Vehicles - Used vehicles inflation analysis for Jan 2025

Last updated Feb 2025 by Walter (source: StatSSA)

Vehicles - Used vehicles key statistics

What is happening to Vehicles - Used vehicles prices? 📈

-0,8% over 12 months
vs historical average of -3,0%
Running above historical average 🚀

Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Decelerating 🐌
Current: -0,8% vs Previous: -0,6%

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

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

Vehicles - Used vehicles prices have increased by -0,8% over the last 12 months. This compares to overall consumer inflation (as measured by CPI) of 3,2%.

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

Vehicles - Used vehicles ranks 30 out of 31 major sectors, with a -0,8% price increase over the past 12 months. This is below the overall consumer price inflation rate of 3,2%, indicating that Vehicles - Used vehicles prices are rising slower than most other consumer goods and services.

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

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

Previous, year-on-year inflation in Vehicles - Used vehicles came in at -0,6% (Invalid Date). The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was -0,8%. That means, we have seen a cost deceleration compared to the previous 12 months.

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

If we look back over a longer period, we see that Vehicles - Used vehicles year-on-year inflation has been averaging 6,1% over the past 2 years. The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was -0,8%. That means, Vehicles - Used vehicles most recent year-on-year price inflation of -0,8% is above the average inflation rate of -3,0% over the past 2 years. The trend is down.

How does -0,8% in Vehicles - Used vehicles inflation compare historically? Has Vehicles - Used vehicles inflation been higher or lower historically?

The most recent year-on-year inflation rate in Invalid Date was -0,8%.
The lowest year-on-year inflation rate was -14,2% in Invalid Date.
The highest year-on-year inflation rate was 16,0% in Invalid Date.
The historical year-on-year average inflation rate for Vehicles - Used vehicles is -3,0%.

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

Period Rand amount Total Change
Current 1 000 -
1 year ago 1 008 -0,8%
2 years ago 952 5,0%
5 years ago 780 28,2%
10 years ago 874 14,4%

Costs relating to Vehicles - Used vehicles which cost R1,000 today would have cost you R1 008 one year ago, R952 two years ago, and R780 five years ago. This shows how the purchasing power of your money has declined over time due to inflation in Vehicles - Used vehicles prices.