South Africa Economic Calendar
Economy of South Africa
South Africa is Africa's second-largest economy, with an emerging market and a mixed economy. Although the natural resource extraction industry remains one of the largest in the nation in terms of yearly GDP contribution, South Africa's economy is diversified with significant economic sectors such as mining, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, transport, and tourism.
The South African rand (ZAR) is the country's official currency. It is also accepted as a legal currency in the Common Monetary Area member nations of Namibia, Lesotho, and Eswatini, whose national currencies are tied to the rand at parity and are nonetheless generally accepted as replacements.
Bank of South Africa
South Africa's central reserve bank is the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). Its duties include establishing and executing South Africa's monetary policy, safeguarding the efficiency of South Africa's financial system, and, when required, intervening in the foreign exchange markets.
The South African Reserve Bank is one of the few privately owned central banks in the world, however, recently there have been discussions to nationalize it.
Interest Rate of South Africa
The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is in charge of setting Interest Rates for the South Africa.
South Africa Economic Calendar
Date
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Time left
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Event
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Impact
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Previous
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Consensus
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Actual
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Monday, Oct 02, 2023
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Oct 02, 09:00
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9h 56min
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ZAR | ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Sep) |
Low
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49.7 |
49.3
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Oct 02, 12:30
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13h 26min
|
ZAR | Total New Vehicle Sales (Sep) |
Low
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45.679K |
47K
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Wednesday, Oct 04, 2023
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Oct 04, 07:15
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2 days
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ZAR | S&P Global PMI (Sep) |
Low
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51 |
50.3
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Friday, Oct 06, 2023
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Oct 06, 06:00
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4 days
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ZAR | Foreign Exchange Reserves (Sep) |
Low
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$61.998B |
$62B
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Thursday, Oct 12, 2023
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Oct 12, 09:30
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10 days
|
ZAR | SACCI Business Confidence (Aug) |
Low
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107.3 |
106.8
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Oct 12, 09:30
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10 days
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ZAR | SACCI Business Confidence (Sep) |
Low
|
108
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Oct 12, 09:30
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10 days
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ZAR | Gold Production YoY (Aug) |
Low
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12.9% |
12.5%
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Oct 12, 09:30
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10 days
|
ZAR | Mining Production MoM (Aug) |
Low
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-1.7% |
0.8%
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Oct 12, 09:30
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10 days
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ZAR | Mining Production YoY (Aug) |
Low
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-3.6% |
2%
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Oct 12, 11:00
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10 days
|
ZAR | Manufacturing Production YoY (Aug) |
Low
|
2.3% |
1.7%
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Oct 12, 11:00
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10 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production MoM (Aug) |
Low
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-1.6% |
0.8%
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Wednesday, Oct 18, 2023
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Oct 18, 08:00
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16 days
|
ZAR | Inflation Rate MoM (Sep) |
Medium
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0.2
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Oct 18, 08:00
|
16 days
|
ZAR | Core Inflation Rate YoY (Sep) |
Low
|
5.2
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Oct 18, 08:00
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16 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate YoY (Sep) |
Medium
|
5
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Oct 18, 08:00
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16 days
|
ZAR | Core Inflation Rate MoM (Sep) |
Low
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Oct 18, 11:00
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16 days
|
ZAR | Retail Sales YoY (Aug) |
Low
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Oct 18, 11:00
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16 days
|
ZAR | Retail Sales MoM (Aug) |
Low
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Thursday, Oct 19, 2023
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Oct 19, 11:00
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17 days
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ZAR | Building Permits YoY (Aug) |
Low
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Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023
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Oct 24, 07:00
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22 days
|
ZAR | Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Aug) |
Low
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Thursday, Oct 26, 2023
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Oct 26, 09:30
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24 days
|
ZAR | PPI YoY (Sep) |
Low
|
3.7
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Oct 26, 09:30
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24 days
|
ZAR | PPI MoM (Sep) |
Low
|
0.5
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Monday, Oct 30, 2023
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Oct 30, 06:00
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28 days
|
ZAR | Private Sector Credit YoY (Sep) |
Low
|
8.1
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Oct 30, 06:00
|
28 days
|
ZAR | M3 Money Supply YoY (Sep) |
Low
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Tuesday, Oct 31, 2023
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Oct 31, 12:00
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29 days
|
ZAR | Balance of Trade (Sep) |
Medium
|
2
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Wednesday, Nov 01, 2023
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Nov 01, 00:00
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30 days
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ZAR | Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) |
Low
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Nov 01, 09:00
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30 days
|
ZAR | ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Oct) |
Low
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Nov 01, 12:30
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30 days
|
ZAR | Total New Vehicle Sales (Oct) |
Low
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