Tag: GDP

Economic ramifications of VAT increase: higher inflation, lower GDP

Household consumption will also be affected by the VAT increase that will…

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Underwhelming GDP growth, rand picks up again

The past week brought nothing to celebrate for the South African economy,…

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GDP improved but economists say its still not great

While GDP looked better in the fourth quarter of 2024, economists do…

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Good news as GDP increases by 0.6% in fourth quarter of 2024

Economic growth for 2024 got a boost from the GDP data for…

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GDP growth expected to surprise to the upside in 2025

As retail and mining sectors shine – but sustaining that will be…

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bad news for rand, GDP and unemployment

While inflation decreased and the repo rate was cut twice in 2024,…

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Agriculture GDP bad, but not that bad – expert analysis

According to Statistics SA, the agriculture sector was the biggest reason why…

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Increased consumer confidence despite dismal GDP figures

The GDP, Absa and S&P PMIs, current account deficit, new vehicle sales,…

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Decline in GDP unexpected and disappointing

Economists expected GDP to grow by 0.2% to 0.5% in the third…

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lower PPI ahead of GDP next week

PPI fell by 0.7%, while building confidence remained unchanged and the business…

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