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Lekker Jussie Eish!
3.0% YoY headline CPI
"CPI cooled to 3% from 3.5%, which looks lovely until beef steak is still up 28.6% YoY and what R100 bought in 2021 now buys R83."
+28.6%
Beef - Steak since FEB 2025
-22.84%
Seasonal fruit (getting cheaper)
R83
What R100 in 2021 buys today
๐Ÿฅฉ Beef - Steak +28.6% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅš Eggs -6.7% โ–ผ
โ›ฝ Petrol -10.2% โ–ผ
๐Ÿž White bread +1.6% โ–ฒ
โšก Electricity +10.4% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿบ Beer +6.6% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿ“ฑ Mobile data +3.9% โ–ฒ
โ˜• Instant coffee +9.3% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅ Health insurance +6.5% โ–ฒ
โœˆ๏ธ Airfares -9.5% โ–ผ
๐Ÿฅ˜ Boerewors +19.6% โ–ฒ
๐ŸŒฝ Maize meal +0.8% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅฉ Stewing Beef +26.9% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅฉ Beef mince - fresh +24.0% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅฉ Sausages (beef, pork, mutton) +19.4% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅฉ Beef - Steak +28.6% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅš Eggs -6.7% โ–ผ
โ›ฝ Petrol -10.2% โ–ผ
๐Ÿž White bread +1.6% โ–ฒ
โšก Electricity +10.4% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿบ Beer +6.6% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿ“ฑ Mobile data +3.9% โ–ฒ
โ˜• Instant coffee +9.3% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅ Health insurance +6.5% โ–ฒ
โœˆ๏ธ Airfares -9.5% โ–ผ
๐Ÿฅ˜ Boerewors +19.6% โ–ฒ
๐ŸŒฝ Maize meal +0.8% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅฉ Stewing Beef +26.9% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅฉ Beef mince - fresh +24.0% โ–ฒ
๐Ÿฅฉ Sausages (beef, pork, mutton) +19.4% โ–ฒ

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FEB 2026
# Product Heat YoY Change
01
๐Ÿฅฉ
Beef - Steak
Meat
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +28.6%
02
๐Ÿฅฉ
Stewing Beef
Meat
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +26.93%
03
๐Ÿฅฉ
Beef mince - fresh
Meat
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +23.96%
04
๐Ÿฅ˜
Boerewors
Meat
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +19.64%
05
๐Ÿฅฉ
Sausages (beef, pork, mutton)
Meat
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +19.4%
06
๐Ÿท
Pork - combined
Meat
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +17.28%
07
๐ŸŽƒ
Pumpkin - fresh
Vegetables
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +15.77%
08
๐Ÿฅฉ
Beef offal
Meat
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +13.29%
09
๐Ÿ‘
Mutton and Lamb - combined
Meat
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +13.1%
10
๐Ÿ“ฆ
Package holidays
Package holidays
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ +12.76%

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Beef - Steak leads the charge at +28.6%. Here's everything that moved.