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, Jan 22, 2025
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Jan 22, 08:00
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1h 9min
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ZAR | Inflation Rate YoY (Dec) |
Medium
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2.9% |
3.1%
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Jan 22, 08:00
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1h 9min
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ZAR | Inflation Rate MoM (Dec) |
Medium
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0% |
0.4%
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Jan 22, 08:00
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1h 9min
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate YoY (Dec) |
Low
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3.7% |
4.3%
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Jan 22, 08:00
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1h 9min
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate MoM (Dec) |
None
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0% |
0.2%
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Jan 22, 11:00
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4h 9min
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ZAR | Retail Sales YoY (Nov) |
Low
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6.3% |
4%
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Jan 22, 11:00
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4h 9min
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ZAR | Retail Sales MoM (Nov) |
Low
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1.6% |
0.8%
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Thursday, Jan 23, 2025
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Jan 23, 11:00
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1 day
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ZAR | Building Permits YoY (Nov) |
Low
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21.6% |
23%
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Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025
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Jan 28, 07:00
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6 days
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ZAR | Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Nov) |
Low
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1.1% |
-0.7%
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Thursday, Jan 30, 2025
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Jan 30, 06:00
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7 days
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ZAR | M3 Money Supply YoY (Dec) |
Low
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7.77% |
5.401%
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Jan 30, 06:00
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7 days
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ZAR | Private Sector Credit YoY (Dec) |
Low
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4.16% |
3.8%
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Jan 30, 09:30
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8 days
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ZAR | PPI YoY (Dec) |
Low
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-0.1% | ||||
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Jan 30, 09:30
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8 days
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ZAR | PPI MoM (Dec) |
Low
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0% |
0.7%
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Jan 30, 10:30
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8 days
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ZAR | Budget Balance (Dec) |
Low
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-ZAR4.46B | ||||
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Jan 30, 13:00
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8 days
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ZAR | Prime Overdraft Rate |
Low
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11.25% | ||||
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Jan 30, 13:00
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8 days
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ZAR | Interest Rate Decision |
Low
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7.75% | ||||
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Friday, Jan 31, 2025
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Jan 31, 12:00
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9 days
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ZAR | Balance of Trade (Dec) |
Medium
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ZAR34.7B |
ZAR18B
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Monday, Feb 03, 2025
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Feb 03, 09:00
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12 days
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ZAR | ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Jan) |
Low
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46.2 |
47
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Feb 03, 12:30
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12 days
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ZAR | Total New Vehicle Sales (Jan) |
Low
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41.27K |
43K
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Friday, Feb 07, 2025
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Feb 07, 06:00
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15 days
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ZAR | Foreign Exchange Reserves (Jan) |
Low
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Feb 07, 11:00
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16 days
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ZAR | SACCI Business Confidence (Dec) |
Low
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118.1 |
116
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Feb 07, 11:00
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16 days
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ZAR | SACCI Business Confidence (Jan) |
Low
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Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025
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Feb 11, 11:00
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20 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production MoM (Dec) |
Low
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0.9
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Feb 11, 11:00
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20 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production YoY (Dec) |
Low
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2
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Thursday, Feb 13, 2025
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Feb 13, 09:30
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22 days
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ZAR | Mining Production MoM (Dec) |
Low
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0.9
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Feb 13, 09:30
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22 days
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ZAR | Mining Production YoY (Dec) |
Low
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0.9
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Feb 13, 09:30
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22 days
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ZAR | Gold Production YoY (Dec) |
Low
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-1.7
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Tuesday, Feb 18, 2025
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Feb 18, 09:30
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27 days
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ZAR | Unemployed Persons (Q4) |
Low
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8.011M |
8.1M
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Feb 18, 09:30
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27 days
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ZAR | Unemployment Rate (Q4) |
Medium
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32.1% |
33%
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Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025
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Feb 19, 08:00
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28 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate MoM (Jan) |
None
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Feb 19, 08:00
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28 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate YoY (Jan) |
Medium
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Feb 19, 08:00
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28 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate MoM (Jan) |
Medium
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Feb 19, 08:00
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28 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate YoY (Jan) |
Low
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Feb 19, 11:00
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28 days
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ZAR | Retail Sales MoM (Dec) |
Low
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1.3
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Feb 19, 11:00
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28 days
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ZAR | Retail Sales YoY (Dec) |
Low
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2.6
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Thursday, Feb 20, 2025
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Feb 20, 07:00
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29 days
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ZAR | Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Dec) |
Low
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-1
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Feb 20, 11:00
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29 days
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ZAR | Building Permits YoY (Dec) |
Low
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