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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, Apr 30, 2025
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Apr 30, 06:00
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2h 33min
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ZAR | M3 Money Supply YoY (Mar) |
Low
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6.05% | |||
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Apr 30, 06:00
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2h 33min
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ZAR | Private Sector Credit YoY (Mar) |
Low
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3.68% |
3.9%
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Apr 30, 10:00
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6h 33min
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ZAR | Budget Balance (Mar) |
Low
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ZAR24.22B |
ZAR3B
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Apr 30, 12:00
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8h 33min
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ZAR | Balance of Trade (Mar) |
Medium
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ZAR20.9B |
ZAR35B
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Thursday, May 01, 2025
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May 01, 00:00
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20h 33min
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ZAR | Workers' Day |
None
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May 01, 09:00
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1 day
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ZAR | ABSA Manufacturing PMI (Apr) |
Low
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48.7 |
47.5
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May 01, 12:30
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1 day
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ZAR | Total New Vehicle Sales (Apr) |
Low
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49.493K |
38.5K
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Tuesday, May 06, 2025
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May 06, 07:15
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6 days
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ZAR | S&P Global PMI (Apr) |
Low
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48.3 | |||
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Thursday, May 08, 2025
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May 08, 06:00
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8 days
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ZAR | Foreign Exchange Reserves (Apr) |
Low
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$67.45B | |||
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May 08, 11:00
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8 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production YoY (Mar) |
Low
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-3.2% |
4.3%
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May 08, 11:00
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8 days
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ZAR | Manufacturing Production MoM (Mar) |
Low
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0.3% |
-1.3%
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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May 13, 09:30
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13 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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13 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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15 days
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ZAR | Mining Production YoY (Mar) |
Low
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May 15, 09:30
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15 days
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ZAR | Mining Production MoM (Mar) |
Low
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May 15, 09:30
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15 days
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ZAR | Gold Production YoY (Mar) |
Low
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-2.5
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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May 21, 08:00
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21 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate MoM (Apr) |
Low
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May 21, 08:00
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21 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate MoM (Apr) |
Medium
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May 21, 08:00
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21 days
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ZAR | Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) |
Medium
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May 21, 08:00
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21 days
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ZAR | Core Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) |
Low
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May 21, 11:00
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21 days
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ZAR | Retail Sales MoM (Mar) |
Low
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-0.5
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May 21, 11:00
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21 days
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ZAR | Retail Sales YoY (Mar) |
Low
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2
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Thursday, May 22, 2025
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May 22, 11:00
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22 days
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ZAR | Building Permits YoY (Mar) |
Low
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
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May 27, 07:00
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27 days
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ZAR | Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Mar) |
Low
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-0.6
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Thursday, May 29, 2025
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May 29, 09:30
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29 days
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ZAR | PPI MoM (Apr) |
Low
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May 29, 09:30
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29 days
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ZAR | PPI YoY (Apr) |
Low
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May 29, 13:00
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29 days
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ZAR | Interest Rate Decision |
Low
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7.5% |
7.5%
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May 29, 13:00
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29 days
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ZAR | Prime Overdraft Rate |
Low
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Friday, May 30, 2025
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May 30, 06:00
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30 days
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ZAR | Private Sector Credit YoY (Apr) |
Low
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May 30, 06:00
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30 days
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ZAR | M3 Money Supply YoY (Apr) |
Low
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May 30, 12:00
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30 days
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ZAR | Balance of Trade (Apr) |
Medium
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