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South Africa Policy Rate

1999 - 2020 | Monthly | % pa | South African Reserve Bank

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South Africa's cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Repo Rate) was set at 3.50 % pa in Sep 2020, compared with 3.50 % pa in the previous Aug 2020. South Africa's Policy Rate averaged 7.00 % pa and is updated monthly, available from Nov 1999 to Sep 2020. The data reached an all-time high of 13.50 % pa in May 2003 and a record low of 3.50 % pa in Sep 2020.

In the latest reports, South Africa's Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Treasury Bills Rate: 91 Days was reported at 3.45 % pa in Aug 2020. Its Long Term Interest Rate (Government Bond Yield: Month End: 10 Years and Over) was reported at 10.19 % pa in Aug 2020. South Africa's Exchange Rate against USD averaged 17.27 (ZAR/USD) in Aug 2020.

What was South Africa's Policy Rate in Sep 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
3.50 % pa Sep 2020 monthly Nov 1999 - Sep 2020	3.50 % pa Aug 2020 monthly Nov 1999 - Sep 2020	3.50 Sep 2020	13.50 May 2003	% pa	monthly	Nov 1999 - Sep 2020 Updated on 30 Sep 2020

Policy Rate by Country Comparison

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (% pa)	0.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2020
Algeria (% pa)	3.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1963 - Aug 2020
Argentina (%)	30.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1985 - Aug 2020
Armenia (% pa)	4.50 Aug 2020	monthly	May 2001 - Aug 2020
Australia (% pa)	0.25 Sep 2020	monthly	Aug 1990 - Sep 2020
Austria (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
Azerbaijan (% pa)	6.50 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Sep 2020
Bahrain (% pa)	1.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2007 - Sep 2020
Bangladesh (% pa)	4.75 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 2009 - Aug 2020
Belarus (% pa)	7.75 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 1991 - Aug 2020
Belgium (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Botswana (% pa)	4.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1976 - Aug 2020
Brazil (% pa)	2.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1999 - Aug 2020
Bulgaria (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Feb 1991 - Sep 2020
Canada (% pa)	0.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Aug 2020
Chile (% pa)	0.50 Sep 2020	monthly	May 1995 - Sep 2020
China (% pa)	2.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Sep 2020
Colombia (% pa)	2.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Apr 1995 - Aug 2020
Croatia (% pa)	3.00 Jul 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Jul 2020
Cyprus (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Czech Republic (% pa)	0.05 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Sep 2020
Denmark (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Aug 1914 - Sep 2020
Ecuador (% pa)	9.02 Sep 2020	monthly	Jul 1995 - Sep 2020
Egypt (% pa)	9.25 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Sep 2020
Estonia (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
European Union (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Finland (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
France (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Georgia (% pa)	8.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Sep 2020
Germany (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Ghana (% pa)	14.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Nov 2002 - Aug 2020
Greece (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa)	0.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1992 - Aug 2020
Hungary (% pa)	0.60 Sep 2020	monthly	Oct 1990 - Sep 2020
Iceland (% pa)	1.75 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1994 - Sep 2020
India (% pa)	4.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Apr 2001 - Aug 2020
Indonesia (% pa)	4.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 2015 - Aug 2020
Ireland (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Israel (% pa)	0.25 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 1998 - Sep 2020
Italy (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
Ivory Coast (% pa)	2.50 Mar 2017	monthly	Jan 1964 - Mar 2017
Japan (% pa)	-0.10 Sep 2020	monthly	Nov 2008 - Sep 2020
Jordan (% pa)	3.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1965 - Aug 2020
Kazakhstan (% pa)	9.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Feb 1992 - Aug 2020
