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

Nov 21, 11:00
2h 11min
ZAR Building Permits YoY (Sep)
Low
-1.5%
3.8%
Nov 21, 13:00
4h 11min
ZAR Prime Overdraft Rate
Low
11.5%
11.25%
Nov 21, 13:00
4h 11min
ZAR Interest Rate Decision
Medium
8%
7.75%
Nov 26, 07:00
4 days
ZAR Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Sep)
Low
-0.7%
1.5%
Nov 28, 09:30
7 days
ZAR PPI MoM (Oct)
Low
-0.3%
-0.5%
Nov 28, 09:30
7 days
ZAR PPI YoY (Oct)
Low
1%
Nov 29, 06:00
7 days
ZAR M3 Money Supply YoY (Oct)
Low
7.25%
Nov 29, 06:00
7 days
ZAR Private Sector Credit YoY (Oct)
Low
4.63%
4.5%
Nov 29, 11:30
8 days
ZAR Budget Balance (Oct)
Low
-ZAR4.38B
Nov 29, 12:00
8 days
ZAR Balance of Trade (Oct)
Medium
ZAR12.84B
Dec 02, 09:00
11 days
ZAR ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Nov)
Low
52.6
49.7
Dec 02, 12:00
11 days
ZAR Total New Vehicle Sales (Nov)
Low
47.94K
Dec 03, 09:30
12 days
ZAR GDP Growth Rate QoQ (Q3)
Medium
0.4%
0.7%
Dec 03, 09:30
12 days
ZAR GDP Growth Rate YoY (Q3)
Medium
0.3%
0.8%
Dec 04, 07:15
12 days
ZAR S&P Global PMI (Nov)
Low
50.6
Dec 04, 08:00
12 days
ZAR Consumer Confidence (Q4)
Low
-5
-6
Dec 06, 06:00
14 days
ZAR Foreign Exchange Reserves (Nov)
Low
Dec 10, 09:30
19 days
ZAR Mining Production MoM (Oct)
Low
Dec 10, 09:30
19 days
ZAR Mining Production YoY (Oct)
Low
Dec 10, 09:30
19 days
ZAR Gold Production YoY (Oct)
Low
Dec 10, 11:00
19 days
ZAR Manufacturing Production MoM (Oct)
Low
Dec 10, 11:00
19 days
ZAR Manufacturing Production YoY (Oct)
Low
Dec 11, 08:00
19 days
ZAR Core Inflation Rate MoM (Nov)
Low
Dec 11, 08:00
19 days
ZAR Inflation Rate MoM (Nov)
Medium
Dec 11, 08:00
19 days
ZAR Core Inflation Rate YoY (Nov)
Low
Dec 11, 08:00
19 days
ZAR Inflation Rate YoY (Nov)
Medium
Dec 11, 11:00
20 days
ZAR Retail Sales MoM (Oct)
Low
Dec 11, 11:00
20 days
ZAR Retail Sales YoY (Oct)
Low
Dec 12, 09:30
21 days
ZAR PPI YoY (Nov)
Low
Dec 12, 09:30
21 days
ZAR PPI MoM (Nov)
Low
Dec 12, 09:30
21 days
ZAR Inflation Expectations (Q4)
Low
4.8%
Dec 12, 09:30
21 days
ZAR SACCI Business Confidence (Nov)
Low
Dec 12, 09:30
21 days
ZAR SACCI Business Confidence (Oct)
Low
110.2
Dec 12, 11:00
21 days
ZAR Building Permits YoY (Oct)
Low
Dec 16, 00:00
24 days
ZAR Day of Reconciliation
None
Dec 17, 07:00
25 days
ZAR Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Oct)
Low

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