# South Africa Producer Price Inflation (PPI)

South Africa Producer Price Inflation (PPI) was up 6.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 109.9 (Index 2020/12=100).
Among the 41 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 14th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.7% (Oct 2024) to 18.0% (Jul 2022), averaging 5.6%.

- Source agency: South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Web API
- Makrognosis code: `ZA.PPI.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index 2020/12=100
- Coverage: 1996-01-31 to 2026-09-30 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-africa/producer-price-inflation-ppi

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 109.9 | 6.2 |
| August 2026 | 108.8 | 5.0 |
| July 2026 | 109.2 | 5.7 |
| June 2026 | 110.3 | 7.5 |
| May 2026 | 110.4 | 7.8 |
| April 2026 | 107.6 | 4.8 |
| March 2026 | 104.5 | 2.3 |
| February 2026 | 103.4 | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 103.4 | 2.2 |
| December 2025 | 103.6 | 2.9 |
| November 2025 | 103.4 | 2.9 |
| October 2025 | 103.4 | 2.9 |
| September 2025 | 103.5 | 2.3 |
| August 2025 | 103.6 | 2.1 |
| July 2025 | 103.3 | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 102.6 | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 102.4 | 0.10 |
| April 2025 | 102.7 | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 102.2 | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 101.6 | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 101.2 | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 100.7 | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 100.5 | −0.10 |
| October 2024 | 100.5 | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.PPI.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.PPI.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```