Statistics South Africa recently revised the weights for the consumer price index, with the most notable change being an increase in the weight for restaurants and accommodation services. Other significant weight increases include those for information and communication, owing to the addition of products like modems, routers, and streaming services. More detail can be found here.
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Compiled by Jan-Hendrik Pretorius
