Tobacco inflation analysis for Jan 2025

Last updated Feb 2025 by Walter (source: StatSSA)

Tobacco key statistics

What is happening to Tobacco prices? 📈

4,8% over 12 months
vs historical average of 6,1%
Running below historical average 🐌

Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Decelerating 🐌
Current: 4,8% vs Previous: 4,8%

Year-on-year Tobacco inflation rate vs CPI headline

What happened to Tobacco prices over the last twelve months?

Tobacco prices have increased by 4,8% over the last 12 months. This compares to overall consumer inflation (as measured by CPI) of 3,2%.

How does Tobacco 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%

Tobacco ranks 9 out of 30 major sectors, with a 4,8% price increase over the past 12 months. This is above the overall consumer price inflation rate of 3,2%, indicating that Tobacco prices are rising faster than most other consumer goods and services.

Is Tobacco price inflation accelerating or slowing down?

What was the inflation rate in Tobacco in previous month?

Previous, year-on-year inflation in Tobacco came in at 4,8% (Invalid Date). The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 4,8%. That means, we have seen a cost deceleration compared to the previous 12 months.

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

If we look back over a longer period, we see that Tobacco year-on-year inflation has been averaging 4,7% over the past 2 years. The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 4,8%. That means, Tobacco most recent year-on-year price inflation of 4,8% is below the average inflation rate of 6,1% over the past 2 years. The trend is down.

How does 4,8% in Tobacco inflation compare historically? Has Tobacco inflation been higher or lower historically?

The most recent year-on-year inflation rate in Invalid Date was 4,8%.
The lowest year-on-year inflation rate was 1,4% in Invalid Date.
The highest year-on-year inflation rate was 18,6% in Invalid Date.
The historical year-on-year average inflation rate for Tobacco is 6,1%.

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

Period Rand amount Total Change
Current 1 000 -
1 year ago 954 4,8%
2 years ago 914 9,4%
5 years ago 793 26,0%
10 years ago 642 55,8%

Costs relating to Tobacco which cost R1,000 today would have cost you R954 one year ago, R914 two years ago, and R793 five years ago. This shows how the purchasing power of your money has declined over time due to inflation in Tobacco prices.