Recent producer price index data indicates that in August 2016, producer inflation for final manufactured goods decelerated to 7.2% from 7.4% year-on-year (y/y) in the previous month. However, food products (producer) inflation edged up to 13.4% y/y from 12.6% […]
Recent consumer price index data indicates that in August 2016, headline inflation decelerated to 5.9% year-on-year (y/y) from 6% y/y in July 2016. Overall food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation remained unchanged from the previous month, at 11.3% y/y. However, […]
After remaining below 50 index points for five consecutive quarters, the Agbiz/IDC Confidence Index recovered significantly by 13 index points to 60 in the third quarter of this year. This is the highest reading since the third quarter of […]
The second quarter of 2016 real GDP figures released by Statistics South Africa showed that overall economic growth was well above market expectations of 2.6% quarter-on-quarter (q/q). The economy grew by a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 3.3% q/q, […]
The debate about South Africa’s 2016/17 summer crops production has returned to the top of the agenda as we enter the new production season. Normally, different organisations make different projections, which are attached to various assumptions about the future. […]
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