South African Food Price Indices and Economic Indicators from FAO

Food Prices for South Africa, sourced from the FAOSTAT bulk data service. The dataset covers categories including Consumer Price Indices, Deflators, Exchange rates, and Producer Prices. It was last updated on 2026-03 16 13:29:01.109039 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

Use Cases

• Modeling food price inflation trends based on Consumer Price Indices.
• Analyzing economic deflation or inflation using Deflators.
• Studying international trade impacts based on Exchange rates.
• Examining agricultural market conditions using Producer Prices.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative FAOSTAT service of the United Nations.
• Covers multiple economic indicator categories relevant for food security analysis.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Collection Method

Sourced from the FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-16 13:29:01.109039; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Africa