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Petrol price (Gauteng) = 24.54/litre  Petrol price (Coastal) = 23.82/litre  CPI August '23 = 4.8% y-o-y  PPI manufacturing August '23 = 4.3%  GDP growth Q2 = 1.7% y-o-y  Prime interest rate = 11.75%  Unemployment rate Q2 = 32.6%  Retail sales July '23 = -1.8% y-o-y  Manufacturing output July '23 = 2.3% y-o-y 
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Retail Survey, 2023Q3 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Sep 19 2023 12:00PM

Retail confidence in quarter three improved to 32%, up from 20% in the second quarter. We could see a further improvement in quarter four if food price increases moderate and the SARB maintains its pause in rate hikes. However, load-shedding may continue to read more
Retail confidence in quarter three improved to 32%, up from 20% in the second quarter. We could see a further improvement in quarter four if food price increases moderate and the SARB maintains its pause in rate hikes. However, load-shedding may continue to dampen consumer spending in the sector.


Retail Survey, 2023Q2 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Jun 20 2023 12:00PM

The BER’s quarterly Retail Trade survey shows that retailer confidence dropped to 20% during 2023Q2, down from 34% in Q1. The substantial decline in retailer confidence can be ascribed to a marked deterioration in profitability due to load-shedding, read more
The BER’s quarterly Retail Trade survey shows that retailer confidence dropped to 20% during 2023Q2, down from 34% in Q1. The substantial decline in retailer confidence can be ascribed to a marked deterioration in profitability due to load-shedding, persistently high food inflation and rising interest rates.


Retail Survey (Executive Summary), 2023Q1

Date Uploaded: Mar 27 2023 10:00AM

The BER’s trade survey for the first quarter of 2023 suggests a sector under pressure and facing weak consumer demand. Retail confidence slipped from 42% to 34%. This is the weakest level since 2020Q2, when activity was severely constrained by the COVID-19 read more
The BER’s trade survey for the first quarter of 2023 suggests a sector under pressure and facing weak consumer demand. Retail confidence slipped from 42% to 34%. This is the weakest level since 2020Q2, when activity was severely constrained by the COVID-19 pandemic.


Retail Survey, 2023Q1 (Download sample)

Date Uploaded: Mar 27 2023 10:00AM

The BER’s trade survey for the first quarter of 2023 suggests a sector under pressure and facing weak consumer demand. Retail confidence slipped from 42% to 34%. This is the weakest level since 2020Q2, when activity was severely constrained by the COVID-19 read more
The BER’s trade survey for the first quarter of 2023 suggests a sector under pressure and facing weak consumer demand. Retail confidence slipped from 42% to 34%. This is the weakest level since 2020Q2, when activity was severely constrained by the COVID-19 pandemic.


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