A monthly overview of some important economic indicators. The latest leading indicator release of the SA Reserve Bank is discussed and a recession probability indicator is calculated. Interest rate developments, inflation, liquidations, insolvencies, retail sales and mining and manufacturing production developments and trends are also shown and briefly discussed. Tables of key international and monthly indicators are also provided.
12 October 2022
Retail and wholesale sales recorded marginal improvements in August and July 2022, but latest production figures showed significant declines.
06 September 2022
According to the latest StatsSA data release, real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.
10 August 2022
Load shedding and runaway fuel prices – having had a profound effect of inflation and, consequently, higher interest rates – have served to negatively affect most short-term demand and production numbers.
18 July 2022
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) plunged to -25 in the second quarter of 2022.
13 June 2022
According to StatsSA, real gross domestic product (measured from the production side) increased by 1.
05 May 2022
According to the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) at the University of Stellenbosch, the Absa PMI fell sharply to 50.
11 April 2022
According to Stats SA’s Formal Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES), non-agricultural employment in large businesses and government increased in the final quarter of 2021, by 0.
03 March 2022
With regards to the latest Government Budget, signals are encouraging, but medium-term fiscal risks persist.
08 February 2022
According to a survey done in January 2022 by Grain SA, South African grain producers have lost more than 60% of their white maize plantings owing to water damage thus far in 2022.
10 January 2022
After a steeply rising trend of 55% for diesel and more than 60% for petrol since May 2020, the new year heralded slight relief consumers.
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EViews 14 released - 25 Jun 2024
