20.98/litre
20.19/litre
2.8% y-o-y
-0.7%
0.4% y-o-y
11.25 %
0.9% y-o-y
-1.2% y-o-y
The Absa PMI declined to 48.1 index points in November, down from 52.6 in October. This points to some loss of momentum in the recovery seen over the last two months. However, the PMI (and official data) has been volatile this year, so this is not unexpected.
Following unchanged confidence in Q3, the latest Absa Manufacturing Survey showed that business confidence in the factory sector gained 8 points to reach a level of 36 in 2024Q4. This is the highest confidence level since 2022Q1; it is the first time in almost three years that confidence is above 30 points.
The release calendar will be updated each quarter. Please note that these dates may change.
Wednesday
20 November 2024
RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI)
Monday
25 November 2024
FNB/BER Building Confidence Index
Wednesday
27 November 2024
Absa Manufacturing Survey
Wednesday
4 December 2024
FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)
Thursday
5 December 2024
Other Services Survey
Monday
9 December 2024
Retail Survey
Thursday
12 December 2024
FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index
Thursday
12 December 2024
Inflation Expectations Survey
Thursday
9 January 2025
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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