2,7%
284 Power drills -2,8%
285 Stewing Beef -3,0%
286 Bedroom suite -3,0%
287 Baby food - cereal -3,1%
288 Chicken Portions -Frozen (non IQF) -3,1%
289 Boerewors -3,3%
290 Women's knitwear -3,5%
291 SUV/MPV - used -3,5%
292 Sausages (beef, pork, mutton) -3,5%
293 Potatoes - fresh -3,7%
294 Lawnmower -3,8%
295 Refrigerator/ Freezer and refrigerator combination/deep freezer -4,0%
296 Petrol -4,0%
297 Corned meat -4,6%
298 Kettle -4,7%
299 Diesel -5,1%
300 Travelling bag -5,4%
301 Doll -6,2%
302 Washing Machine -6,2%
303 Microwave oven -6,2%
304 Sweet potatoes - fresh -6,6%
305 Coffee mug -7,3%
306 Tablets -7,4%
307 Light bulbs -9,4%
308 Sports boots -9,8%
309 Laptop -11,3%
310 Pumpkin - fresh -11,6%
311 Cellphone (instrument) -15,3%
312 Pram -17,0%
313 Television -17,7%
314 Books -21,9%

Samp ranks 3 out of 314 major sectors, with a 15,4% price increase over the past 12 months. This is above the overall consumer price inflation rate of 3,2%, indicating that Samp prices are rising faster than most other consumer goods and services.

Is Samp price inflation accelerating or slowing down?

What was the inflation rate in Samp in previous month?

Previous, year-on-year inflation in Samp came in at 10,5% (Invalid Date). The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 15,4%. That means, we have seen a cost acceleration compared to the previous 12 months.

How has the inflation rate in Samp changed over the last two years?

If we look back over a longer period, we see that Samp year-on-year inflation has been averaging 13,1% over the past 2 years. The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 15,4%. That means, Samp most recent year-on-year price inflation of 15,4% is above the average inflation rate of 13,7% over the past 2 years. The trend is up.

How does 15,4% in Samp inflation compare historically? Has Samp inflation been higher or lower historically?

The most recent year-on-year inflation rate in Invalid Date was 15,4%.
The lowest year-on-year inflation rate was 0,8% in Invalid Date.
The highest year-on-year inflation rate was 32,5% in Invalid Date.
The historical year-on-year average inflation rate for Samp is 13,7%.

How much did Samp cost 1 year, 2 years, 5 years and 10 years ago?

Period Rand amount Total Change
Current 1 000 -
1 year ago 866 15,4%
2 years ago 824 21,3%
5 years ago 636 57,1%
10 years ago 636 57,1%

Costs relating to Samp which cost R1,000 today would have cost you R866 one year ago, R824 two years ago, and R636 five years ago. This shows how the purchasing power of your money has declined over time due to inflation in Samp prices.