The Consumer Price index doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone, especially when it comes to living arrangements. According to Statistics SA, there are 412 basic goods and services in the basket, and they are classified into 12 broader groups, such as food and non-alcoholic beverages, clothing and footwear, health, transport, and education.
According to StatsSA the poor are struggling the most. The headline rate was 6.8% in April 2023. The poorest households experienced the highest inflation rate: in the 12 months to April, the cost of living for
