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South Africa Fiscal Trends (Quarterly Report) - April 2015

22 April 2015

National government expenditure as a percentage of GDP, averaged around 24% during the period 2000-2007.

22 April 2015

Bond yields have generally drifted lower between mid-2014 and the first quarter of 2015, with the ALBI return spiking at 21% in January this year.

13 April 2015

GDP growth could be dragged down by a bigger import bill in view of the much weaker rand and possibly higher imports of capital goods and equipment.

07 April 2015

Compared with the previous month, the rand (ZAR) weakened against most developed and emerging market currencies.

07 April 2015

In dollar terms, imports were up 0.

07 April 2015

The monthly All-share Index retracted by -1.

07 April 2015

The latest composite leading indicator of economic activity compiled by the South African Reserve Bank, showed a slight uptick of 0.

12 March 2015

Latest data for January 2015 show that conditions have again tightened compared with the previous month.

11 March 2015

The latest composite leading indicator of economic activity compiled by the South African Reserve Bank, showed a deterioration of 0.

05 March 2015

The monthly All-share Index return amounted to a solid 4.

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