In response, we have archived the predecessors (2012=100, January 2012 to December 2016) by renaming with an "_12" specifier, by marking metadata as "discontinued," and by segregating in the catalog. The one-for-one replacements (Dec2016=100) have an unchanged start date. All series are not seasonally adjusted (NSA).

The active series reside in the historical catalog (South Africa » Price » Producer price index » 2016=100) and the predecessors under the associated "discontinued" node. They include, for example:

• PPIGFS_12UM.IZAF = [DISCONTINUED] Agriculture; forestry and fishing - Fishing, (Index 2012=100)
• PPIGFSUM.IZAF    = Agriculture; forestry and fishing - Fishing, (Index Dec2016=100, NSA)
• PPICMFUM.IZAF    = Final manufactured goods - Total, (Index Dec2016=100, NSA)
• PPIE401UM.IZAF   = Electricity and water - Electricity, (Index Dec2016=100, NSA)

Because catalog locations are subject to change, the upper-right search box on DataBuffet.com provides a "find in catalog" mode, which takes a mnemonic.

Please be aware that:

• The producer price index is Statistics South Africa statistical release P0142.1.
• It contains results of the monthly Surveys of Prices of Locally Produced Commodities.
• So far as we can ascertain, the dataset is classified using CPC 2 and SIC v.5, although SIC v.7 was promulgated in 2012.

References at StatsSA:

• P0142.1 homepage
• Producer price index - February 2017 (pdf)
• Producer price index - Methods, sources and theory - v.1.2 (pdf)
• Codes and classifications

References at other sources:

• South Africa - Price index: Producer prices (IMF SDDS)