Water supply and miscellaneous services inflation analysis for Jan 2025

Last updated Feb 2025 by Walter (source: StatSSA)

Water supply and miscellaneous services key statistics

What is happening to Water supply and miscellaneous services prices? 📈

5,5% over 12 months
vs historical average of 7,9%
Running below historical average 🐌

Speeding Up or Slowing Down?

Decelerating 🐌
Current: 5,5% vs Previous: 5,5%

Year-on-year Water supply and miscellaneous services inflation rate vs CPI headline

What happened to Water supply and miscellaneous services prices over the last twelve months?

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

How does Water supply and miscellaneous 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%

Water supply and miscellaneous services ranks 7 out of 30 major sectors, with a 5,5% price increase over the past 12 months. This is above the overall consumer price inflation rate of 3,2%, indicating that Water supply and miscellaneous services prices are rising faster than most other consumer goods and services.

Is Water supply and miscellaneous services price inflation accelerating or slowing down?

What was the inflation rate in Water supply and miscellaneous services in previous month?

Previous, year-on-year inflation in Water supply and miscellaneous services came in at 5,5% (Invalid Date). The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 5,5%. That means, we have seen a cost deceleration compared to the previous 12 months.

How has the inflation rate in Water supply and miscellaneous services changed over the last two years?

If we look back over a longer period, we see that Water supply and miscellaneous services year-on-year inflation has been averaging 6,7% over the past 2 years. The most recent year-on-year inflation rate for Invalid Date was 5,5%. That means, Water supply and miscellaneous services most recent year-on-year price inflation of 5,5% is below the average inflation rate of 7,9% over the past 2 years. The trend is down.

How does 5,5% in Water supply and miscellaneous services inflation compare historically? Has Water supply and miscellaneous services inflation been higher or lower historically?

The most recent year-on-year inflation rate in Invalid Date was 5,5%.
The lowest year-on-year inflation rate was 4,4% in Invalid Date.
The highest year-on-year inflation rate was 11,2% in Invalid Date.
The historical year-on-year average inflation rate for Water supply and miscellaneous services is 7,9%.

How much did Water supply and miscellaneous services cost 1 year, 2 years, 5 years and 10 years ago?

Period Rand amount Total Change
Current 1 000 -
1 year ago 948 5,5%
2 years ago 879 13,8%
5 years ago 753 32,8%
10 years ago 498 100,8%

Costs relating to Water supply and miscellaneous services which cost R1,000 today would have cost you R948 one year ago, R879 two years ago, and R753 five years ago. This shows how the purchasing power of your money has declined over time due to inflation in Water supply and miscellaneous services prices.