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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Tuesday, Feb 25, 2025
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Feb 25, 07:00
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2 days
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ZAR | Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Dec) |
Low
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0.6% |
0.3%
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Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025
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Feb 26, 08:00
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3 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate MoM (Jan) |
None
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0% |
0.1%
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Feb 26, 08:00
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3 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate YoY (Jan) |
Medium
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3% |
3.2%
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Feb 26, 08:00
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3 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate MoM (Jan) |
Medium
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0.1% |
0.1%
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Feb 26, 08:00
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3 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate YoY (Jan) |
Low
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3.6% |
3.6%
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Thursday, Feb 27, 2025
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Feb 27, 09:30
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4 days
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ZAR | PPI MoM (Jan) |
Low
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0.2% |
0.3%
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Feb 27, 09:30
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4 days
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ZAR | PPI YoY (Jan) |
Low
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0.7% |
1%
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Friday, Feb 28, 2025
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Feb 28, 06:00
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5 days
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ZAR | Private Sector Credit YoY (Jan) |
Low
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3.83% |
3%
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Feb 28, 06:00
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5 days
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ZAR | M3 Money Supply YoY (Jan) |
Low
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6.71% | |||
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Feb 28, 11:30
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5 days
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ZAR | Budget Balance (Jan) |
Low
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ZAR21.38B |
-ZAR30B
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Feb 28, 12:00
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5 days
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ZAR | Balance of Trade (Jan) |
Medium
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ZAR15.46B | |||
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Monday, Mar 03, 2025
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Mar 03, 09:00
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8 days
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ZAR | ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Feb) |
Low
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45.3 | |||
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Mar 03, 12:30
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8 days
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ZAR | Total New Vehicle Sales (Feb) |
Low
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46.4K |
47K
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Tuesday, Mar 04, 2025
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Mar 04, 09:30
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9 days
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ZAR | GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q4) |
Medium
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0.3% |
1.1%
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Mar 04, 09:30
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9 days
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ZAR | GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q4) |
Medium
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1
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Wednesday, Mar 05, 2025
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Mar 05, 07:15
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10 days
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ZAR | S&P Global PMI (Feb) |
Low
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47.4 | |||
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Mar 05, 10:00
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10 days
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ZAR | Business Confidence (Q1) |
Medium
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45 |
43
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Thursday, Mar 06, 2025
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Mar 06, 09:00
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11 days
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ZAR | Current Account (Q4) |
Low
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-ZAR70.8B |
-ZAR160B
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Friday, Mar 07, 2025
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Mar 07, 06:00
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12 days
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ZAR | Foreign Exchange Reserves (Feb) |
Low
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$65.88B | |||
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Wednesday, Mar 12, 2025
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Mar 12, 12:00
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17 days
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ZAR | Annual Budget Speech |
Low
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Thursday, Mar 13, 2025
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Mar 13, 09:30
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18 days
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ZAR | Mining Production YoY (Jan) |
Low
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Mar 13, 09:30
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18 days
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ZAR | Mining Production MoM (Jan) |
Low
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Mar 13, 09:30
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18 days
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ZAR | Gold Production YoY (Jan) |
Low
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Mar 13, 11:00
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18 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production MoM (Jan) |
Low
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Mar 13, 11:00
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18 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production YoY (Jan) |
Low
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Monday, Mar 17, 2025
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Mar 17, 09:30
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22 days
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ZAR | Inflation Expectations (Q1) |
Low
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4.5% | |||
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Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025
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Mar 19, 08:00
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24 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate YoY (Feb) |
Low
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Mar 19, 08:00
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24 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate MoM (Feb) |
Medium
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Mar 19, 08:00
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24 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate YoY (Feb) |
Medium
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Mar 19, 08:00
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24 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate MoM (Feb) |
Low
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Mar 19, 11:00
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24 days
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ZAR | Retail Sales MoM (Jan) |
Low
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Mar 19, 11:00
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24 days
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ZAR | Retail Sales YoY (Jan) |
Low
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Thursday, Mar 20, 2025
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Mar 20, 11:00
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25 days
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ZAR | Building Permits YoY (Jan) |
Low
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Mar 20, 13:00
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25 days
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ZAR | Interest Rate Decision |
Low
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7.5% | |||
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Mar 20, 13:00
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25 days
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ZAR | Prime Overdraft Rate |
Low
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Friday, Mar 21, 2025
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Mar 21, 00:00
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26 days
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ZAR | Human Rights Day |
None
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