Kenya (% pa)	7.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Sep 2020
South Korea (% pa)	0.50 Sep 2020	monthly	May 1999 - Sep 2020
Kosovo (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Kuwait (% pa)	1.50 Sep 2020	monthly	Jul 1999 - Sep 2020
Kyrgyzstan (% pa)	5.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
Laos (% pa)	3.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Aug 2020
Latvia (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
Lebanon (% pa)	10.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Apr 1964 - Sep 2020
Lithuania (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Luxembourg (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
Macau SAR, China (% pa)	0.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Aug 2020
North Macedonia (% pa)	1.50 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 2020
Malawi (% pa)	13.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1980 - Aug 2020
Malaysia (% pa)	1.75 Aug 2020	monthly	Apr 2004 - Aug 2020
Malta (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Mauritius (% pa)	1.85 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 1999 - Sep 2020
Mexico (% pa)	4.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
Moldova (% pa)	5.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Feb 2001 - Aug 2020
Mongolia (% pa)	9.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 2007 - Aug 2020
Montenegro (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Morocco (% pa)	1.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1995 - Aug 2020
Myanmar (% pa)	9.50 2020	yearly	1986 - 2020
Nepal (% pa)	5.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 2003 - Aug 2020
Netherlands (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
New Zealand (% pa)	0.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Apr 1999 - Aug 2020
Nigeria (% pa)	12.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 2006 - Aug 2020
Norway (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Sep 2020
Oman (% pa)	0.50 Aug 2020	monthly	May 2007 - Aug 2020
Pakistan (% pa)	8.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Feb 1992 - Sep 2020
Paraguay (% pa)	0.75 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 2010 - Aug 2020
Peru (% pa)	0.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 2003 - Aug 2020
Philippines (% pa)	2.75 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 2016 - Aug 2020
Poland (% pa)	0.10 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Oct 2020
Portugal (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
Qatar (% pa)	2.50 Jul 2020	monthly	Mar 2003 - Jul 2020
Romania (% pa)	1.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Aug 2020
Russia (% pa)	4.25 Sep 2020	monthly	Sep 2013 - Sep 2020
Saudi Arabia (% pa)	1.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Serbia (% pa)	1.25 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Sep 2020
Singapore (% pa)	0.21 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 2005 - Aug 2020
Slovakia (% pa)	0.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Slovenia (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
South Africa (% pa)	3.50 Sep 2020	monthly	Nov 1999 - Sep 2020
Spain (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Sep 2020
Sri Lanka (% pa)	4.50 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1997 - Aug 2020
Sweden (% pa)	0.00 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1987 - Sep 2020
Switzerland (% pa)	-0.71 Sep 2020	monthly	Jun 1999 - Sep 2020
Syria (% pa)	5.00 Feb 2015	monthly	Jan 1962 - Feb 2015
Taiwan (% pa)	1.13 Aug 2020	monthly	Jul 1961 - Aug 2020
Tajikistan (% pa)	10.75 Sep 2020	monthly	Jul 1997 - Sep 2020
Thailand (% pa)	0.50 Sep 2020	monthly	May 2000 - Sep 2020
Tunisia (% pa)	6.75 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Aug 2020
Turkey (% pa)	10.25 Sep 2020	monthly	May 2010 - Sep 2020
Ukraine (% pa)	6.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Aug 2020
United Arab Emirates (% pa)	1.25 Sep 2020	monthly	Nov 2007 - Sep 2020
United Kingdom (% pa)	0.10 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1972 - Aug 2020
United States (% pa)	0.09 Sep 2020	monthly	Jul 1954 - Sep 2020
Uruguay (% pa)	9.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 2007 - Aug 2020
Uzbekistan (% pa)	15.00 Aug 2020	monthly	May 1994 - Aug 2020
Vietnam (% pa)	3.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Aug 2020
Yemen (% pa)	16.07 Jan 2015	monthly	Dec 1995 - Jan 2015
Zambia (% pa)	8.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2006 - Aug 2020

