Key indicator
Housing and utilities CPI
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (CPS04000) — full COICOP division 04. The canonical "Housing and utilities" Key indicator per the May-2026 economist realignment.
Jul 2026 ·
year on year
YoY % — Year-on-Year change
The percentage change in a price index compared with the same month one year ago. The standard way to read inflation.
YoYₜ = (valueₜ ÷ valueₜ₋₁₂ − 1) × 100
+5.21%
Index
Index level
The raw CPI reading where the base year (Dec 2021 in South Africa) equals 100. An index of 115 means prices are 15% higher than the base year.
109.1
↑ 2.15%
mom
Δ MoM — Month-on-Month change
The percentage point change from month-to-month.
Section 1 - Long-run, % year-on-year
Housing and utilities CPI
Section 2
Basket items inside Housing and utilities CPI
YoY % movement · toggle in the legend
Section 3
What makes up Housing and utilities CPI
Tile size = basket share · colour = YoY change · click a tile to drill
Selected
Click any tile to see its latest reading.
Top riser
Electricity, gas and other fuels
+8.28% y/y
Coolest mover
Owners equivalent rent
+4.04% y/y
5 sub-indicators
↑ positive & rising
↓ positive but easing
↔ negative, rising to zero
↓ negative & falling
Section 4
How each basket item contributes to Housing and utilities CPI
Ribbon width = basket weight share · colour = sign of YoY × direction of MoM (red/orange/blue/green)