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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
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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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Wednesday, Jul 16, 2025
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Jul 16, 00:00
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ZAR | G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting |
Medium
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Jul 16, 11:00
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7h 0min
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ZAR | Retail Sales MoM (May) |
Low
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0.9% |
0.7%
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Jul 16, 11:00
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7h 0min
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ZAR | Retail Sales YoY (May) |
Low
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5.1% |
4.3%
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Thursday, Jul 17, 2025
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Jul 17, 00:00
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20h 0min
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ZAR | G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting |
Medium
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Jul 17, 11:00
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1 day
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ZAR | Building Permits YoY (May) |
Low
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-20.8% |
-12%
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Friday, Jul 18, 2025
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Jul 18, 00:00
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1 day
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ZAR | G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting |
Medium
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Tuesday, Jul 22, 2025
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Jul 22, 07:00
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6 days
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ZAR | Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (May) |
Low
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-0.3% |
0.5%
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Wednesday, Jul 23, 2025
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Jul 23, 08:00
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7 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate MoM (Jun) |
Low
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0% | |||
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Jul 23, 08:00
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7 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate YoY (Jun) |
Low
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3% |
2.9%
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Jul 23, 08:00
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7 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate MoM (Jun) |
Medium
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0.2% |
0.2%
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Jul 23, 08:00
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7 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate YoY (Jun) |
Medium
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2.8% |
2.6%
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Tuesday, Jul 29, 2025
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Jul 29, 06:00
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13 days
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ZAR | M3 Money Supply YoY (Jun) |
Low
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6.86% | |||
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Jul 29, 06:00
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13 days
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ZAR | Private Sector Credit YoY (Jun) |
Low
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4.98% |
5%
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Thursday, Jul 31, 2025
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Jul 31, 09:30
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15 days
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ZAR | Budget Balance (Jun) |
Low
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Jul 31, 09:30
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15 days
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ZAR | PPI MoM (Jun) |
Low
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Jul 31, 09:30
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15 days
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ZAR | PPI YoY (Jun) |
Low
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1.7
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Jul 31, 12:00
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15 days
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ZAR | Balance of Trade (Jun) |
Medium
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25
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Jul 31, 13:00
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15 days
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ZAR | Interest Rate Decision |
Low
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7.25% |
7.25%
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Jul 31, 13:00
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15 days
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ZAR | Prime Overdraft Rate |
Low
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Friday, Aug 01, 2025
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Aug 01, 09:00
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16 days
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ZAR | ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Jul) |
Low
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Aug 01, 12:30
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16 days
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ZAR | Total New Vehicle Sales (Jul) |
Low
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Tuesday, Aug 05, 2025
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Aug 05, 07:15
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20 days
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ZAR | S&P Global PMI (Jul) |
Low
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Thursday, Aug 07, 2025
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Aug 07, 06:00
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22 days
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ZAR | Foreign Exchange Reserves (Jul) |
Low
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Saturday, Aug 09, 2025
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Aug 09, 00:00
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23 days
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ZAR | National Women's Day |
None
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Monday, Aug 11, 2025
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Aug 11, 11:00
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26 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production MoM (Jun) |
Low
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2
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Aug 11, 11:00
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26 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production YoY (Jun) |
Low
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2.6
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Tuesday, Aug 12, 2025
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Aug 12, 09:00
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27 days
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ZAR | Mining Production MoM (Jun) |
Low
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Aug 12, 09:00
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27 days
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ZAR | Gold Production YoY (Jun) |
Low
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Aug 12, 09:00
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27 days
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ZAR | Mining Production YoY (Jun) |
Low
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Aug 12, 09:30
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27 days
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ZAR | Unemployed Persons (Q2) |
Low
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8.228M |
8.3M
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Aug 12, 09:30
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27 days
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ZAR | Unemployment Rate (Q2) |
Medium
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32.9% |
32.6%
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Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025
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Aug 13, 11:00
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28 days
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ZAR | Retail Sales MoM (Jun) |
Low
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1
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Aug 13, 11:00
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28 days
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ZAR | Retail Sales YoY (Jun) |
Low
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3
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Thursday, Aug 14, 2025
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Aug 14, 09:30
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29 days
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ZAR | SACCI Business Confidence (Jun) |
Low
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115.8 |
119
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Aug 14, 09:30
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29 days
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ZAR | SACCI Business Confidence (Jul) |
Low
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