# Statssa — Wrapped API

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> Monitor South Africa's economic health by accessing real-time retail trade sales, manufacturing production indices, and quarterly employment statistics directly from Statistics South Africa. Track key economic trends and indicators to inform your business decisions and economic analysis.

**Category:** Government & Public Data | **Website:** [www.statssa.gov.za/](https://www.statssa.gov.za/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/a2bbef53-fe63-4914-ae7a-50a7eeaf3dd4/statssa-gov-za-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/a2bbef53-fe63-4914-ae7a-50a7eeaf3dd4/statssa-gov-za-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-statssa-gov-za-api-a2bbef53/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_core_cpi

Full monthly time series of South Africa's core CPI (headline CPI excluding food and non-alcoholic beverages, fuel and energy), index base Dec 2024=100. Covers all urban areas from January 2008, ordered newest-first. Each observation carries the index value and year-over-year percentage change. The series code is CPS00014 from publication P0141.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-statssa-gov-za-api-a2bbef53/get_core_cpi \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_employment

Full quarterly time series from the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey. Covers total formal non-agricultural employment from Q3 2009, ordered newest-first. Each observation includes total employed (number), quarter-over-quarter percentage change, and a sector breakdown by major SIC industry division. Source publication P0277.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-statssa-gov-za-api-a2bbef53/get_employment \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_headline_cpi

Full monthly time series of South Africa's headline CPI (all items, all urban areas), index base Dec 2024=100. Covers all urban areas from January 2008, ordered newest-first. Each observation carries the index value and year-over-year percentage change. The series code is CPS00000 from publication P0141.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-statssa-gov-za-api-a2bbef53/get_headline_cpi \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_industrial_production

Full monthly time series of the South African manufacturing production index (base 2019=100, actual indices). Covers total manufacturing from January 1998, ordered newest-first. Each observation carries the index value and year-over-year percentage change. The series code is MPI30000 from publication P3041.2.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-statssa-gov-za-api-a2bbef53/get_industrial_production \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_ppi

Full monthly time series of South Africa's Producer Price Index (PPI) for final manufactured goods, index base Dec 2023=100. Covers data from January 2012, ordered newest-first. Each observation carries the index value and year-over-year percentage change. The series code is PPC30000 from publication P0142.1.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-statssa-gov-za-api-a2bbef53/get_ppi \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_retail_sales

Full monthly time series of South African retail trade sales at constant 2019 prices (actual values). Covers total retail from January 2002, ordered newest-first. Each observation carries the value in R Million and year-over-year percentage change. The series code is con_act (constant prices, actual estimates) from publication P6242.1.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-statssa-gov-za-api-a2bbef53/get_retail_sales \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```