{"id":324171,"date":"2019-06-19T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=324171"},"modified":"2019-06-19T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T15:08:08","slug":"12-things-which-are-much-more-expensive-in-south-africa-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/finance\/324171\/12-things-which-are-much-more-expensive-in-south-africa-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"12 things which are much more expensive in South Africa in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consumer inflation increased to 4.5% in May 2019, slightly up from the 4.4% recorded in April 2019, StatsSA said on Wednesday (19 June).<\/p>\n

While the major contributor to the rise in overall inflation is the fuel price, there are a number of other notable increases.<\/p>\n

According to the StatSA<\/a><\/strong>, a trend over 2019 has been the uptick in the prices of some basic foodstuffs.<\/p>\n

Of the 34 products in the CPI basket that comprise the minimum food requirements for poverty analysis, 20 registered an annual increase above the 3.2% inflation rate recorded for food and non-alcoholic beverages in May.<\/p>\n

Among these, 11 showed an increase above the monthly 0.3% rise for food and non-alcoholic beverages.<\/p>\n

“In 2019, maize meal increased by 11.4% between January and May and by 1.4% between April and May,” Stats SA said.<\/p>\n

“In May, annual inflation for tinned fish (excluding tuna) was 7.4%, and monthly prices were up by 1%. Also in May, mageu prices climbed by 8.5% (annual) and 0.6% (monthly) and cooking oil prices rose by 7.3% (annual) and 1.4% (monthly).”<\/p>\n

Below BusinessTech looked at some of the other notable increases:<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>\nCategory<\/th>\nMay 2019 vs Apr 2019<\/th>\nMay 2019 vs May 2018<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Fuel<\/td>\nTransport<\/td>\n3.3%<\/td>\n11.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water and other services<\/td>\nHousing and utilities<\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\n10.9%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cold beverages<\/td>\nFood and non-alcoholic beverages<\/td>\n0.3%<\/td>\n9.6%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Public transport<\/td>\nTransport<\/td>\n-1.2%<\/td>\n9.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegetables<\/td>\nFood and non-alcoholic beverages<\/td>\n-1.3%<\/td>\n8%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bread and cereals<\/td>\nFood and non-alcoholic beverages<\/td>\n0.8%<\/td>\n7.8%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wine<\/td>\nAlcoholic beverages<\/td>\n0.6%<\/td>\n 7.8%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electricity and other services<\/td>\nHousing and utilities<\/td>\n0.0%<\/td>\n6.8%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sugar, sweets and desserts<\/td>\nFood and non-alcoholic beverages<\/td>\n-0.4%<\/td>\n6.8%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Primary and secondary education<\/td>\nEducation<\/td>\n0.0%<\/td>\n6.8%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Insurance<\/td>\nMiscellaneous<\/td>\n0.0%<\/td>\n6.5%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tertiary education<\/td>\nEducation<\/td>\n0.0%<\/td>\n6.2%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Read: 4 things killing your wallet in South Africa right now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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