South Africa Key Series

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	59,820.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	-17.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Jun 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	-15.423 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Jun 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	6,130.300 2019	yearly	1957 - 2019
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	2.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Jun 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	36,929.266 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	60.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	15,466.449 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	25.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Investment: % of GDP (%)	13.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	9,661.403 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Gross National Product (USD mn)	58,892.605 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Gross Savings Rate (%)	10.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	13,487.683 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	6,320.217 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.340 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	53.210 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
GDP: Domestic (ZAR mn)	1,057,493.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
GDP: Domestic: Final Consumption: Household (ZAR mn)	790,666.134 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2018
GDP: Domestic: Final Consumption: General Government (ZAR mn)	269,645.658 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2018
GDP: Domestic: Gross Capital Formation: Fixed (ZAR mn)	210,504.715 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: Domestic: Gross Capital Formation: Change in Inventories (ZAR mn)	-46,747.930 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (ZAR mn)	399,829.339 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2019
GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (ZAR mn)	340,579.195 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: saar: Exports of Goods and Services (ZAR mn)	1,597,555.515 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: saar: Imports of Goods and Services (ZAR mn)	1,396,718.121 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: saar: Domestic (ZAR mn)	4,262,989.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
GDP: saar: Domestic: Final Consumption: Household (ZAR mn)	2,653,156.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
GDP: saar: Domestic: Final Consumption: General Government (ZAR mn)	1,105,595.327 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: saar: Domestic: Gross Capital Formation: Fixed (ZAR mn)	866,148.319 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: saar: Domestic: Gross Capital Formation: Change in Inventories (ZAR mn)	-135,419.911 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Domestic (ZAR mn)	670,565.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: Domestic: Final Consumption: Household (ZAR mn)	473,730.171 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Domestic: Final Consumption: General Government (ZAR mn)	164,426.135 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Domestic: Gross Capital Formation: Fixed (ZAR mn)	136,818.144 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Domestic: Gross Capital Formation: Change in Inventories (ZAR mn)	-27,907.203 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Exports of Goods and Services (ZAR mn)	233,341.709 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: Imports of Goods and Services (ZAR mn)	219,061.085 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: Exports of Goods and Services (ZAR mn)	908,001.106 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: Imports of Goods and Services (ZAR mn)	904,681.519 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: Domestic (ZAR mn)	2,707,960.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: Domestic: Final Consumption: Household (ZAR mn)	1,969,884.450 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: Domestic: Final Consumption: General Government (ZAR mn)	654,887.557 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: Domestic: Gross Capital Formation: Fixed (ZAR mn)	563,852.489 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: Domestic: Gross Capital Formation: Change in Inventories (ZAR mn)	-67,256.480 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: GVA: Wholesale & Retail Trade and Catering & Accommodation (ZAR mn)	167,734.061 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: GVA: Construction (ZAR mn)	40,804.978 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: GVA: Manufacturing (ZAR mn)	143,699.990 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: GVA: Finance, Real Estate and Business Services (ZAR mn)	225,668.296 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: GVA: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (ZAR mn)	25,155.758 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: Gross Value Added (GVA) (ZAR mn)	1,114,502.078 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: Taxes Less Subsidies on Products (ZAR mn)	162,153.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: GVA: Electricity, Gas and Water (ZAR mn)	41,956.955 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: GVA: Personal Services (ZAR mn)	68,490.601 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: GVA: Mining and Quarrying (ZAR mn)	105,679.955 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2019
GDP: GVA: Transport, Storage and Communication (ZAR mn)	105,893.403 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: Gross Value Added (GVA) (ZAR mn)	733,119.685 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: Taxes less Subsidies on Products (ZAR mn)	67,971.352 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: GVA: Finance, Real Estate and Business Services (ZAR mn)	166,809.367 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: GVA: Personal Services (ZAR mn)	43,521.001 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: GVA: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (ZAR mn)	11,043.868 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: GVA: Mining and Quarrying (ZAR mn)	49,916.664 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: GVA: Manufacturing (ZAR mn)	99,362.392 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: GVA: Electricity, Gas and Water (ZAR mn)	14,942.602 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: GVA: Construction (ZAR mn)	25,998.273 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: GVA: Wholesale & Retail Trade and Catering & Accommodation (ZAR mn)	101,020.482 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: GVA: Transport, Storage and Communication (ZAR mn)	69,469.112 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: saar: GVA: Electricity, Gas and Water (ZAR mn)	62,930.044 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: Gross Value Added (GVA) (ZAR mn)	2,848,182.522 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: GVA: Personal Services (ZAR mn)	172,770.764 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: GVA: Finance, Real Estate and Business Services (ZAR mn)	667,395.534 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: Taxes less Subsidies on Products (ZAR mn)	279,875.720 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: GVA: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (ZAR mn)	71,693.747 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: GVA: Mining and Quarrying (ZAR mn)	214,016.505 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: GVA: Manufacturing (ZAR mn)	380,805.115 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: saar: GVA: Construction (ZAR mn)	100,664.930 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Mar 2020
GDP: 2010p: saar: GVA: Wholesale & Retail Trade and Catering & Accommodation (ZAR mn)	430,922.441 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2019
GDP: 2010p: saar: GVA: Transport, Storage and Communication (ZAR mn)	266,439.798 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2019
GDP Deflator: sa (2010=100)	164.183 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Gross National Income (ZAR mn)	1,057,774.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Gross Saving (ZAR mn)	135,697.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	-9.2 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1962 - Aug 2020
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	325,326,897.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Gold Production (kg)	90,000.000 2019	yearly	1990 - 2019
Silver Production (Metric Ton)	52.127 2016	yearly	1986 - 2016
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit)	631,983.000 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Diamonds Production: Annual (Carat th)	8,232.734 2015	yearly	1983 - 2015
Capacity Utilization: 2010p: sa (%)	61.200 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1971 - Jun 2020
Capacity Utilization: 2010p: Manufacturing (Mfg) (%)	60.900 May 2020	quarterly	Nov 2003 - May 2020
Electricity Consumption (GWh)	201,929.073 2017	yearly	1992 - 2017
Energy Consumption (TJ)	3,247,499.205 2015	yearly	1992 - 2015

