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zaref.dev South African PPI (Producer Price Index)
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zaref.dev South African PPI (Producer Price Index) is a paid API for AI agents from zaref.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-17).
Returns the latest Stats SA producer price inflation (PPI) year-on-year figure for final manufactured goods, with reference month, source URL, effective date, and freshness flag.
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How this service works
South African PPI (final manufactured goods) (Latest Stats SA producer inflation YoY, with reference month.) Clean cited JSON with official source URL, effective date and freshness flag.
Output
A clean JSON object containing the latest Stats SA PPI year-on-year percentage change for final manufactured goods, the reference month, the effective date, a freshness flag indicating data currency, and a URL citing the official Stats SA source.
Example use cases
Example prompt
“What is the current South African producer price inflation rate for final manufactured goods? I need the latest Stats SA PPI figure year-on-year with the reference month and the official source.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://zaref.dev/v1/ppi?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need the official, cited South African PPI (final manufactured goods) year-on-year figure from Stats SA in a clean JSON format with provenance metadata. Prefer it over scraping Stats SA directly or using general economic data APIs that may lack South Africa-specific coverage or official source attribution.
Side effects
- Data not yet updated for current period — freshness flag will indicate stale data
- HTTP 402 if x402 micropayment is not processed correctly
- Upstream Stats SA release delay causing stale figures
- Network timeout or service unavailability returning 5xx
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| properties | string |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"data": "current values with citations",
"stale": false,
"series": "ppi",
"source_url": "https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P01421/P01421May2026.pdf",
"effective_date": "2026-06-25"
}
}Tags
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