THE HOUSEHOLD Affordability Index reported that the average cost of household food basket in South Africa increased by 3.9 percent, or R159.37, in April to R4 198.93 compared to a month earlier – the highest level since September 2020. The index tracks food price data from 44 supermarkets and 30 butcheries, mostly in the townships of Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg and Springbok. In the last eight months, which is from September 2020 to April, the average cost of the household food basket was up by 8.9 percent or R342.59. In September the average cost of the household food basket was R3 856.34. The data also noted that all household food baskets in the cities surveyed showed a month-on-month increase and April was the most expensive month. “All household…
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Cape Times (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021-04-30