Construction and Properties	Last	Frequency	Range
Building Permits (Unit)	3,798.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1993 - Aug 2020
House Prices Growth (%)	7.3 Nov 2016	monthly	Jan 1967 - Nov 2016
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	158.080 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1966 - Mar 2020
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	2.867 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1967 - Mar 2020
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	97.224 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1966 - Mar 2020
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	-1.487 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1967 - Mar 2020

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-8.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1990 - Jun 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-3,693.547 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Aug 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	5,659.082 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Aug 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	21.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1990 - Jun 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn)	215,766.9 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jul 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	69.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1960 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZAR bn)	2,161.643 2025	yearly	2000 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZAR bn)	5,647.554 2025	yearly	2000 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZAR bn)	1,957.719 2025	yearly	2000 - 2025
National Govt Balance (ZAR mn)	-63,673.793 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Aug 2020
National Govt Expenditure (ZAR mn)	165,528.942 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Aug 2020
National Govt Revenue (ZAR mn)	101,855.149 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1990 - Aug 2020
National Govt Debt: Gross: Foreign (ZAR mn)	438,260.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jul 2020
National Govt Debt: Gross (ZAR mn)	3,611,743.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jul 2020
National Govt Debt: Gross: Domestic (ZAR mn)	3,173,483.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jul 2020

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	59.6 2020	yearly	1960 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	47.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Employed Persons (Person)	14,148,215.449 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Unemployment Rate (%)	23.30 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Monthly Earnings (USD)	1,205 May 2020	quarterly	Nov 2004 - May 2020
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	-4.40 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	64.362 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	37.494 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Population: Mid Year (Person)	59,622,350.000 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
Population: Mid Year: Male (Person)	28,180,102.000 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
Population: Mid Year: Female (Person)	29,545,505.000 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
Labour Force (Person th)	18,443.067 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Labour Force: Male (Person th)	10,235.850 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Labour Force: Female (Person th)	8,207.217 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Employment: Female (Person th)	6,170.252 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Employment: Male (Person th)	7,977.963 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Employment (Person th)	16,382.555 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Employment: Labour Force Survey: Mining (Person th)	373.203 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Employment: Labour Force Survey: Manufacturing (Person th)	1,455.825 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Employment: Labour Force Survey: Utilities (Person th)	112.926 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Unemployment Rate: Male (%)	25.100 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Dec 2018
Unemployment Rate: Female (%)	29.500 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Dec 2018
Unemployment (Person th)	4,294.851 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Unemployment: Male (Person th)	2,036.964 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Unemployment: Female (Person th)	2,257.887 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Nominal Avg Monthly Earnings: incl Bonus and Overtime (IB) (ZAR)	21,455.000 May 2020	quarterly	May 2015 - May 2020
Nominal Avg Monthly Earnings: IB: Mining and Quarrying (ZAR)	23,663.000 May 2020	quarterly	May 2015 - May 2020
Nominal Avg Monthly Earnings: IB: Manufacturing (ZAR)	17,006.000 May 2020	quarterly	May 2015 - May 2020
Nominal Avg Monthly Earnings: IB: Electricity, Gas and Water Supply (ZAR)	45,134.000 May 2020	quarterly	May 2015 - May 2020
Real Avg Monthly Earnings: Dec2016 Prices: incl Bonus and Overtime (IB) (ZAR)	18,771.000 May 2020	quarterly	May 2015 - May 2020
Real Avg Monthly Earnings: Dec2016 Prices: IB: Mining and Quarrying (ZAR)	20,703.000 May 2020	quarterly	May 2015 - May 2020
Real Avg Monthly Earnings: Dec2016 Prices: IB: Manufacturing (ZAR)	14,878.000 May 2020	quarterly	May 2015 - May 2020
Real Avg Monthly Earnings: Dec2016 Prices: IB: Electricity, Gas and Water Supply (ZAR)	39,487.000 May 2020	quarterly	May 2015 - May 2020

