The annual inflation rate at September 2008 was 54.5% for fats and oils. For vegetables, it was 0.3% (StatsSA)

This week’s theme: Prices

South Africa’s annual inflation rate (change in the CPI) for September 2008 was 13.5%. Food inflation was 18.3%. (StatsSA)

This week’s theme: Prices

The price of a Big Mac is R17.99 in South Africa, and $3.57 (R35.70 at current exchange rates) in the US. (McDonalds)

This week’s theme: Prices

A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited about Obama and Why He Can’t Win by Shelby Steele (hardcover) sells for $14.96 (R150 at current exchange rates) on Amazon and R278.30 on Kalahari.

This week’s theme: Prices

69% of adults (16+) say that the statement ‘It is worth paying a higher price for a well-known brand’ is true or very true (AMPS2008A)

This week’s theme: Prices

The proportion of women in local government councils increased from 28.2% in 2000 to about 40% in 2006. (Office of the Presidency, statement dated 17 July 2008)

This week’s theme: Progress

The percentage of households which have computer facilities increased from 8.6% in 2001 to 15.7% in 2007. (7.3% of households had access to Internet facility at home in 2007.) (Community Survey 2007)

This week’s theme: Progress

The number of individuals receiving child support grants increased from 280,000 in 2004 to 7,506,000 in 2007. Disability grant recipients, which include HIV/AIDS victims, increased from 760,000 in 2004 to 1,180,000 in 2007. (GHS 2007)

This week’s theme: Progress

The proportion of South African children under the age of 5 attending a pre-school increased from 7.6% in 2002 to 16.6% in 2007 (GHS 2007)

This week’s theme: Progress

The proportion of South African children suffering from hunger (defined as often or always hungry in past 12 months) decreased from 6.7% in 2002 to 2.0% in 2007. (GHS 2007)

This week’s theme: Progress