Vehicles - New vehicles inflation analysis for Jan 2025

Last updated Feb 2025 by Walter (source: StatSSA)

Vehicles - New vehicles key statistics

What is happening to Vehicles - New vehicles prices? 📈

2,7% over 12 months
vs historical average of 5,4%
Running below historical average 🐌

Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Decelerating 🐌
Current: 2,7% vs Previous: 2,8%

Year-on-year Vehicles - New vehicles inflation rate vs CPI headline

What happened to Vehicles - New vehicles prices over the last twelve months?

Vehicles - New vehicles prices have increased by 2,7% over the last 12 months. This compares to overall consumer inflation (as measured by CPI) of 3,2%.

How does Vehicles - New vehicles price inflation compare to headline CPI and other major sectors?

Vehicles - New vehicles ranks 21 out of 31 major sectors, with a 2,7% price increase over the past 12 months. This is below the overall consumer price inflation rate of 3,2%, indicating that Vehicles - New vehicles prices are rising slower than most other consumer goods and services.

Is Vehicles - New vehicles price inflation accelerating or slowing down?

What was the inflation rate in Vehicles - New vehicles in previous month?

Previous, year-on-year inflation in Vehicles - New vehicles came in at 2,8% (Invalid Date). The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 2,7%. That means, we have seen a cost deceleration compared to the previous 12 months.

How has the inflation rate in Vehicles - New vehicles changed over the last two years?

If we look back over a longer period, we see that Vehicles - New vehicles year-on-year inflation has been averaging 6,0% over the past 2 years. The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 2,7%. That means, Vehicles - New vehicles most recent year-on-year price inflation of 2,7% is below the average inflation rate of 5,4% over the past 2 years. The trend is down.

How does 2,7% in Vehicles - New vehicles inflation compare historically? Has Vehicles - New vehicles inflation been higher or lower historically?

The most recent year-on-year inflation rate in Invalid Date was 2,7%.
The lowest year-on-year inflation rate was 1,4% in Invalid Date.
The highest year-on-year inflation rate was 14,2% in Invalid Date.
The historical year-on-year average inflation rate for Vehicles - New vehicles is 5,4%.

How much did Vehicles - New vehicles cost 1 year, 2 years, 5 years and 10 years ago?

Period Rand amount Total Change
Current 1 000 -
1 year ago 974 2,7%
2 years ago 908 10,2%
5 years ago 775 29,0%
10 years ago 605 65,2%

Costs relating to Vehicles - New vehicles which cost R1,000 today would have cost you R974 one year ago, R908 two years ago, and R775 five years ago. This shows how the purchasing power of your money has declined over time due to inflation in Vehicles - New vehicles prices.