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Retail Sales Growth (%)	-3.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Aug 2020
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	37,403 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Sep 2020
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	-23.9 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Sep 2020
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	181,233.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	355,378.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Consumer Confidence: Net Balance (% Point)	-23.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 1982 - Sep 2020
Consumer Confidence Growth (% Point)	-16.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 1983 - Sep 2020
Nominal Retail Sales (ZAR mn)	88,990.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020
Nominal Retail Sales: sa (ZAR mn)	90,310.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020
Real Retail Sales: 2012p (ZAR mn)	75,533.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020
Real Retail Sales: 2012p: sa (ZAR mn)	76,666.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020
Nominal Wholesale Sales (ZAR mn)	185,403.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Nominal Wholesale Sales: sa (ZAR mn)	185,972.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Real Wholesale Sales: 2012p (ZAR mn)	147,451.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Real Wholesale Sales: 2012p: sa (ZAR mn)	149,402.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Motor Trade Sales (ZAR mn)	51,807.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Motor Trade Sales: sa (ZAR mn)	51,880.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) (% Point)	-23.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Jun 1982 - Sep 2020

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	3.1 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1958 - Aug 2020
Core CPI Change (%)	3.295 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Aug 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	3.867 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Aug 2020
Producer Price Index Growth (%)	2.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Aug 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	4.500 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Consumer Price Index (CPI): Urban (Dec2016=100)	116.600 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
CPI: Urban: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages (FB) (Dec2016=100)	115.500 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
CPI: Urban: Goods (Dec2016=100)	114.100 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
CPI: Urban: Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (Dec2016=100)	119.200 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
CPI: Urban: Housing and Utilities (Dec2016=100)	117.700 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
CPI: Urban: Services (Dec2016=100)	119.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
CPI: Urban: Recreation and Culture (Dec2016=100)	103.500 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
CPI: Urban: Restaurants and Hotels (Dec2016=100)	109.500 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
Consumer Price Index (CPI): Seasonally Adjusted (sa): Urban (Dec2016=100)	115.400 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jul 2020
CPI: sa: Urban: Services (Dec2016=100)	118.600 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jul 2020
CPI: sa: Urban: Goods (Dec2016=100)	113.800 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jul 2020
CPI: sa: Urban: Goods: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages (Dec2016=100)	115.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1975 - Jul 2020
CPI: sa: Urban: Goods: Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (Dec2016=100)	116.600 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Jul 2020
Producer Price Index (PPI): Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AF) (Dec2016=100)	102.300 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2012 - Aug 2020
PPI: Mining (Dec2016=100)	171.100 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2012 - Aug 2020
PPI: Intermediate Manufactured Goods (IM) (Dec2016=100)	112.800 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2012 - Aug 2020
PPI: Electricity and Water (Dec2016=100)	188.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2012 - Aug 2020
PPI: sa: Intermediate Manufactured Goods (Dec2016=100)	110.800 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
PPI: sa: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (Dec2016=100)	105.200 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
PPI: sa: Mining (Dec2016=100)	162.300 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
PPI: sa: Electricity and Water (Dec2016=100)	131.400 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Producer Price Index (PPI): Seasonally Adjusted (sa): Final Manufactured Goods (... (Dec2016=100)	115.700 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Jul 2020
Export Price Index: sa: excl Gold (2010=100)	174.500 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Export Price Index: sa: incl Gold (2010=100)	180.100 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Import Price Index: sa (2010=100)	153.500 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	4.420 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Trade Balance (USD mn)	2,254.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Aug 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	7,553.6 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Aug 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	8.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2005 - Aug 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	1,519,011.607 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	360,214.529 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	95,001.532 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	5,298.9 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Aug 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-20.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2005 - Aug 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	1,856,051.266 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	670,554.193 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	717.610 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	333.566 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	894.375 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1998 - Aug 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	1,105.431 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Aug 2020
Exports (ZAR mn)	130,217.500 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Aug 2020
Exports: China (ZAR)	15,418,307,780.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Aug 2020
Exports: Natural Pearls and Precious Metal (ZAR mn)	34,390.600 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Aug 2020
Exports: Base Metals (ZAR mn)	10,242.500 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Aug 2020
Exports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn)	10,050.400 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Aug 2020
Exports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn)	27,082.100 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Aug 2020
Exports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn)	8,033.300 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Aug 2020
Imports (ZAR mn)	91,348.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2010 - Aug 2020
Imports: United States (ZAR)	5,750,412,024.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Aug 2020

