Procurement context

Market intelligence

Official economic indicators that help place public procurement activity in context. They are not price-adjustment advice or evidence of a supplier’s actual costs.

Consumer price inflation (CPI)

4.4%Observed 31 Aug 2026
+0.1000 since previous observation

SARB policy rate

7.3%Observed 2 Oct 2026
0.0000 since previous observation

Prime lending rate

10.8%Observed 2 Oct 2026
0.0000 since previous observation

USD / ZAR

R 16.6495Observed 2 Oct 2026
+0.0427 since previous observation

EUR / ZAR

R 18.7407Observed 2 Oct 2026
-0.0283 since previous observation

GBP / ZAR

R 21.9956Observed 2 Oct 2026
+0.0323 since previous observation

How to use this data

Context, not a procurement verdict.

Market indicators can help researchers understand the environment around a tender, award or contract. SAPIP keeps the original disclosed procurement value primary and will label any future calculated comparison clearly.

Source and freshness

Indicators are imported from the South African Reserve Bank’s published market-rate service. Last SAPIP check: 2 Oct 2026 10:00 UTC.

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