The leading business indicator is down 1.5% for November 2019 in comparison to the same period in 2018.
GDP per head (annualised, adjusted) for Q3 2019 was R87 095.
The headline inflation rate for November 2019 stood at 3.6% (Y/Y), with core inflation at 3.9%. Total administered prices increased by 3.0% over the same period.
Household debt to disposable income for Q3 2019 was 72.6% compared to 71.9% in Q3 2018.
The current account deficit for Q3 2019 was R62.2 billion, compared to R58.5 billion for the same period in 2018.
Equities net purchases/sales by foreigners stood at R111.9 billion for January to November 2019. Bonds net purchases/sales by foreigners stood at R29.4 billion over the same period.
The leading business indicator is down 1.3% for August 2019 in comparison to the same period in 2018.
GDP per head (annualised, adjusted) for Q2 2019 was R85 870.
The headline inflation rate for September 2019 (Y/Y) stood at 4.1%, with core inflation at 4.0% over the same period. Total administered prices stood at 5.2% in September.
Household debt to disposable income for Q2 2019 was 72.7% compared to 71.6% in Q2 2018.
The current account deficit for Q1 2019 was R56.7 billion, compared to R72.7 billion for the same period in 2018.
Equities net purchases/sales by foreigners are down R63.5 billion for January to September 2019 compared to the same period the previous year. Bonds net purchases/sales by foreigners are down R4.4 billion over the same period.
The leading business indicator is down 1.5% for July 2019 in comparison to the same period in 2018.
GDP per head (annualised, adjusted) for Q2 2019 was R85 870.
The headline inflation rate for August 2019 (Y/Y) stood at 4.3%, with core inflation at 4.3% over the same period. Total administered prices stood at 4.9% in August.
Household debt to disposable income for Q2 2019 was 72.7% compared to 71.6% in Q2 2018.
The current account deficit for Q1 2019 was R56.7 billion, compared to R72.7 billion for the same period in 2018.
Equities net purchases/sales by foreigners are down R63.5 billion for January to August 2019 compared to the same period the previous year. Bonds net purchases/sales by foreigners are down R4.4 billion over the same period.
South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.1% (Q/Q) and 0.9% (Y/Y) in Q2 2019.
The leading business indicator is down 2.8% for June 2019 in comparison to the same period in 2018.
The headline inflation rate for July 2019 (Y/Y) stood at 4%, with core inflation at 4.2% over the same period. Total administered prices stood at 4.7% in July.
Household debt to disposable income for 1Q 2019 was 72.5% compared to 71.7% in 1Q 2018.
Equities net purchases/sales by foreigners are down R41.6 billion for January to July 2019 compared to the same period the previous year. Bonds net purchases/sales by foreigners are up R13.1 billion over the same period.
The number of strike mandays for January to June 2019 stood at 1 100 000 compared to 550 000 for January to June 2018.
The total population has increased to 58.78 million people in 2019 from 57.73 million in 2018.
The official unemployment rate rose to 29% in 2Q 2019 – up from 27.2% in 2Q 2018. Under this definition, 6.7 million South Africans are without work. However, under the expanded definition, unemployment stood at 38.5% or 10.2 million people for the same period.
The headline inflation rate for June 2019 (year-on-year) stood at 4.5%, with core inflation at 4.3% over the same period. Total administered prices stood at 6.9% in June Real gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) continued to decline, falling 2.9% year-on-year in 1Q 2019.
Equities net purchases/sales by foreigners went down R29.3 billion for January to June 2019 compared to the same period the previous year.
Bonds net purchases/sales by foreigners are up R19 billion.