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	-1,050.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-1,441.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-2.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	966.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	1.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-727.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	-5.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-3,051.433 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	-2,323.971 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
External Debt (USD mn)	156,341.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1985 - Jun 2020
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	52.7 2019	yearly	1985 - 2019
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	30,262.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%)	9.8 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-9.904 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	112,576.833 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2012 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn)	-54,807.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Liabilities: Equity & Investment Fund Shares (ZAR mn)	-15,687.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI): Net (ZAR mn)	-13,061.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account (ZAR mn)	-10,265.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Net Direct Investment: Liabilities (ZAR mn)	-8,219.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn)	18,865.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net (ZAR mn)	36,228.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (ZAR mn)	-8,784.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: Capital Transfers Account (ZAR mn)	58.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn)	-43,070.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn)	21,431.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (ZAR mn)	-68,934.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (ZAR mn)	13,429.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn)	19,834.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Assets (ZAR mn)	41,746.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn)	254,230.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn)	-116,118.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn)	129,547.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (ZAR mn)	22,073.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn)	-25,864.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn)	25,182.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn)	241,674.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn)	35,349.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn)	43,373.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn)	1,010,350.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn)	79,337.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn)	86,958.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn)	119,470.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: saar: CA: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn)	998,179.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn)	143,694.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn)	222,721.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
BoP: saar: CA: Current Transfers (ZAR mn)	-35,108.000 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Foreign Investment: Direct (ZAR mn)	1,925,533.000 2017	yearly	1956 - 2017

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	5.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	44.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1969 - Mar 2020
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn)	13,279.185 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	124,289.642 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1965 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	199,911.597 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1965 - Aug 2020
M2 Growth (%)	15.8 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1966 - Aug 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	2.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Feb 1994 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	44,783.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	13.166 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	8.5 Aug 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Aug 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	7,928.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1956 - Aug 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	12.0 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1987 - Jun 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	266,595.347 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1986 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	254,542.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1965 - Aug 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	3.4 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1966 - Aug 2020
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%)	9.200 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2020
Credit to Households (USD bn)	98.665 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn)	216.207 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1965 - Mar 2020
Household Debt (USD mn)	126,157.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1969 - Jun 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	266,286.829 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	7.22 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Aug 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	80.52 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1965 - Jun 2020
Monetary Base (ZAR mn)	307,537.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1965 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M3: sa (ZAR mn)	4,154,403.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1965 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M3 (ZAR mn)	4,186,257.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1965 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M3: M2 (ZAR mn)	3,446,316.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1965 - Aug 2020
Money Supply M3: M2: M1 (ZAR mn)	2,142,654.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Mar 1965 - Aug 2020
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn)	54,420.000 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Sep 2020
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (USD mn)	5,335.000 Jan 2019	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jan 2019
Gold & Other Foreign Reserves: Memorandum Items: Gross (USD mn)	50,582.00 Jun 2018	monthly	Jan 1981 - Jun 2018
Domestic Deposits (ZAR mn)	3,636,707.000 Dec 2019	monthly	Mar 1965 - Dec 2019

