Inflation for 2025 was the lowest in 21 years
Consumer price inflation ticked higher in December to end the year at 3,6% from 3,5% in November. The change in the consumer price index (CPI) between November and December was 0,2%. The December print concludes the results for the calendar year. The average inflation rate for 2025 was 3,2%. This is the lowest rate in read more »
Consumer inflation slows in November
Annual consumer price inflation eased to 3,5% in November from 3,6% in October. The monthly change in the consumer price index (CPI) was -0,1%. Annual inflation cooled in five of the 13 product categories, most notably transport; recreation, sport & culture; and information & communication. Four categories registered no change. Food & non-alcoholic beverages (NAB), read more »
Who is more likely to transition into employment– Here’s What the Numbers Say
In 2019, almost everyone who was employed in the third quarter—94,0% to be exact—was still employed in the fourth quarter. Fast forward to 2024, and that figure has dipped slightly to 91,8%. While the decline is modest (2,2 percentage points), it signals a notable shift in employment stability. The same trend appears among people who read more »
Tracing the roots of farming income
A healthy agricultural industry is vital to economic development, employment and food security. Stats SA’s latest annual Agricultural Survey (2024) provides insight into the products that sustain the industry, and the impact of small, medium and micro farmers. Horticulture: The most significant income generator In November, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa reported a read more »
SA Formal Non-Agricultural Jobs Rise in Q3
Employment in SA’s formal non-agricultural sector edged up in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) released by Statistics South Africa. The survey shows a gain of 29 000 jobs (0,3%), with employment rising from 10,52 million in June 2025 to 10,55 million in September 2025. However, year-on-year figures paint a different read more »
Children and Youth Still Bear the Burden of Poverty
Poverty and age often move hand in hand, affecting people in different ways across the life cycle. A recent report by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), “Poverty trends in South Africa: An examination of absolute poverty between 2006 and 2023”, sheds new light on how poverty has evolved over nearly two decades. Drawing on data read more »
Poverty Trends in South Africa: An examination of absolute poverty between 2006 and 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY 08 December 2025 Statistics South Africa will release the latest Poverty Trends in South Africa report, which highlights shifts in poverty levels and provides insights by race, gender, household composition, and province, among other indicators—the Poverty Trends Report analysed money-metric poverty levels between 2006 and 2023. The release will also include the joint read more »
Stats Biz – November 2025
Each city develops its residential landscape in its own, unique way. Do town planners opt to spread a city outward with more free-standing homes, upward with high-density housing, or a combination of both? Explore how the development of housing is taking shape in our metros, as well as other stories, in this edition of Stats read more »
The economy posts its fourth straight gain
Real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 0,5% in the third quarter (July–September) of 2025.1 This follows a revised increase of 0,9% in the second quarter and marks the fourth consecutive rise in economic activity. Mining grows the most Nine of the ten industries on the production (supply) side of the economy were stronger in read more »