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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
The Leaderboard
FEB 2026| # | Product | Heat | YoY Change |
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| 01 | ๐ฅฉ Beef - Steak Meat | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +28.6% |
| 02 | ๐ฅฉ Stewing Beef Meat | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +26.93% |
| 03 | ๐ฅฉ Beef mince - fresh Meat | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +23.96% |
| 04 | ๐ฅ Boerewors Meat | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +19.64% |
| 05 | ๐ฅฉ Sausages (beef, pork, mutton) Meat | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +19.4% |
| 06 | ๐ท Pork - combined Meat | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +17.28% |
| 07 | ๐ Pumpkin - fresh Vegetables | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +15.77% |
| 08 | ๐ฅฉ Beef offal Meat | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +13.29% |
| 09 | ๐ Mutton and Lamb - combined Meat | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +13.1% |
| 10 | ๐ฆ Package holidays Package holidays | ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ | +12.76% |
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February 2026 Report
Beef - Steak leads the charge at +28.6%. Here's everything that moved.