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ISSUE 3: UNEMPLOYMENT - In celebration of our 80th birthday, the BER is publishing ten briefs that offer a visual overview of South Africa’s economic journey over the past three decades. This issue focuses on unemployment and labour market trends.
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22.19/litre
21.40/litre
4.6% y-o-y
4.2%
0.4% y-o-y
11.75 %
4.1% y-o-y
1.7% y-o-y
BER Weekly | 13 September
Manufacturing business confidence remained flat at 28 index points in Q3, the same as in 2024Q2 and the highest level in two years. Even though confidence remains below the long-term average of 36 points, activity remained severely constrained, and the unchanged confidence reading reflects some resilience in sentiment.
The release calendar will be updated each quarter. Please note that these dates may change.
Wednesday
4 September 2024
RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI)
Monday
9 September 2024
FNB/BER Building Confidence Index
Monday
16 September 2024
Absa Manufacturing Survey
Thursday
12 September 2024
Inflation Expectations Survey
Tuesday
17 September 2024
FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)
Thursday
26 September 2024
Other Services Survey
Monday
23 September 2024
Retail Survey
Wednesday
25 September 2024
FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index
Friday
27 September 2024
Building Cost Report (BCIS)
The first working day of each month
Absa PMI
The first working day of each month
Update
The first week of each month
Trends
Every Friday
BER Weekly
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