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%)	12.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Mar 1988 - Jun 2020
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	16.2 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Aug 2020
South African Reserve Bank: Assets (ZAR mn)	1,015,089.152 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1964 - Sep 2020
Banks: Return on Equity (%)	8.920 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Jul 2020
Banks: Total Capital Adequacy (%)	16.230 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Aug 2020
Banks: Tier 1 Capital Adequacy (%)	13.040 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2013 - Aug 2020
Banks: Return on Assets (%)	0.680 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2009 - Jul 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa)	7.000 26 Oct 2020	daily	31 Dec 1948 - 26 Oct 2020
Exchange Rate against USD (ZAR/USD)	16.734 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	3.50 Sep 2020	monthly	Nov 1999 - Sep 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	3.45 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1980 - Aug 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa)	10.19 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 2006 - Aug 2020
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2005=100)	79.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1970 - Jul 2020
Short Term Government Bond Yield (% pa)	7.15 15 Oct 2020	daily	15 Aug 2006 - 15 Oct 2020
SABOR Interbank Rate (% pa)	3.519 Sep 2020	monthly	Aug 2006 - Sep 2020
Prime Lending Rate (% pa)	7.000 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Sep 2020
Mortgage Lending Rate: Bank: Dwelling Units (% pa)	7.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1965 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: Avg: European Euro (ZAR/EUR)	20.381 Aug 2020	monthly	May 1980 - Aug 2020
Real Effective Exchange Rate Index: Average (2015=100)	96.880 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1970 - Jun 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	20,978 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1985 - Aug 2020
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn)	2,400.000 2012	yearly	2005 - 2012
Natural Gas: Imports (Cub m mn)	4,900.000 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn)	0.414 2019	yearly	1971 - 2019
Crude Oil: Production (%)	-10.826 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1999 - Aug 2020
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th)	569.442 2019	yearly	1965 - 2019
Coal Production (TOE mn)	143.239 2018	yearly	1981 - 2018
Coal Consumption (TOE mn)	85.982 2018	yearly	1965 - 2018

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	10,472,000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	1.8 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	44 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 2004 - Aug 2020
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	-81.2 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 2005 - Aug 2020
Visitor Arrivals: Foreigner (Person)	68,914.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1979 - Jul 2020
Visitor Arrivals: Europe: Netherlands (Person)	6,290.000 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 1979 - Mar 2020
Visitor Arrivals: America: North: USA (Person)	17,044.000 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 1979 - Mar 2020
Visitor Arrivals: Asia: China (Person)	1,230.000 Mar 2020	monthly	Jun 1999 - Mar 2020
Visitor Arrivals: Asia: India (Person)	4,416.000 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 1979 - Mar 2020
Visitor Arrivals: Europe: Germany (Person)	22,964.000 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 1979 - Mar 2020
Visitor Departures: Residents (Person)	33,084.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1979 - Jul 2020

Business and Economic Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Business Confidence: Net Balance (% Point)	16.6 Sep 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Sep 2020
Business Confidence Growth (% Point)	26.5 Sep 2020	monthly	Sep 2000 - Sep 2020
Purchasing Managers' Index (NA)	57.500 Sep 2020	monthly	Sep 1999 - Sep 2020
Business Confidence Index: Quarterly: Manufacturers (%)	22.000 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Sep 2020
Composite Leading Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100)	105.88 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1960 - Apr 2018
Composite Coincident Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100)	102.50 Mar 2018	monthly	Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Composite Lagging Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100)	94.64 Mar 2018	monthly	Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Building & Construction Survey: Composite Confidence (%)	24.500 Mar 2019	quarterly	Jun 1986 - Mar 2019

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (02Jan2002=100)	54,265.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1960 - Sep 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	343.5 2019	yearly	1975 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	1,000,417.618 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1992 - Aug 2020
P/E ratio (NA)	14.858 Sep 2019	monthly	Apr 2013 - Sep 2019
Market Capitalization: JSE: USD (USD mn)	1,105,351.53 May 2018	monthly	Aug 2002 - May 2018
Equity Capital Raised: JSE (ZAR mn)	46.666 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 2002 - Aug 2020
No of Listed Companies: JSE (Unit)	342.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Sep 2002 - Aug 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	9,600.412 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	4,769,700.000 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	40.110 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	2,024,730.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	96,972,459.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	3.458 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	165.600 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	910,337.724 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	266,013.483 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	121,515.998 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	7,329,087.205 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	2,951,883.286 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	159,658.688 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Passenger Transportation: Land: Number of Passengers: Rail (Person th)	402.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020
Passenger Transportation: Land: Number of Passengers: Road (Person th)	14,834.000 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2008 - Aug 2020

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