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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Change in price of business supplies due to COVID-19 in South Africa in 2020
In terms of prices of supplies, roughly **** 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 survey. Responses were mixed, however, as nearly ** percent said to see no change in the prices of supplies, whereas just *** percent of businesses saw that prices decreased more than normal.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1118646/coronavirus-change-in-price-of-business-supplies-in-south-africa/
Statistics South Africa. (2020). Change in the prices of business supplies due to the coronavirus in South Africa as of April 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 May 2020, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1118646/coronavirus-change-in-price-of-business-supplies-in-south-africa/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Change in the prices of business supplies due to the coronavirus in South Africa as of April 2020 [Graph], Statistics South Africa, May 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1118646/coronavirus-change-in-price-of-business-supplies-in-south-africa/
