In terms of prices of supplies, roughly one third of businesses in South Africa indicated that prices had increased more than normal during the coronavirus pandemic. This according to answers they provided in an April 2020 survey. Responses were mixed, however, as nearly 20 percent said to see no change in the prices of supplies, whereas just 1.4 percent of businesses saw that prices decreased more than normal.
Businesses operating within various industries in South Africa that are registered for value added tax (VAT)
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The source notes the following are excluded: financial intermediation, insurance, pension funding, government, education, and business services ‘not elsewhere classified’.
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Statistics South Africa. (May 14, 2020). Change in the prices of business supplies due to the coronavirus in South Africa as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118646/coronavirus-change-in-price-of-business-supplies-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. "Change in the prices of business supplies due to the coronavirus in South Africa as of April 2020." Chart. May 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118646/coronavirus-change-in-price-of-business-supplies-in-south-africa/
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Statistics South Africa. "Change in The Prices of Business Supplies Due to The Coronavirus in South Africa as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118646/coronavirus-change-in-price-of-business-supplies-in-south-africa/
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