FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index
FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (History Data), 2020
Last updated: Jul 7 2020 9:32AM
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) plummeted from an already depressed level of -9 in the first quarter to a shocking -33 in the second quarter. All three of the sub-indices of the CCI declined in the second quarter. The time to buy durable goods
read moreThe FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) plummeted from an already depressed level of -9 in the first quarter to a shocking -33 in the second quarter. All three of the sub-indices of the CCI declined in the second quarter. The time to buy durable goods dropped to a historic low of -64. Of all the income groups, the low-income group posted the largest decline in confidence.
FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index, 2020Q2 (Download sample)
Last updated: Jul 7 2020 10:56AM
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) plummeted from an already depressed level of -9 in the first quarter to a shocking -33 in the second quarter. All three of the sub-indices of the CCI declined in the second quarter. The time to buy durable goods
read moreThe FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) plummeted from an already depressed level of -9 in the first quarter to a shocking -33 in the second quarter. All three of the sub-indices of the CCI declined in the second quarter. The time to buy durable goods dropped to a historic low of -64. Of all the income groups, the low-income group posted the largest decline in confidence.
FNB/BER consumer confidence indices, 2020Q2 (pdf)
Last updated: Jul 7 2020 9:39AM
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) plummeted from an already depressed level of -9 in the first quarter to a shocking -33 in the second quarter. All three of the sub-indices of the CCI declined in the second quarter. The time to buy durable goods
read moreThe FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) plummeted from an already depressed level of -9 in the first quarter to a shocking -33 in the second quarter. All three of the sub-indices of the CCI declined in the second quarter. The time to buy durable goods dropped to a historic low of -64. Of all the income groups, the low-income group posted the largest decline in confidence.
FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index, 2020Q1 (Download sample)
Last updated: Mar 16 2020 9:59AM
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined by a further 2 points. The time-to-buy sub-index plunged to a 33-year low. High-income earners’ confidence dropped to a 20-year low. The low confidence of the high-income group does not bode well for retail
read moreThe FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined by a further 2 points. The time-to-buy sub-index plunged to a 33-year low. High-income earners’ confidence dropped to a 20-year low. The low confidence of the high-income group does not bode well for retail sales in general and durables goods in particular. Non-durable goods will continue to benefit from the stable confidence of low- and middle-income earners.
FNB/BER consumer confidence indices, 2020Q1 (pdf)
Last updated: Mar 16 2020 10:00AM
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined by a further 2 points. The time-to-buy sub-index plunged to a 33-year low. High-income earners’ confidence dropped to a 20-year low. The low confidence of the high-income group does not bode well for retail
read moreThe FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) declined by a further 2 points. The time-to-buy sub-index plunged to a 33-year low. High-income earners’ confidence dropped to a 20-year low. The low confidence of the high-income group does not bode well for retail sales in general and durables goods in particular. Non-durable goods will continue to benefit from the stable confidence of low- and middle-income earners.
FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index, 2019Q4 (Download sample)
Last updated: Jan 17 2020 12:52PM
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) stayed unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2019. At -7 index points, consumer confidence remained at its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2017 (-8). The confidence gains since Mr. Ramaphosa's election
read moreThe FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) stayed unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2019. At -7 index points, consumer confidence remained at its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2017 (-8). The confidence gains since Mr. Ramaphosa's election have now been completely reversed and South Africa's grim economic reality has become apparent to consumers. (The fieldwork for the fourth quarter CCI was completed before the implementation of stage 6 load shedding in December.)
FNB/BER consumer confidence indices, 2019Q4 (pdf)
Last updated: Jan 14 2020 9:54AM
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) stayed unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2019. At -7 index points, consumer confidence remained at its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2017 (-8). The confidence gains since Mr. Ramaphosa's election
read moreThe FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) stayed unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2019. At -7 index points, consumer confidence remained at its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2017 (-8). The confidence gains since Mr. Ramaphosa's election have now been completely reversed and South Africa's grim economic reality has become apparent to consumers. (The fieldwork for the fourth quarter CCI was completed before the implementation of stage 6 load shedding in December.)
FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (History Data), 2019
Last updated: Jan 14 2020 9:49AM
The FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) stayed unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2019. At -7 index points, consumer confidence remained at its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2017 (-8). The confidence gains since Mr. Ramaphosa's election
read moreThe FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) stayed unchanged during the fourth quarter of 2019. At -7 index points, consumer confidence remained at its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2017 (-8). The confidence gains since Mr. Ramaphosa's election have now been completely reversed and South Africa's grim economic reality has become apparent to consumers. (The fieldwork for the fourth quarter CCI was completed before the implementation of stage 6 load shedding in December.)
FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index, 2019Q3 (Download sample)
Last updated: Nov 5 2019 9:08AM
After holding firm amid a year of very weak economic growth and rising unemployment rates, consumer sentiment finally slumped deep into negative territory during 2019Q3. The latest reading of -7 index points is the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2017.
read moreAfter holding firm amid a year of very weak economic growth and rising unemployment rates, consumer sentiment finally slumped deep into negative territory during 2019Q3. The latest reading of -7 index points is the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2017. Household budgets are increasingly being strained by rising unemployment, slow wage growth, high tax rates, and soaring electricity prices. The decline in consumer confidence during 2019Q3 signals a further deterioration in consumers' willingness to spend.
FNB/BER consumer confidence indices, 2019Q3 (pdf)
Last updated: Nov 5 2019 9:09AM
After holding firm amid a year of very weak economic growth and rising unemployment rates, consumer sentiment finally slumped deep into negative territory during 2019Q3. The latest reading of -7 index points is the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2017.
read moreAfter holding firm amid a year of very weak economic growth and rising unemployment rates, consumer sentiment finally slumped deep into negative territory during 2019Q3. The latest reading of -7 index points is the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2017. Household budgets are increasingly being strained by rising unemployment, slow wage growth, high tax rates, and soaring electricity prices. The decline in consumer confidence during 2019Q3 signals a further deterioration in consumers' willingness to spend.