South Africa Economic Indicators (Monthly Report)
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.
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06 June 2018
The latest release of South African GDP numbers (from the production side) by StatsSA, show just how precarious the country’s economic situation still is.
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08 May 2018
Various consumer confidence surveys report a significant improvement in sentiment.
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12 April 2018
The domestic economic growth outlook for this year is gradually improving but remains challenging.
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05 March 2018
"Ramaphoria" risks to be a short-lived phenomenon in view of the potentially negative impact that land confiscation at will could have on economic growth, investment, development and rule of law.
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13 February 2018
Foreign net purchases of South African bonds and equities, measured on a 3-month rolling basis, have shown some divergent trends of late.
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15 January 2018
For 2018, a growth rate of only 1% is forecast.
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27 November 2017
Recent credit risk ratings by major global risk rating entities, have delivered a mixed bag of credit risk perceptions and outlooks.
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06 November 2017
The projected government deficit-to-GDP and debt-to-GDP ratios have all been meaningfully increased.
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18 October 2017
Several factors have contributed to a firming in commodity prices.
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15 September 2017
Although most major sectors (with the exception of Construction and General Government) made a positive contribution to the 2.5% q/q annualised growth rate, the contributions were rather small, with really only the 33.6% annualised growth in agriculture – due to good summer crops – which contributed meaningfully.
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