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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

Oct 02, 09:00
9h 56min
ZAR ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Sep)
Low
49.7
49.3
Oct 02, 12:30
13h 26min
ZAR Total New Vehicle Sales (Sep)
Low
45.679K
47K
Oct 04, 07:15
2 days
ZAR S&P Global PMI (Sep)
Low
51
50.3
Oct 06, 06:00
4 days
ZAR Foreign Exchange Reserves (Sep)
Low
$61.998B
$62B
Oct 12, 09:30
10 days
ZAR SACCI Business Confidence (Aug)
Low
107.3
106.8
Oct 12, 09:30
10 days
ZAR SACCI Business Confidence (Sep)
Low
108
Oct 12, 09:30
10 days
ZAR Gold Production YoY (Aug)
Low
12.9%
12.5%
Oct 12, 09:30
10 days
ZAR Mining Production MoM (Aug)
Low
-1.7%
0.8%
Oct 12, 09:30
10 days
ZAR Mining Production YoY (Aug)
Low
-3.6%
2%
Oct 12, 11:00
10 days
ZAR Manufacturing Production YoY (Aug)
Low
2.3%
1.7%
Oct 12, 11:00
10 days
ZAR Manufacturing Production MoM (Aug)
Low
-1.6%
0.8%
Oct 18, 08:00
16 days
ZAR Inflation Rate MoM (Sep)
Medium
0.2
Oct 18, 08:00
16 days
ZAR Core Inflation Rate YoY (Sep)
Low
5.2
Oct 18, 08:00
16 days
ZAR Inflation Rate YoY (Sep)
Medium
5
Oct 18, 08:00
16 days
ZAR Core Inflation Rate MoM (Sep)
Low
Oct 18, 11:00
16 days
ZAR Retail Sales YoY (Aug)
Low
Oct 18, 11:00
16 days
ZAR Retail Sales MoM (Aug)
Low
Oct 19, 11:00
17 days
ZAR Building Permits YoY (Aug)
Low
Oct 24, 07:00
22 days
ZAR Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Aug)
Low
Oct 26, 09:30
24 days
ZAR PPI YoY (Sep)
Low
3.7
Oct 26, 09:30
24 days
ZAR PPI MoM (Sep)
Low
0.5
Oct 30, 06:00
28 days
ZAR Private Sector Credit YoY (Sep)
Low
8.1
Oct 30, 06:00
28 days
ZAR M3 Money Supply YoY (Sep)
Low
Oct 31, 12:00
29 days
ZAR Balance of Trade (Sep)
Medium
2
Nov 01, 00:00
30 days
ZAR Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)
Low
Nov 01, 09:00
30 days
ZAR ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Oct)
Low
Nov 01, 12:30
30 days
ZAR Total New Vehicle Sales (Oct)
Low

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