South African Economic Indicators
Consumer Price Index % (CPI)
Producer Price Index % (PPI)
2014
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.6
6.6
6.3
6.4
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.3
6.1
2014
7.0
7.7
8.2
8.8
8.1
8.7
8.1
7.2
6.9
6.7
6.5
5.8
7.5
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ave
2015
4.4
3.9
4.0
4.5
4.6
4.7
5.0
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.8
4.6
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ave
FNB/RMB/BER Confidence Index
2015
3.5
2.6
3.1
3.0
3.6
3.7
3.3
3.4
3.6
4.2
4.3
4.8
3.6
Building %
2014
Q1
52
Q2
41
Q3
45
Q4
60
2015
55
53
44
48
Business %
2014
Q1
41
Q2
41
Q3
46
2015
49
43
38
Q4
51
36
RMB/BER Confidence Index
Price Index
Percentage
9
8
Percentage
7
6
5
4
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
Q3 2015
Q1 2015
Q3 2014
Q1 2014
Q3 2013
Q1 2013
Q3 2012
D…
N…
O…
S…
A…
Ju…
Ju…
M…
A…
M…
F…
Ja…
D…
N…
O…
S…
A…
Ju…
Q1 2012
2
Q3 2011
Q1 2011
3
Purchasing Managers Index
Jan-16
Nov-15
Sep-15
Jul-15
May-15
Mar-15
Jan-15
Nov-14
0
Source : www.statssa.gov.za
10
20
30
40 50 60 70
% Perception
80
90 100
Any value above 50% indicates growth in manufacturing.
Conversely a value below 50% shows a decline in manufacturing