The basket comprises 44 core food items most frequently purchased by lower-income households, who make up most households in the country.<\/p>\n
Five of the 44 foods came down in price over the last year; one item remained flat and the remaining goods all saw price hikes.<\/p>\n
These were the most significant changes, where prices increased or declined by 10% or more.<\/p>\n
Food prices February 2021 to February 2022 \u2013 big changes<\/strong><\/p>\n Food prices January 2022 to February 2022 \u2013 big changes<\/strong><\/p>\n Month on month, food prices changes are more muted, with the basket decreasing by 1% or R45.33. Of the basket of 44 items, 17 increased in price, two items were flat, and the remaining 26 saw a price drop.<\/p>\n There were only three significant moves either way:<\/p>\n The average cost (weighted) of the total household food basket in February 2022 is R4,355.70.<\/p>\n Regionally, the difference in cost of the total household food basket in Joburg, Durban and Cape Town is consistent at around \u00b1R150. Springbok and Pietermaritzburg tend to be outliers in the data (Springbok being highest, and Pietermaritzburg being lowest).<\/p>\n\n
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