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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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Tuesday, Apr 15, 2025
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Apr 15, 09:30
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30 min
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ZAR | SACCI Business Confidence (Feb) |
Low
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120 |
118.5
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Apr 15, 09:30
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30 min
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ZAR | SACCI Business Confidence (Mar) |
Low
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116
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Apr 15, 09:30
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30 min
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ZAR | Mining Production MoM (Feb) |
Low
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-1.2% |
2%
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Apr 15, 09:30
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30 min
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ZAR | Mining Production YoY (Feb) |
Low
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-2.7% |
-6.5%
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Apr 15, 09:30
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30 min
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ZAR | Gold Production YoY (Feb) |
Low
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1% |
-3%
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Apr 15, 14:30
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5h 30min
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ZAR | SARB Monetary Policy Review |
Low
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Wednesday, Apr 16, 2025
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Apr 16, 11:00
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1 day
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ZAR | Retail Sales MoM (Feb) |
Low
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1.2% |
0.3%
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Apr 16, 11:00
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1 day
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ZAR | Retail Sales YoY (Feb) |
Low
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7% |
6.5%
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Thursday, Apr 17, 2025
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Apr 17, 11:00
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2 days
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ZAR | Building Permits YoY (Feb) |
Low
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31.8% |
25.6%
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Friday, Apr 18, 2025
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Apr 18, 00:00
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2 days
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ZAR | Good Friday |
None
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Monday, Apr 21, 2025
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Apr 21, 00:00
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5 days
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ZAR | Family Day |
None
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Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025
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Apr 22, 07:00
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6 days
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ZAR | Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Feb) |
Low
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0.9% |
0.3%
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Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025
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Apr 23, 08:00
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7 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate MoM (Mar) |
Medium
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0.9% |
0.2%
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Apr 23, 08:00
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7 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate MoM (Mar) |
Low
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1.1% |
0.4%
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Apr 23, 08:00
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7 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate YoY (Mar) |
Low
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3.4% |
3.5%
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Apr 23, 08:00
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7 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate YoY (Mar) |
Medium
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3.2% |
3.6%
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Thursday, Apr 24, 2025
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Apr 24, 09:30
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9 days
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ZAR | PPI YoY (Mar) |
Low
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1% |
1.7%
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Apr 24, 09:30
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9 days
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ZAR | PPI MoM (Mar) |
Low
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0.4% |
0.8%
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Monday, Apr 28, 2025
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Apr 28, 00:00
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12 days
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ZAR | Freedom Day |
None
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Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025
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Apr 30, 06:00
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14 days
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ZAR | M3 Money Supply YoY (Mar) |
Low
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Apr 30, 06:00
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14 days
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ZAR | Private Sector Credit YoY (Mar) |
Low
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4.4
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Apr 30, 11:30
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15 days
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ZAR | Budget Balance (Mar) |
Low
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Apr 30, 12:00
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15 days
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ZAR | Balance of Trade (Mar) |
Medium
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5
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Thursday, May 01, 2025
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May 01, 00:00
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15 days
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ZAR | Workers' Day |
None
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May 01, 09:00
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16 days
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ZAR | ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Apr) |
Low
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May 01, 12:30
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16 days
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ZAR | Total New Vehicle Sales (Apr) |
Low
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Tuesday, May 06, 2025
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May 06, 07:15
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20 days
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ZAR | S&P Global PMI (Apr) |
Low
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Thursday, May 08, 2025
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May 08, 06:00
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22 days
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ZAR | Foreign Exchange Reserves (Apr) |
Low
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May 08, 11:00
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23 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production YoY (Mar) |
Low
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4.3
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May 08, 11:00
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23 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production MoM (Mar) |
Low
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-1.3
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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May 13, 09:30
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28 days
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ZAR | Unemployed Persons (Q1) |
Low
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7.991M |
8.3M
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May 13, 09:30
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28 days
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ZAR | Unemployment Rate (Q1) |
Medium
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31.9% |
32.4%
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Thursday, May 15, 2025
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May 15, 09:30
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30 days
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ZAR | Mining Production YoY (Mar) |
Low
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May 15, 09:30
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30 days
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ZAR | Mining Production MoM (Mar) |
Low
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May 15, 09:30
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30 days
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ZAR | Gold Production YoY (Mar) |
Low
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-2.5
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