| Name | Date | Size | Downloads | |
Survey indicators highlight downside risks...
Although the survey results do not necessarily point towards a further slowdown in GDP growth during Q2, they do however highlight some of the...
|
2013 - June
|
668KB
|
51
|
|
Business confidence declined in the second quarter
The RMB/BER BCI declined from 52 to 48. Business confidence declined in all the sectors covered except for the building sector. Factors other than...
|
2013 - June
|
776KB
|
73
|
|
Strike action: Will 2013 offer more of the same?
SA industrial relations deteriorated significantly in 2012. In this comment, labour analyst Andrew Levy provides an outlook for the rest of 2013....
|
2013 - April
|
475KB
|
100
|
|
FNB/BER Consumer Confidence slumps to 9-year low
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined from -3 index points in 2012Q4 to a 9-year low of -7 in 2013Q1. Consumers’ rating of the outlook...
|
2013 - April
|
274KB
|
10
|
|
Business Confidence rose to a one-year high in Q1
The RMB/BER BCI rose from 46 to 52. Business confidence rose in four of the five sectors during the quarter. Retail was the only sector that showed a...
|
2013 - April
|
2.00MB
|
12
|
|
Unpacking the updated PPI
On 5 March 2013, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released the new Producer Price Index (PPI). The new and improved PPI consists of five separate...
|
2013 - March
|
183KB
|
8
|
|
A responsible Budget in difficult times
The 2013 Budget painted a sobering picture of the SA economy with GDP growth and government revenue estimates revised down. Despite this, the...
|
2013 - February
|
464KB
|
9
|
|
Should the SARB abandon inflation targeting...
Nominal income targeting is back in fashion. A number of prominent economists have been making the case for a move away from inflation targeting as...
|
2013 - February
|
239KB
|
16
|
|